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Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly angling for a Trump pardon

Sun, 06/14/2026 - 14:55
JPMorgan can't be pleased by any of this.
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UK may ban social media for children under 16

Sun, 06/14/2026 - 13:17
The U.K. seems to be following Australia's lead in banning a wide swath of social media for teens.
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As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

Sun, 06/14/2026 - 09:38
Startups are trying to "ride that SpaceX IPO wave."
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TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla

Sun, 06/14/2026 - 09:05
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker

Sun, 06/14/2026 - 07:00
The new Sonos Play can act as a portable speaker inside and outside your home.
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As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 20:00
Tech leaders debate whether the Anthropic episode is a wake-up call for India’s AI ambitions.
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Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 17:03
Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.
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KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 13:42
Once again, AI proves to be an unreliable source of information about AI.
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Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 12:11
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday.
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OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 09:47
It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's ad policies to its handling of health data.
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This thin under-pillow speaker helped me fall asleep without earbuds

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 09:00
I’ve struggled with insomnia since I was very young. Like many chronic overthinkers, I tend to fall asleep best when my mind is occupied by something else, such as podcasts, YouTube compilations, or my personal favorite: rain sounds. But earbuds can be uncomfortable, and playing audio out loud isn’t exactly considerate when I’m staying at […]
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The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks

Sat, 06/13/2026 - 04:00
Hidden inside a building in Alabama, the FBI has created its own small town as a dedicated cyber training ground for simulating cyberattacks.
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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 21:14
Andrew Yang made a list of everything Americans overpay for — housing, food, wireless — and thinks the next startup gold rush is giving that money back.
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Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 19:26
Anthropic isn't hiding its frustration. "We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people," the company wrote in a blog post.
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Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 16:00
A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt.
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SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 12:28
A SpaceX-Tesla merger seems inevitable.
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Mistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20B valuation

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 10:38
The funding round would value the company at around €20 billion (about $23.15 billion), nearly double its Series C valuation of €11.7 billion.
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Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 10:26
The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.
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Robinhood sees ‘record-breaking’ traffic after SpaceX stock debuts

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 10:05
The trading platform says some customers experienced intermittent disruptions, but that those issues have resolved.
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SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 09:23
The IPO market is back, and it’s not the same companies leading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but a new acronym is taking over: MANGOS — Meta (or Microsoft, depending on who you ask), Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Half of that bunch is heading to public markets in the same window, and it’s a stress test for investors, for valuations, and for […]
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