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X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, less battleground

X just tweaked its algorithm to make it more friendly, ...

The social media site says it will amplify posts made by users' mutual followers...

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Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B

Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuati...

With the cash, the company aims to expand its world model offering and reach cus...

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Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”

Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the ...

Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal walks TechCrunch through the company's ...

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Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of ...

They're rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI's de...

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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple alleges the misconduct was directed by OpenAI's senior leadership, includi...

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Bluesky’s interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the ‘interim’

Bluesky’s interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the ‘interim’

Schneider, who formerly served as the CEO of Automattic and is a partner at True...

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Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram afte...

"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control ove...

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Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn

Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate cre...

Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her frie...

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US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals

US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident ...

Independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reported in May that a security...

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Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images

Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned user...

The company confirmed that the issue had been affecting accounts since May, with...

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Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models

Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more o...

Microsoft is the latest Silicon Valley giant to cut back on its AI spending.

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Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet

Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic ...

Open source models’ success isn’t coming at the expense of frontier labs. Instea...

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Meta just launched a new AI generator, Muse Image, and users are already pushing back over use of their photos

Meta just launched a new AI generator, Muse Image, and ...

The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising and...

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Final extension: Startup Battlefield Australia applications now close July 20

Final extension: Startup Battlefield Australia applicat...

If you're building something ambitious, this is a fast track to the people who c...

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The only AI glossary you’ll need this year

The only AI glossary you’ll need this year

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossa...

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What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI...

Mistral AI, which offers some open source AI models, has raised significant fund...