A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records. A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. 8, giving time for federal prosecutors
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other robotics, is nearing a new round led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of about $500 million, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The new financing comes just three months after Mecka announced that it
SpaceX is cashing in on the surging demand for AI compute. CFO Bret Johnsen told a Goldman Sachs conference on Thursday that SpaceX had clinched another major data center deal worth over $1 billion a month. “Just earlier this month, we closed another hosting deal, and that translates into about $1.11 billion a month starting
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are getting into business. The label has struck an expansive licensing agreement with the AI audio startup that will see ElevenLabs launch an AI-powered music platform built on UMG’s catalog of artists. The platform will allow fans to remix and mashup artist tracks along with creating “new track interpretations” and “personalized vocal
Fox Corp.‘s bid for streaming platform Roku is undergoing review by the Justice Department, with the U.S. agency requesting additional documents related to the proposed deal. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, “as expected, each of Fox and Roku received a request for additional information and documentary material” — referred to as a “second request” in regulatory
The lawyer for the Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her three children says he hopes to reach an agreement with prosecutors, after the case ended in a mistrial on Friday. Kevin Reddington told ABC’s Good Morning America programme that he was upset a lone member of the jury would not acquit Lindsay Clancy. To find
