Author: Derek Walsh
Derek Walsh
Derek covers emerging technology and the companies building it, with a background in software engineering.
Thinking Machines Lab released Inkling, a 975B-parameter open source model trained on video and audio, entering competition with Anthropic and OpenAI.
Reed Jobs’s biotech firm Yosemite has grown to 17 people, with AI now central to its work and a wave of patent expirations creating new drug development openings.
ProLogium is building solid-state batteries and a French gigafactory to challenge China’s grip on EV battery supply chains before CATL closes the gap.
A closed-door insurance war game simulated China’s Volt Typhoon hacking US water infrastructure, producing burst mains, hospital evacuations, and unanswered coverage questions.
Mistral AI launched in 2023 with open source models and has raised significant funding, positioning itself against OpenAI and other major AI labs.
Trump administration red tape threatens 92 GW of new solar and wind capacity, putting $121 billion in clean energy investment at risk across the U.S.
LastPass users face another data theft, Bolton pleads guilty in a classified-materials case, and Microsoft dismantles major infostealer infrastructure.
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