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Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation
ModRetro, the vintage gaming startup by Palmer Luckey, is in talks to raise funding at a $1 billion valuation, according…
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Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?
In just over a week, negotiations over the Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s Claude technology fell through, the Trump administration designated…
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Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps
To house the hundreds or thousands of temporary workers needed to build an AI data center, developers are increasingly relying…
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TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s R2 gambit
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up…
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Last chance: Windows 11 Pro is $13 today only
TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for $12.97 (regularly $199) before the deal ends March 8 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Why spend hundreds…
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Stop annoying ads on nine devices for a one-time $11—through today only
TL;DR: Today only: Pay $11 for a lifetime of the AdGuard Family Plan and protect up to 9 devices from ads, trackers, malware,…
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A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen
While Washington’s breakup with Anthropic exposed the complete lack of any coherent rules governing artificial intelligence, a bipartisan coalition of…
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Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles
A push by a coalition of telecom operators, device makers, and industry groups to bring $40 smartphones to market —…
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Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package
Sundar Pichai’s new pay package could be worth $692 million. Per a filing first spied by the FT, Alphabet has…
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Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts
A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world’s great writers and thinkers —…
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OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal
Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI’s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned…
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PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business
David Barnett has learned a lot since first launching PopSockets more than a decade ago. As the tale goes, the…
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