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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.

Lucas Ropek 3 weeks ago

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Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds

The new funding brings Index's total available investing capital to $3.5 billion.

Marina Temkin 3 weeks ago

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VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why  

New research from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud — and the role investors play.

Dominic-Madori Davis 3 weeks ago

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Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a breach at Hugging...

Theresa Loconsolo 3 weeks ago

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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.

Lauren Forristal 3 weeks ago

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Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.

Amanda Silberling 3 weeks ago

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GM and Ford are talking less and less about EVs

The leading U.S. automakers are mentioning EVs on their investor calls at pre-pandemic rates, according to new data from TechCrunch and Hudson Labs.

Sean O'Kane 3 weeks ago

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Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028

AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices.

Marina Temkin 3 weeks ago

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SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.

Tim De Chant 3 weeks ago

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Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts

Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch — or simply listen to — its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with gameplay or other footage. CEO Steve Huffman said the feature is already in the works and could begin testin...

Sarah Perez 3 weeks ago

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Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human

The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.

Marina Temkin 3 weeks ago

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WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses

WhatsApp will automatically move messages from large businesses to a new folder a few hours after you receive them

Ivan Mehta 3 weeks ago

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Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger

Tesla had already reportedly prepped for the idea in the event that Beijing invades Taiwan.

Sean O'Kane 3 weeks ago

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Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers

Ellis AI announced Thursday its emergence from stealth with $10 million in seed funding.

Dominic-Madori Davis 3 weeks ago

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Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests

After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents

Kirsten Korosec 3 weeks ago

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Apple stockpiles inventory as it braces for ‘significant supply constraints’

Apple is worried enough about supply shortages that it reported about $11.1 billion in inventory, which is almost double the $5.7 billion it reported last September.

Amanda Silberling 3 weeks ago

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AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares

The former OpenAI researcher’s fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play.

Marina Temkin 3 weeks ago

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Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact

Reddit's financial situation is looking good but uncertainty about its relationship to Google and the new AI-ified web are stirring market concerns.

Lucas Ropek 3 weeks ago

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Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host

Amazon isn't slowing down on data center spending — but investors don't seem to mind.

Russell Brandom 3 weeks ago

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Apple says gaming slowdown and App Store changes hurt services growth

Apple said a slowdown in mobile gaming and changes to the App Store’s business model — including court-ordered payment rule changes in the U.S. — weighed on its services business, even as the company topped 1.5 billion paid subscriptions.

Sarah Perez 3 weeks ago

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Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply chain risk’ label

A federal judge said the Trump administration has not presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk, casting doubt on the government's ban on its AI technology.

Rebecca Bellan 3 weeks ago

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CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records

The health tech data giant, which handles vast amounts of patients' medical data, said hackers struck one of its protected health data stores.

Zack Whittaker 3 weeks ago

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Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag

Friend, the AI wearable, can now talk to its users — for an enhanced price.

Lucas Ropek 3 weeks ago

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Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI

As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in their products, thanks to the use of LLMs and AI tools.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 3 weeks ago

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