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Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation
Investors are clearly bullish about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s AI agent startup Sierra. Sierra, which helps enterprises build customer…
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Rivian makes its second small workforce cut of the year ahead of R2 SUV launch
Rivian is laying off around 150 workers — its second small staff cut in a matter of months — as…
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Warner Bros. Discovery sues Midjourney AI for copying its characters
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney over claims the AI startup “brazenly dispenses its intellectual property as if it were…
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Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ happen again
Technically, the poke never really left Facebook. The classic feature from Facebook’s early days lets users get a friend’s attention…
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Tech companies pledge to ready Americans for an AI-dominated world
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are among the companies committing to help prepare Americans for a world dominated by AI technology…
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Stripe enlists a who’s who, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Paradigm, to build a new blockchain
Stripe is funding a new blockchain company called Tempo, co-founder CEO Patrick Collison announced on Thursday. Tempo is aimed at…
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Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer from Indiana, has filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta. Mark Zuckerberg the…
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Mammotion says it has achieved a major leap in robot navigation
Mammotion announced a new robot mower navigation platform ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin on Thursday: Its Tri-Fusion…
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TED leader’s $300M ‘valley of death’ fund might be just what later-stage climate tech needs
Like many startups, climate tech companies often face a “valley of death” that lies between early stage funding and growth…
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Fashion retailers partner to offer personalized AI styling tool ‘Ella’
The luxury membership platform Vivrelle, which allows customers to rent high-end goods, announced Thursday the launch of an AI personal…
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X’s encrypted DM feature, XChat, is rolling out more broadly
X’s long-awaited encrypted DMs feature, XChat, is becoming more widely available. Though the feature shipped in beta in May, XChat…
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OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn
OpenAI says it’s developing an AI-powered hiring platform to connect businesses and employees, a service that would put the outfit…
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