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Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests

Anthropic's popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.

Julie Bort 2 months ago

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Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective

In the coming weeks, Apple will move anonymously generated emails addresses to a different domain.

Zack Whittaker 2 months ago

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Qualcomm wants to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that end

Qualcomm's CEO said today that the company is working on over 40 new AI hardware designs

Ivan Mehta 2 months ago

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Bug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream

A security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including one that could have allowed her to take control of the TV stream of every World Cup match.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2 months ago

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Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools, and smartwatch upgrades. The launch is also accompanied by a Pixel Drop that brings Google’s latest AI models to its devices.

Sarah Perez 2 months ago

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Rivian cuts hundreds of workers after R2 deliveries start

The company said the cuts were part of a restructuring meant to help scale to profitability. Rivian recently pushed back its profitability goal to invest in autonomy.

Sean O'Kane 2 months ago

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Self-driving tech supplier Mobileye wants to be part of the robotaxi revolution — again

The Israeli tech company and Intel subsidiary said it will launch its own robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027.

Kirsten Korosec 2 months ago

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Snap finally debuts its long awaited AR glasses, Specs, and, oof, they aren’t cheap

After many years, Snap is finally launching its next consumer-focused smart glasses line.

Lucas Ropek 2 months ago

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Sixty percent of U.S. consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds

WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.

Sarah Perez 2 months ago

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Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple

African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave has hit a new valuation and landed blockchain company Ripple as investor and partner.

Dominic-Madori Davis 2 months ago

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DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’

The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.

Tim De Chant 2 months ago

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Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

Plaud is trying to make a mark in a crowded market full of AI-powered meeting notetakers.

Ivan Mehta 2 months ago

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Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note about layoffs.

Ram Iyer 2 months ago

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SpaceX passes Amazon as valuation balloons to $2.7T

SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

Sean O'Kane 2 months ago

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Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI

Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.

Russell Brandom 2 months ago

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India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns

The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app's message editing feature.

Jagmeet Singh 2 months ago

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This startup’s super metals could soon be in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives

Instead of heating metals, Foundation Alloy beats them into submission. The startup has raised $22 million to scale up production of its alloys.

Tim De Chant 2 months ago

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SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO

The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.

Sean O'Kane 2 months ago

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Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users

The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds

Aisha Malik 2 months ago

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ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time

The chatbot still remains the most popular AI assistant worldwide with over 1.1 billion monthly users, followed by Gemini with 662 million and Claude with 245 million.

Ivan Mehta 2 months ago

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Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions

Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.

Kate Park 2 months ago

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Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties

AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.

Lucas Ropek 2 months ago

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The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't immune from U.S. government interference.

Zack Whittaker 2 months ago

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Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the platform.

Lauren Forristal 2 months ago

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