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Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

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Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation.

Amanda Silberling 1 month ago

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AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app

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AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok to become...

Sarah Perez 1 month ago

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Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory

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Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory

Sila's fresh $300 million round will help it make enough of its silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 EVs.

Tim De Chant 1 month ago

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Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking

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Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking

Einride agreed to buy Flipturn for $38 million in stock.

Kirsten Korosec 1 month ago

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Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

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Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.

Lucas Ropek 1 month ago

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Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

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Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.

Tim De Chant 1 month ago

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Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

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Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

The company didn't say how many are in each city, and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.

Sean O'Kane 1 month ago

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Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro

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Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, but the continued absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro raises fresh questions about its AI strategy.

Rebecca Bellan 1 month ago

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Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts

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Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts

With the new "Replace Audio" tool, users can update the music on their post at any time while keeping the post's existing likes, comments, shares, and reach intact.

Aisha Malik 1 month ago

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Threads rolls out parental supervision tools

With the new tools, parents and guardians will be able to view their teen's time spent on Threads, set daily time limits, adjust sleep mode, and manage their privacy settings.

Aisha Malik 1 month ago

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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft

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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances.

Rebecca Bellan 1 month ago

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Light made a flip phone. It’s colorful and it’s cheap.

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Light made a flip phone. It’s colorful and it’s cheap.

Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang helped create the Motorola Razr, and he's as surprised as anyone that over twenty years later, the flip phone is relevant again.

Amanda Silberling 1 month ago

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After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

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After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

Snap is the latest big tech company to settle a lawsuit that claimed social media platforms are harmful to children and young adults. The company has reached a “tentative” agreement in a case that was set to go to trial later this month. TikTok recently settled its portion of the case wi...

Sarah Perez 1 month ago

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AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

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AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno.

Zack Whittaker 1 month ago

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What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

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What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it continues to develop.

Lauren Forristal 1 month ago

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