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Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don’t have to

Tech Crunch Apps

Equal AI said that its AI-powered call assistant now has over a million monthly active users.

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Cheaper, faster, and culturally aware, Avataar’s video AI is built for India’s scale

Tech Crunch AI

Avataar AI's distilled video model is priced at $0.005 for every second of generation

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Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything

Tech Crunch AI

Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured.

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Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world

Tech Crunch AI

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.

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Apple’s Camera Chief Thinks AI Can Give You Superpowers

Ai News Gear

The generative features in iOS 27’s new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple’s Jon McCormack says the company isn’t using AI “for the sake of AI.”

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Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares, Siri’s AI Makeover, and Knicks Owner’s Surveillance Machine

Ai News Business

Today on Uncanny Valley, we take an early look at the SpaceX IPO and why you might find yourself among the investors without even realizing it.

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Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet

Ai News Business

Thibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAI’s fastest-growing businesses. Now he’s overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.

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SpaceX officially prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO ever

Tech Crunch AI

Wits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.

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Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies

Tech Crunch Security

The tech giant warned of a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it's exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign. Google said it notified more than 100 organizations that had potentially vulner...

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Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

MIT Leadership

An expert in behavioral science and transportation, Zhao combines these studies with AI and public policy to address some of the most urgent challenges facing cities.

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SpaceX SPV investors won’t know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups lift

Tech Crunch AI

After SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.

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Bluesky launches group chats, as company shifts focus to community features

Tech Crunch Startups

Bluesky's latest feature is group chats, arriving amid a shift in focus on building features for smaller communities.

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Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

Ai News Security

A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.

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When it comes to predicting people’s preferences, it pays to consider “the power of three”

MIT Research

MIT researchers provide a major upgrade to the nearly century-old idea of random utility models.

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From: yesterday

MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

MIT Awards, honors and fellowships

The fellowships in applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics recognize doctoral students who are pursuing solutions to the most pressing challenges in science and technology.

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Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version

Tech Crunch Apps

By integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues to compete with TikTok and YouTube for creators' attention.

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Coinbase’s new tool can help agents trade and pay for premium research

Tech Crunch Apps

Coinbase's agent can use x402 protocol to get access to data and APIs.

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Coinbase debuts AI agent that can trade and pay for premium research

Tech Crunch Apps

Coinbase's agent can use x402 protocol to get access to data and APIs.

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Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave

Tech Crunch Space

Quantum Space says SPACs aren't dead as it seeks a $1.2 billion deal to build military spacecraft.

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Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others

Tech Crunch AI

Deezer introduced a tool that scans playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms to identify AI music.

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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Tech Crunch Apps

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and ex...

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Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations

Tech Crunch Transportation

Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.

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Pool’s new app turns your screenshots into something useful

Tech Crunch AI

Pool's new app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, tracks down the original links behind saved content, and helps you rediscover products, recipes, travel ideas, and other t...

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Microsoft taps Alt Carbon in sign of India’s growing role in carbon removal

Tech Crunch Climate

Alt Carbon said the agreement followed more than a year of scientific review and due diligence, with Microsoft requiring additional verification and data-sharing measures.

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