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Palantir earnings will test the real shape of enterprise AI

Everyone has a statistic about enterprise AI . Depending on the survey you come across, 70% to 90% of projects never make it past the pilot stage. For the last two years, “pilot purgatory” has been enterprise AI’s defining narrative. Then came Palantir. If Wall Street wants proof that enterprise artificial intelligence has escaped the lab, few companies make a stronger case. Palantir has posted growth rates that would be extraordinary for a startup, let alone a company expected to top $7.6 billion in revenue this year. CEO Alex Karp told shareholders that the company’s results for the first qu…

Do this for 5 to 10 minutes a day to improve your brain at any age, new research shows

Is there anything you can do to improve your own brain function in just a few minutes a day? New research suggests that the answer may be yes. Five to 10 minutes of daily brain training can significantly improve your brain health, no matter what age you are. And the longer you continue this daily habit, the more your brain improves, with no apparent ceiling on the benefits. Those are the results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brain Health. Researchers followed about 4,000 participants to see if a small daily brain training session could make a differe…

5 ways AI could save our democracy

Below, Beth Simone Noveck shares five key insights from her new book, Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy . Beth has worked on and written about how we solve our hardest problems from the White House to 10 Downing Street to the German Chancellery and served as New Jersey’s first Chief AI Strategist. She is also a professor at Northeastern University. What’s the Big Idea? Just seven percent of young Americans see our democracy as healthy. Political violence is on the rise, and people are more willing to marry someone of another religion than another political party. Enter AI. Recent headl…

12 Of The Most Popular Military Vehicles Civilians Can Actually Own

Tanks, Humvees, fighter planes and even submarines aren’t just for the military — here’s what civilians can store in the garage, hangar, and dock.

These Are The Only 3 Trucks With Better Resale Value Than The Ford Ranger

Resale value may not be the number one thing you look for when truck shopping, but it’s worth considering, especially when some retain this much value.

Odd-Fire Vs. Even-Fire V6 Engines: What’s The Difference?

Why would engineers intentionally design a V6 engine to have a rough, uneven rhythm? Discover the cost-cutting history behind this mechanical quirk.

Sam Altman and AIs decel debate

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to “pace the rate of AI development.”

Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasans Network School

Let’s see how this “frontier community for techno-optimists” is doing …

TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged for robotaxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

Todays NYT Connections Answers Explained: Monday, August 3

Not sure what today’s NYT Connections answers are all about? Find out just what the different words in today’s grid mean and how they fit together.

A Doctor Fact Checks Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s CNN Interview

A public health expert fact checks RFK Jr.’s recent contentious interview on CNN with facts on vaccines, COVID-19 and measles.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Just Beat Every Other Spider-Man Opening, Even Adjusted For Inflation Heres How Every Spidey Film Compares

Brand New Day topped every Spider-Man opening with $355 million. Adjusted for inflation, the 2002 original still beats most of them. Full rankings inside.

I finally got Flight Simulator 2024 off the runway and its far more gorgeous and far more grueling than I ever imagined

I’ve been trying my flying skills out on the gorgeous Flight Simulator 2024 at last. Brace yourself — it’s been a very rough journey.

US confirms it will leverage Ukraine’s expertise in military drones before competing to ‘be the world champions’

The Pentagon is adopting Ukrainian drone expertise while expanding domestic manufacturing to reduce America’s significant production gap and strengthen capabilities.

Palantir debuts ‘war’ data center in a container, full of Nvidia’s B300 AI accelerators and open-weight models

Palantir and Armada developed containerized AI data centers using Nvidia B300 accelerators, enabling battlefield processing without continuous cloud connectivity requirements.

Fenders CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI

Fender CEO Edward “Bud” Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and music that initially flew under the radar. But it has started making the rounds recently, pouring more fuel on an already raging fire of bad PR following the company pissing off …

Xbox prices are increasing by up to 200 or 170

When Microsoft announced its latest round of Xbox price bumps in June, it only gave US pricing. Now we know the pricing increases for the EU and UK, and they’re dramatic. Depending on the model, Xbox prices are increasing by up to €200 or £170. The 1TB Xbox Series X with a disc drive is …

Skylights smart calendars are up to $90 off during its back-to-school sale

The start of a new school year can feel hectic, as parents juggle their kids’ classes, extracurriculars and sports on top of work, appointments, and other responsibilities. It’s easy for things to slip through the cracks, but Skylight’s shared smart calendars can help keep everyone on track, and from August 2nd through August 9th they’re …

Meet the 80 top-funded startups and tech companies in Southeast Asia

Here are the companies in Southeast Asia that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.

50 rising startups in Southeast Asia

Which startups are on the path to becoming the next big thing?