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FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder

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BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly regulated space and kept the team motivated while cutting through all the red ta...

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Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles

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Google announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Gemini to cars with Google built-in, marking a significant upgrade from the current Google Assistant. The move signals Google’s push to br...

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Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own

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While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models.

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OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts

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OpenAI is rolling out Advanced Account Security for people concerned that their ChatGPT or Codex accounts could be potential targets of phishing attacks.

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TikTok’s new ‘Campus Hub’ features college group chats and feeds

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The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with their campus communities, even while they’re away for the summer.

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Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too

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Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.

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Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers 

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Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, the others likely do too.

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Uber taps Hertz to clean, charge, and fix its Lucid Motors robotaxis

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Hertz is creating a new affiliate company called "Oro Mobility" to provide fleet management solutions "across a range of mobility segments."

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SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds

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VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.

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Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

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The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue.

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X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI

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X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.

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Netflix wants you to watch ‘Clips,’ its TikTok-like vertical video feed

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Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming.

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Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

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Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked social accounts on their artist profile.

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Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week

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Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its GenAI tools

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Instagram cracks down on content aggregators

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The update targets content aggregators that don't post original content and instead simply re-upload others' posts.

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These Men Allegedly Profit Off Teaching People How to Make AI Porn

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Three Arizona women have filed a lawsuit against a group of men that alleges they used the women’s photos to make AI porn influencers, then offered online courses showing others how to do it.

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Reid Hoffman Thinks Doctors Should Ask AI for a Second Opinion

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The LinkedIn cofounder now has an AI drug discovery startup—and thinks not asking chatbots for medical advice is “bordering on committing malpractice.”

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Making the case for curiosity-driven science

MIT President Sally Kornbluth

President Sally Kornbluth spoke in front of a packed crowd about growing challenges to the U.S. research ecosystem as funding for America’s top research universities becomes increasingly strained

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SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

Tech Crunch AI

You need infrastructure to build AI a and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.

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Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India

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PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India's UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions.

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Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending

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The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it's also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said.

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Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B

Tech Crunch AI

The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Meta is still burning money on AR/VR

Tech Crunch AI

Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending.

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On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets

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Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI.

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