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Startups & Business

Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute

Silicon Data is building the first market‑grade tools that let Wall Street price and hedge AI compute, turning a murky cost niche into a transparent, tradable benchmark. By creating compute‑price indices and futures‑style contracts, the startup gives AI‑heavy firms and investors a way to lock in GPU and cloud expenses and manage cost volatility. This could reshape capital allocation and risk management across the rapidly expanding AI ecosystem.

Software & Apps

Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Flock’s newest AI module embeds a sophisticated computer‑vision pipeline directly into its surveillance cameras, allowing police to extract detailed behavioral cues and scene context far beyond simple license‑plate recognition. WIRED’s code reconstruction confirms that the system can analyze facial expressions, crowd dynamics, and object interactions in real time, raising fresh privacy and oversight concerns.

Startups & Business

Apple overhauls its EU App Store fees, loosens rules for alternative app stores

Apple is replacing its per‑install charge with a flat 5 % commission on apps sold outside the App Store across the EU, and it is relaxing the restrictions that previously hindered developers from operating alternative marketplaces. This overhaul gives developers a simpler, more predictable fee structure while opening the European market to greater competition among app distribution platforms.

Startups & Business

Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too

Fairphone 6+ finally lands in the United States, bringing the company’s modular, repair‑friendly design to the midrange Android market. By offering a phone that can be easily fixed and upgraded, Fairphone gives consumers a sustainable alternative to the costly, sealed flagships that dominate the US market.