Parker Conrad wants you to believe that a huge chunk of data analytics belongs inside human capital management systems — a claim that conveniently positions Rippling, which started out as an HR software company, to compete directly with dedicated business intelligence tools. The pitch is that the modern data stack…
Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats
Market research provider Klue, which was hacked earlier this month in a breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal reams of data belonging to several of its customers, said that it is communicating with the hackers. The company also said it believes the group is deleting the stolen data, TechCrunch has…
Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x
The drive to discover the next big thing in AI has funded some pretty ambitious projects — but one company is taking it as a chance to rebuild computing architecture from the ground up. Led by Naveen Rao, formerly the head of AI at Databricks, Unconventional AI promises to make…
Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT
Consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic’s Claude, trend data from credit card transaction analysis company Indagari shows. This is a sign that the AI lab has a wider and healthier set of customers than the niche it is generally considered to command — enterprise and startup…
This HDMI replacement should be on every TV already
As much as I talk about the importance of choosing the right tech for home theater and PC gaming systems, I really do sympathize with the people who want a plug-and-play experience. If I put you in a new car, or on a new PEV, you’d rightly be frustrated if…
The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administration told it to, reports The Information. At a meeting this…
Xbox follows Apple with price increases
Just a few hours after Apple announced price increases across its hardware lineup, Microsoft revealed that Xbox game consoles are also getting more expensive. In addition, the company announced that it’s discontinuing its 2TB model. Starting August 1, Xbox console prices will increase worldwide. The 512GB models will cost $100…
YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed
YouTube is rolling out a series of changes to Shorts, including a new method that lets users shrink the duration of short-form videos. The Google-owned platform announced Thursday that Shorts now comes with a setting that allows users to double their playback speed. The point of making what is an…
Prime Day is your last chance to get an iPad for under $300
Amazon’s big Prime Day sales event for 2026 is over halfway completed, but that’s not to say there aren’t compelling tech deals and discounts still waiting to be taken advantage of. Take, for example, the baseline Apple iPad eleventh generation. The Wi-Fi edition of this tablet normally costs $349 in…
Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds
Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party breach. In an X post on Thursday, Polymarket said that a compromise at a third-party vendor allowed hackers to inject malicious code into its website “for some users.” The company said it…