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AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthro...

AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the ...

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Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with ...

Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, ma...

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Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and a...

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A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duc...

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the ...

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WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates aft...

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Mi...

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Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor ...

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Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation

Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed b...

Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion i...

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Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrast...

A joint FBI, NSA, and CISA advisory warns that Iranian hackers have "escalated" ...

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VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups

VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘...

Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.

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I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model make...

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, op...

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Why safety regulators closed their investigation into Tesla’s remote parking feature

Why safety regulators closed their investigation into T...

The NHTSA closed its investigation into Tesla's "Actually Smart Summon" feature,...

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Netflix is expanding into kids’ games with a new stand-alone app

Netflix is expanding into kids’ games with a new stand-...

Netflix says the app gives children access to an "ever-growing" library of games...

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Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works ...

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the app...

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Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales

Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales

The most recent electric vehicle sales data provided a grim picture — at least f...

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OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund 

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, po...

Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to rai...

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Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?

Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuati...

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vis...