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Why scientists can’t get a laugh

Tech Crunch Biotech & Health

Humor is hard to pull off in front of a cold audience, full stop.

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A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava

Tech Crunch Security

A French naval officer went on a run around the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, inadvertently leaking the warship's location when he uploaded the workout to Strava.

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WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more

Tech Crunch AI

New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web.

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin enters the space data center game

Tech Crunch Space

"Project Sunrise" would include more than 50,000 satellites performing high-energy compute on orbit.

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US accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker

Tech Crunch Security

The U.S. Justice Department said an Iranian security ministry operates the fake activist persona known as Handala, which claimed responsibility for the destructive hack targeting medical tech giant St...

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Trump’s AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents

Tech Crunch AI

Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies...

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AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good

Tech Crunch Startups

AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.

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Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US

Tech Crunch Security

A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.

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At Palantir’s Developer Conference, AI Is Built to Win Wars

Ai News Business

As business soars, Palantir is doubling down on a vision of AI built for battlefield advantage—and attracting customers who agree.

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Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says

Tech Crunch Gadgets

The device is being developed by the company's Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon's suite of apps, including Amazon shopp...

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What’s the right path for AI?

MIT Special events and guest speakers

Conference speakers discussed the unfolding trajectory of AI and the benefits of shaping technology to meets people’s needs.

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MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity

MIT Classes and programs

Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creati...

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The best AI investment might be in energy tech

Tech Crunch AI

Power has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in rolling out new AI data centers. That's creating an opening for investors.

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From: yesterday

These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

Tech Crunch AI

These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation.

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I Learned More Than I Thought I Would From Using Food-Tracking Apps

Ai News Gear

These apps, some of which use AI and computer vision, were helpful for meeting my caloric and nutrition intake goals. But they also gave me some anxiety.

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From: yesterday

LinkedIn Invited My AI 'Cofounder' to Give a Corporate Talk—Then Banned It

Ai News The Big Story

When social media is constantly exhorting people to use AI, what is the point of not letting AI agents participate?

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Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot

Tech Crunch Robotics

Amazon and Jeff Bezos had previously invested in the startup.

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Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI

Tech Crunch AI

The Amazon magnate has a new project centered around acquiring industrial firms and revamping them with AI technology.

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‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’

Ai News Business

In this episode, we dive into Nvidia’s annual developer conference and what CEO Jensen Huang is saying about the future of the company.

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Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant

Tech Crunch Gadgets

A dancing robot in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant boogied down a little too hard.

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Polymarket continues its partnership spree with a Major League Baseball deal

Tech Crunch Fintech

MLB is only the latest in a string of recently announced partnerships involving the prediction market.

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Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says

Tech Crunch AI

AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.

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Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition

Tech Crunch Apps

The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky's team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky's app and the underlying ATProto that powers it.

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Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the ‘valley of death’

Tech Crunch Climate

Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company's most turbulent days are behind it.

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