Runlayer, a startup that offers a secure Model Context Protocol gateway, a standard to allow AI models and agents to securely obtain external data and tools, has filed a lawsuit against human resources software startup Rippling, according to the complaint seen by TechCrunch. The lawsuit is a warning to anyone selling AI infrastructure to enterprise
Oil market volatility continued Tuesday, as prices fell for a second day this week due to a lull in fighting and hopes rose that the United States and Iran would renew talks to end the war. Brent and US crude oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending Monday’s decline. Brent is down almost 16% in the
Ozlo, the sleep headphone startup from former Bose engineers, is launching its next device. On Tuesday, the company unveiled Sleepbuds 2, an updated version of its original product that addresses key areas of improvement, including battery life, connectivity and sound quality. The new model costs $279, a 12% increase over its predecessor. The launch marks
Meta Platforms is heading into an earnings report with strong implications for the market’s AI narrative. The social media giant, which will report its latest results after the closing bell on Wednesday, is among the AI ”hyperscalers” spending hundreds of billions on the technology, and such high spending isn’t being greeted with great enthusiasm by
America’s largest power grid has struggled to cope with an onslaught of data centers. Now, after an auction to add more generation capacity failed, grid operator PJM Interconnection has said it will take data centers and other large users offline during power outages. The decision comes as the breakneck pace of data center construction has
Europe’s most valuable company faces a new threat after China reportedly took a step to match its unique technology that is crucial to the global chip market. Shares of ASML, the only company on the planet capable of mass producing the extreme ultraviolet lithography machines used to build next-generation chips, fell more than 5% in
