Databricks Says AI Agents Now Build 80% Of Enterprise Databases

Databricks claims AI agents have quietly taken over enterprise database creation, pushing its Lakebase product to the center of agentic application development.
Wired

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. It's easy to ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Warrants for Phone Location Data

The case involves a challenge to so-called geofence warrants, which permit law enforcement officials to sweep up location data of people near crime scenes. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington ...
Bleeping Computer

FTC bans GM from selling drivers' location data for five years

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, settling charges that they collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of ...
MIT Technology Review

Using unstructured data to fuel enterprise AI success

Organizations have a wealth of unstructured data that most AI models can’t yet read. Preparing and contextualizing this data is essential for moving from AI experiments to measurable results. In ...
Android Police

Android 16 adds new way to see when apps are using your location

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
E&E

FERC is poised to act on co-location of electricity and data centers

The yearlong policy debate stems from a request to generate more electricity for an Amazon artificial intelligence campus in Pennsylvania. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected Tuesday ...
Reuters

Databricks builds war chest with $134 billion valuation in latest funding round

Latest valuation a jump from $100 billion in August Databricks surpasses $4.8 billion revenue run rate in Q3 Funds to be used to expand research and for talent retention Company delivers positive free ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 adds a blue dot to show when apps are using your location

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...
TechCrunch

Databricks raises $4B at $134B valuation as its AI business heats up

The IPO window may have cracked open, but it seems some former startups have no intention of going public. Makes sense, in a way: IPOs were traditionally a way to raise money, and if you can manage to ...
CNBC

Databricks raises capital at $134 billion valuation in latest funding round

CNBC is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Disruptor 50 list. Submit a nomination before February 23. Databricks said it is raising $4 billion at a $134 billion valuation to support AI app ...