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OpenAI announced a new initiative on Monday designed to help the open source community improve its cybersecurity game…
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Now, open-source AI startup Reflection is tapping SpaceX for its abundant source of AI chips. Reflection AI will pay…
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Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27
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Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs
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Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones
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NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
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AI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases
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Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition
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Two Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking
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Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
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Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests
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Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple
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This startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives
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SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO
SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion stock deal, just a few days after the space…
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India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns
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Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
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Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models
A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts, including several well-known veterans of the industry, published…
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Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech
Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. Bessemer Venture Partners…
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Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion
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UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16
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SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised
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A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means
For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has found what it was looking for — on its own, without human…
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The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
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Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers
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Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly angling for a Trump pardon
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Frank founder Charlie Javice is reportedly asking Trump for a pardon
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As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?
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KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations
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Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand
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As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future
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Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown
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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
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Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI
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Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don’t have to
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Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything
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Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world
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Coinbase debuts AI agent that can trade and pay for premium research
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Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave
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Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations
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Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing
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