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Have researchers discovered a new AI “scaling law”? That’s what some buzz on social media suggests — but experts are skeptical. AI scaling laws, a bit of an informal concept, describe how the performance of AI models improves as the size of the datasets and computing resources used to train them increases. Until roughly a year ago, scaling up “pre-training” — training ever-larger models on ever-larger datasets — was the dominant law by far, at least in the sense that most frontier AI labs embraced it. Pre-training hasn’t gone away, but two additional scaling laws, post-training scaling and test-time scaling,…

U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall, which covers more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, warned that an exterior panel that runs along the left and right sight of the windshield can detach while driving, creating a dangerous road hazard for other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.The stainless steel strip, called a cant rail assembly, between the windshield and the roof on both sides, is bound to the truck’s assembly with a…

The UK aims to secure its position as a global leader with additional AI investment, with Technology Secretary Peter Kyle currently in the US to champion Britain’s credentials. As the UK government prioritises AI within its “Plan for Change,” Kyle’s visit aims to strengthen the special relationship between the UK and the US that has been under particular strain in recent years. Speaking at NVIDIA’s annual conference in San Jose on 20th March, Kyle outlined the government’s strategy to “rewire” the British economy around AI. This initiative seeks to distribute the benefits of AI-driven wealth creation beyond traditional hubs like…

Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block’s Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K.Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesKlarna, the buy now, pay later lender that’s headed for an initial public offering, said on Thursday that it’s signed on DoorDash as a partner, another sign of momentum for public market investors.It’s DoorDash’s first BNPL alliance in the U.S. and gives users of the restaurant delivery service a new way to pay for meals and products. Klarna said in a press release that DoorDash customers will be able to pay in full at checkout,…

Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by EU Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law, who have been investigating the company for months. The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s parent) included. Aspects of Google’s business have been under investigation by the EU since March 2024, shortly after the regime came into force. Confirmed violations of the DMA can attract sanctions of up to 10% of global annual turnover, so the stakes are high for Google.…

SEC Drops Lawsuit Against Ripple Labs After 4-Year Legal Battle, Marking a Major Victory for the Crypto Industry The SEC has decided to drop its lawsuit against Ripple Labs, marking a significant shift in the long-running legal battle. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the decision on March 19, 2025, confirming that the case had come to an end. He expressed that it was a “victory for the industry” and described the case as “doomed from the start.” Garlinghouse criticized the SEC’s approach, calling it an overreach in its efforts against Ripple. The case, which had been a significant challenge for…

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that the oil market is discounting President Donald Trump’s push to produce more crude and gas in the United States.”We’ve seen a market discounting the fact that clearly it’s going to be easier to produce oil and gas in the United States,” Wright told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “More supply is going to come, and that’s pushed down prices of oil, gasoline, home heating fuels, everything across the board, that’s a win to the American people.”U.S. crude oil futures have fallen nearly 14% since Trump took office on Jan. 20. Trump has made energy a…

Streaming service and software maker Plex is raising its prices. The company announced on Wednesday its first price increase in a decade for its premium subscription service Plex Pass, which offers power users a variety of additional features, like offline access, themes, hardware transcoding, and other advanced settings. The service will now cost $6.99 per month, up from $4.99 previously. The yearly cost will also increase to $69.99 up from $39.99, and the lifetime Plex Pass will be $249.99, up from $119.99. The changes will go into effect on April 29, giving Plex Pass subscribers a few more weeks to…

Crypto.com Faces Backlash After Reversing 70 Billion CRO Token Burn, Alleging Vote Manipulation Crypto.com has come under fire after it reversed a major token burn on the Cronos blockchain, which was initially announced in 2021 as the “largest token burn in history.” The company planned to burn 70 billion CRO tokens to decentralize the network but recently proposed to reissue these tokens, bringing the total supply back to 100 billion. This has led to widespread criticism and accusations of vote manipulation within the crypto community. The proposal, introduced on March 2, suggested the creation of a Cronos Strategic Reserve, which…

Dataminr, a data analytics company that counts NATO and OpenAI among its customers, has raised $85 million in a combination of convertible financing and credit, the company announced on Wednesday. It’s chump change for Dataminr, which closed a $475 million round at a $4.1 billion valuation in 2021. But the company has seen its fair share of downs as well as ups. In November 2023, Dataminr laid off 20% of its staff as it raced to fend off economic headwinds and “doubled down” on AI. “The new capital will allow Dataminr to accelerate its growth trajectory, [and] provide investors with…