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TechCrunch

Anthropic signs $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta

Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.

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TechCrunch

Anthropic signs $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta

Engadget

Xbox's free 25th anniversary gifts include a dynamic theme and avatars

Xbox's free 25th anniversary gifts include a dynamic theme and avatars.

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Engadget

Xbox's free 25th anniversary gifts include a dynamic theme and avatars

TechCrunch

Meet Wrinkles, an AI app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you

Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.

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Meet Wrinkles, an AI app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you

TechCrunch

Nvidia doesn't mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it's already showing progress

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.

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TechCrunch

Nvidia doesn't mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it's already showing progress

Engadget

DOJ extracts $3.2 million from OpenAI over hiring discrimination allegations

DOJ extracts $3.2 million from OpenAI over hiring discrimination allegations.

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Engadget

DOJ extracts $3.2 million from OpenAI over hiring discrimination allegations

Engadget

Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes)

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Engadget

Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes)

Engadget

Apple caps bug bounty program due to deluge of AI submissions

Apple caps bug bounty program due to deluge of AI submissions.

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Engadget

Apple caps bug bounty program due to deluge of AI submissions

Engadget

NJ antitrust suit accuses Amazon of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors

NJ antitrust suit accuses Amazon of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors .

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Engadget

NJ antitrust suit accuses Amazon of unlawfully wielding power over delivery contractors

Engadget

Don't use your car's USB ports to charge your laptop — Do this instead

The USB port in your car is likely not powerful enough to charge your laptop, but there are other options.

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Engadget

Don't use your car's USB ports to charge your laptop — Do this instead

Ars Technica

China is Tesla's cash cow, but for how much longer?

Tesla's Shanghai factory is busier than ever but might be cut loose.

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Ars Technica

China is Tesla's cash cow, but for how much longer?

TechCrunch

Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone

Waymo has dropped the waitlist for its robotaxi service in Dallas, the latest step in the company's bid to scale its self-driving technology across the United States, U.K., and Europe.

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Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone

TechCrunch

TV Time co-founder launches Bingers to revive the beloved TV-tracking app

Bingers is a new TV and movie tracker that revives the social features fans loved with TV Time, while adding support for importing their viewing history.

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TV Time co-founder launches Bingers to revive the beloved TV-tracking app

Ars Technica

The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does

The camera flash will evolve into a multicolor LED that illuminates when your phone is face down.

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Ars Technica

The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does

TechCrunch

Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will let fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists’ music while ensuring ...

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Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

Ars Technica

2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware

Chevy's 721-hp hybrid ups the ante with few compromises, but at a steep cost.

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Ars Technica

2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware

Ars Technica

OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"

“We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.

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Ars Technica

OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"

WIRED

The Best Gaming Mouse You Can Buy After Testing Dozens of Models

From wired to wireless to ultralight, we've tested dozens of gaming mice to find the best for work, your next MMO, and everything in between.

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WIRED

The Best Gaming Mouse You Can Buy After Testing Dozens of Models

WIRED

The Best Cordless Vacuums (2026): My Brand-New Top Pick

Clean your house without the constraint of a power cord, thanks to these stick vacuums.

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WIRED

The Best Cordless Vacuums (2026): My Brand-New Top Pick

WIRED

Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So

ESPN unveiled an “AI tells detection” tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker. Is it a neat computer-powered party trick, or a real threat to poker’s future?

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WIRED

Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So

WIRED

‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.

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WIRED

‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood

WIRED

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

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WIRED

How Data Centers Broke American Politics

WIRED

The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout

In 2018, more than 20,000 employees walked out to protest how Google handled allegations of sexual harassment. Here’s how they organized it from inside the company.

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WIRED

The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout

Ars Technica

US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own

$100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.

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Ars Technica

US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own

Ars Technica

Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model

The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.

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Ars Technica

Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model