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Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?
The frontier of physical AI is a Jenga game in a warehouse in San Leandro, California. That warehouse is occupied by…
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Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?
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Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI
The launch of the latest AI model from a Chinese company — Moonshot AI’s Kimi — reignited debates around American…
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Inside one London founder house rewriting the founder-house rules
Six twentysomethings in East London have built what they say is the anti-San Francisco hacker house. The goal is a…
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Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack
It deserves an unprecedented response!” Despite the autonomous nature of the attack, cybersecurity experts suggested…
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Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others
Monday.com, the Tel Aviv-based work management software company known for its colorful, customizable project-tracking…
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Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives
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The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught
Over the last few decades, several mysterious hackers have captured the public’s imagination, but none quite like…
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly raising funding at a $20 billion valuation
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Kalshi demands Netflix take down trailer for ‘Prediction Games’ documentary
Prediction market Kalshi sent Netflix a cease-and-desist letter on Friday demanding that the streaming service take…
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Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech
“Everybody’s on their phone at my program!” joked Charlie Bailey, a librarian in South Philadelphia. He’s just asked…
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One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.
A power line went down outside of Washington, DC, this week. Normally, the grid would only need a few seconds to…
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I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else
OpenAI launched its first piece of hardware last week — a fancy little keypad built to pair with ChatGPT. Micro, which…
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SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure
SpaceX successfully deployed the first third-generation Starlink satellites on Friday using an upgraded version of its…
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Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M
Prentis, a new AI research lab focused on computer use models, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Ritankar Das, and…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between
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Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here’s a look at growing number of other countries doing the same
Vietnam is weighing the most unusual version yet of the youth social media bans that are sweeping the globe. Instead…
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Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber
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Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture
Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud for an alleged insider-trading scheme…
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Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage
Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is making its next big move. The company behind the assistant, The…
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that…
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Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year’s mark
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Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now
For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable as Google, he says, or…
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Anthropic launches Opus 5
On Friday, Anthropic launched its Opus 5 model, the newest version of its long-standing heavyweight model. While…
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India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate
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OpenAI’s own model went rogue before Kimi had Wall Street sweating
Meanwhile, an unreleased OpenAI model wandered outside its test environment and ended up connected to a real security…
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Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI
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Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5 million via crypto sale
World, the online verification startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a crypto…
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As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
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Rivian sues the US government for ‘full refund’ of Trump tariffs
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Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool
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Midjourney acquired the astrology app Co-Star
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OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app
The new feature taps OpenAI’s new family of voice models called ChatGPT-Live, which it launched earlier this month.…
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Facebook launches a dedicated Marketplace app for sellers, adds a free verification system
Facebook is rolling out new updates today in a bid to increase engagement and make the platform more organized for its…
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How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers
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Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in eight weeks
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Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates
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AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors
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Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code
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Nvidia is sending GPUs to the Moon
Nvidia’s efforts to deploy its GPUs far and wide is aiming at a new target: the Moon. Lunar Outpost, a startup…
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Google closes in on another billion user product with Gemini
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Amazon is bringing games to Prime Video
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MeBeMe’s new ‘interrupter’ app helps you become your best self instead of doomscrolling
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Ford bets on Apple for its next-generation of EVs
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After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe
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