Wirestock, a creator marketplace for training data, has raised $23M to expand how it supplies AI labs with multi-modal assets. With a platform powered by more than 700,000 creators, the company offers photos, videos, and 3D content, positioning itself as an end-to-end source for data used in modern generative AI systems.
A new visualization imagines the world’s largest malware repositories as stacked hard drives, making the scale of cybercrime feel physical. The graphic helps highlight how much harmful code is amassed, traded, and reused across attacks—turning “malware databases” into a tangible volume of risk that keeps growing.
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India’s Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry has moved the release of provisional GDP estimates and fourth-quarter GDP to June 7 each year. The change is designed to allow more complete inputs from companies and government sources, improving data quality and bringing reporting timelines closer to global standards. The ministry says the update will make GDP figures more reliable.
Korea’s biggest manufacturers are backing Config, positioning the startup as the “TSMC of robot data.” Instead of building robots, Config focuses on providing the high-quality training and operational data robots need to learn, adapt, and function reliably. The backers argue that better data—not just better hardware—is the fastest path to making robots truly useful.
Cloud companies are riding the AI surge with rapidly rising spending on AI infrastructure, including billions pledged for upcoming years. At the same time, AI chip competition is intensifying, even as Nvidia’s valuation climbs. New entrants are challenging the status quo, signaling a shifting technology landscape for data handling, compute, and long-term investment priorities.
Pixxel and Sarvam have joined forces to build “Pathfinder,” an orbital data centre satellite that runs AI models directly in space. Instead of sending raw data back to Earth first, the craft will process large volumes in orbit for faster, real-time insights. The approach could strengthen data sovereignty while boosting capabilities for environmental monitoring and resource management with less ground infrastructure.
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India’s statistics ministry plans to release granular city-level reports for major urban centers. The new publication will draw on the Periodic Labour Force Survey and the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises, giving a clearer picture of local labour markets and small enterprise activity. Officials say the data will strengthen policy decisions and improve understanding of urban economic dynamics.
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