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Thrive raises $10B for new fund, its largest yet
Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for a new fund — the largest fund it has ever raised and nearly…
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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch…
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OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model
Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular but controversial GPT-4o model. The…
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IBM will hire your entry-level talent in the age of AI
While the artificial intelligence industry touts that AI will replace entry-level jobs, not every company is scaling back hiring these…
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Apple acquires all rights to ‘Severance,’ will produce future seasons in-house
Apple has acquired the IP and all rights to its hit show “Severance” from its original studio, Fifth Season, as…
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Apple’s Siri revamp reportedly delayed… again
Apple has been promising a new-and-improved, cutting-edge, AI-powered Siri since it first unveiled Apple Intelligence in 2024. Over about a…
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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after 30 years at the company
Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, is going through a leadership change. Robert Playter announced in…
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Waymo is testing driverless robotaxis in Nashville
Waymo has pulled the human safety driver from its autonomous test vehicles in Nashville, as the Alphabet-owned company moves closer…
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Bluesky finally adds drafts | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky is finally rolling out one of users’ most-requested features: drafts. Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported…
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Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT
Apple CarPlay users may soon be able to talk to their favorite AI chatbot. Apple is reportedly working on how…
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It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site
On Thursday, WordPress launched a new Claude connector, enabling site owners to share back-end data with Anthropic’s chatbot system. Users…
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Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor
Carbon-removal startup Terradot is acquiring competitor Eion, the two companies announced today. The sale was driven largely by big investors…
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