A satellite built by the German startup Orbital Matter 3D-printed a half-meter long beam out of a custom plastic material, in what executives called a first for a free-flying spacecraft in orbit, and a step toward constructing large structures in space. The company’s small satellite, Replicator 2, was launched on…

The data analysis company Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were “crushing consensus expectations.” Yet retail investors were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. That’s because Palantir’s enterprise sales, its big…

Have you ever kicked back, slid on a new pair of headphones, and then flipped to your favorite playlist on Spotify only to notice that something sounded noticeably off as the tunes began to roll? Honestly, we’ve all been there at one point or another. You’re listening to music and,…

Stuck in years-long lines for grid connections and new turbines, some AI data centers are making their own electricity with converted jet engines, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The engines, pulled from retired aircraft and rebuilt to burn natural gas, aren’t anyone’s idea of a permanent power plant. But…

Anthropic is working on an open source system to verify which AI model produced a given output, according to a blog post published Tuesday. The system, called FlashProve, is built to provide what researchers call “provable inference” — a cryptographic proof, essentially a mathematical guarantee, that a given output came…

For as long as the Apple Pencil has been around, third-party app developers have been crafting unique experiences revolving around the peripheral. There are plenty of go-to applications that make strong use of Apple’s digital iPad stylus, including well-known solutions like Procreate, Adobe Fresco, Concepts, Notability, and Goodnotes. There are…

Ballistic Ventures, the cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm co-founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner Ted Schlein (pictured above, second from the right), is seeking to raise $490 million across two new funds, TechCrunch has learned through regulatory filings. The San Francisco-based VC firm filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Crypto giant Binance says North Korean hackers used fake social media profiles and the lure of a potential job offer as part of a months-long scheme aimed at tricking an employee into downloading malicious software onto their laptop. Researchers have repeatedly warned about long-running social engineering attacks that can go…

This year, audiences have seen some of the greatest fantasy stories in recent memory hit their screens. They’ve seen Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey break box office records in theaters as it adapted Homer’s classic Greek epic. Now, J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved Middle-earth saga will return to streaming this month with Prime…

Netflix announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out a new “AI Discover” tab where users will be able to experiment with new ways to find their next watch. The first experimental feature launching under the tab will allow users to get recommendations based on what they’re currently in the mood…