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Apple’s smart home hub reportedly delayed by Siri challenges

Apple’s smart home hub reportedly delayed by Siri challenges

Apple announced this week that the “more personalized” version of Siri that it promised...

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Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech

Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’...

The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring...

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Tammy Nam joins AI-powered ad startup Creatopy as CEO

Tammy Nam joins AI-powered ad startup Creatopy as CEO

Creatopy, a startup that uses AI to automate the creation of digital ads, has brought...

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Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years

Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly...

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Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating...

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X updates Communities with new filters, sorting options, and a way to see your own posts

X updates Communities with new filters, sorting options,...

X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect...

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Amazon reportedly forms a new agentic AI group

Amazon reportedly forms a new agentic AI group

Amazon has formed a new group within AWS dedicated to creating AI agents, systems...

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Aspiration co-founder and board member defrauded investors of $145M, prosecutors say

Aspiration co-founder and board member defrauded investors...

The fintech startup has been under federal scrutiny for years for questionable financial...

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Judge rejects Musk’s attempt to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition

Judge rejects Musk’s attempt to block OpenAI’s for-profit...

A federal judge in Northern California denied Elon Musk’s motion for an injunction...

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Key ex-OpenAI researcher subpoenaed in AI copyright case

Key ex-OpenAI researcher subpoenaed in AI copyright case

Alec Radford, a researcher who helped develop many of OpenAI’s key AI technologies,...

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Meta is reportedly planning a standalone AI chatbot app

Meta is reportedly planning a standalone AI chatbot app

Meta reportedly plans to release a standalone app for its AI assistant, Meta AI,...

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SEC says meme coins are not securities

SEC says meme coins are not securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance on Thursday saying it does...

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Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns ‘chumps’ not to buy into SPVs

Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns ‘chumps’ not to buy into SPVs

Sequoia's Roelof Botha apparently sees another greed cycle brewing in venture capital...

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2025 TechCrunch Events Calendar

2025 TechCrunch Events Calendar

For two decades, TechCrunch has provided a front row view to the future of technology,...

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The fallout from HP’s Humane acquisition 

The fallout from HP’s Humane acquisition 

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at the internal chaos surrounding...

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How I Podcast: Summer Album / Winter Album’s Jody Avirgan

How I Podcast: Summer Album / Winter Album’s Jody Avirgan

The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly...