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Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other pr...
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Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again
They’re rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI’s defining moment and, presumably, the irres...
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Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company’s financial-services ambitions, its increa...
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Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe
Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, “homeboy you’re the one sellling [sic] public market in...
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Waze adds new AI-powered features and customization updates
Some of the new features are powered by Google’s Gemini AI assistant, which reflects the tech giant’s broader push to in...
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Anthropic starts localizing Claude pricing for India, its biggest market after the US
Claude users in India are starting to see Indian rupee-denominated subscription plans.
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The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized ac...
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Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse?
What does a world of total user-aligned AI actually look like?
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Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI
Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among A...
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AI agent crawlers now need permission. Here’s how to get it
AI agent crawlers, the bots that fetch pages in real time on behalf of a person waiting for an answer, will be blocked b...
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Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
“Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be...
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OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households
ChatGPT is hiring a dedicated product manager to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults, according...