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Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future

Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future

How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our comput...

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We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic

We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic

On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with A...

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TechCrunch Mobility: Lime’s IPO gamble

TechCrunch Mobility: Lime’s IPO gamble

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation a...

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Uber has always wanted to be more than a ride; now it has reason to hurry

Uber has always wanted to be more than a ride; now it h...

The company has been trying to embed itself inside the AV industry — as a data p...

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Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible...

Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI mod...

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Starbucks CEO gets roasted for $9 ‘premium experience’ remarks, but Wall Street toasts his tariff-era turnaround strategy

Starbucks CEO gets roasted for $9 ‘premium experience’ ...

Brian Niccol pitched a $9 cup of coffee as an affordable luxury that people don'...

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Britney Spears pleads guilty to lesser ‘wet reckless’ charge in DUI case to avoid jail time

Britney Spears pleads guilty to lesser ‘wet reckless’ c...

The 44-year-old pop star, who recently completed a stint at a rehabilitation fac...

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Top U.S. oil producer declares ‘green’ light on drilling for more oil amid Iran war

Top U.S. oil producer declares ‘green’ light on drillin...

Diamondback is the largest U.S. oil producer to hike spending and drilling as a ...

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Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades

Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot u...

Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most d...

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OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO

OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockb...

AI chip maker Cerebras is heading for a blockbuster IPO that could value it at $...

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‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia executive says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers

‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the emp...

Big Tech has announced $740 billion in capex this year, but AI has yet to show e...

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OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon deal

OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon ...

OpenAI has won major concessions from its largest shareholder, Microsoft, that w...

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Consumers lost $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports

Consumers lost $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, FTC...

The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold ...

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Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner

Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reporte...

Potential buyers of Letterboxd include Versant, the parent company of CNBC and M...

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India’s Snabbit closes $56M round as investor interest in on-demand home services heats up

India’s Snabbit closes $56M round as investor interest ...

Snabbit now processes over 40,000 daily jobs and has cut costs sharply as it exp...

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Hillhouse-backed Ascentium buys fellow business services firm Dezan Shira, as the platform tries to ride China’s surge in outbound investment

Hillhouse-backed Ascentium buys fellow business service...

Ascentium, founded in 2024, is pursuing an aggressive roll-up strategy to quickl...

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Meet Blackstone’s ‘accidental influencer’ who made LinkedIn jogs Wall Street’s must‑watch content

Meet Blackstone’s ‘accidental influencer’ who made Link...

Blackstone COO Jon Gray is jogging his way to internet virality, and other C-sui...

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Jeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behind Osama bin Laden’s capture $100 million—but she says you don’t need wealth to give back

Jeff Bezos once gave Eva Longoria and the admiral behin...

Jeff Bezos gave Eva Longoria $50 million for philanthropy. Two years on, she say...

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Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes

Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes

You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eye...

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Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over

Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking...

The transition has been expected for some time and ends one of the longer and mo...