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DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&A research affordable
Instead of relying on expensive management consultants, the startup uses AI voice agents to conduct interviews with customers of the companies the PE firms are considering buying.
View the articleCluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year
The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely CEO Roy Lee shared last summer was a lie, its founder and CEO Roy Lee admitted on Thursday on X.
View the article‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix
In this episode, our hosts unpack the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, particularly as the AI industry has been entrenching itself with the Department of Defense.
View the articleOpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway
Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.
View the articleAWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare
AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform that will help with patient scheduling, documentation, and patient verification.
View the articleFBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report
Hackers allegedly broke into the FBI’s networks, according to a report by CNN.
View the articleUS reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls
In an alleged drafted proposal, the U.S. government would play a role in every chip export sale regardless of which country it's coming from.
View the articleByteDance’s AI Ambitions Are Being Hampered by Compute Restraints and Copyright Concerns
ByteDance’s new Seedance 2.0 AI video model seemed unstoppable—until heavy demand strained the company’s compute capacity and copyright complaints began piling up.
View the articleAmazon is rolling out a redesigned Fire TV app
With the updated Fire TV app, users can browse and discover content directly from their phone, manage their watchlist on the go, and play titles on their TV from the mobile app.
View the articleBYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging’ — but there’s a catch
The Chinese automaker's new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.
View the articleItalian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware
Italian authorities are making progress in their investigation into a wide-ranging spyware scandal in Italy involving Paragon spyware. But the mystery of who hacked two Italian journalists with Parago...
View the articleIt’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk
The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic's AI in Iran...
View the articleX revamps Creator Subscriptions with new features, like exclusive threads and shareable cards
X is rolling out a series of new features for creators, like the ability to offer paid threads and other marketing tools.
View the articleHardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
Nominal provides hardware testing equipment to defense tech companies. Founders Fund led the preemptive deal.
View the articleRoblox launches real-time AI chat rephrasing to filter out banned language
The new feature goes beyond Roblox’s current text filter, which simply replaces banned words and phrases with the “#” symbol.
View the articleFYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach
Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for.
View the articleEXCLUSIVE: Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence’ models
Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio...
View the articleGoogle says half of all zero-days it tracked in 2025 targeted buggy enterprise tech
Enterprise software was a major focus of zero-day activity during 2025, with security and networking devices, like firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization platforms among the most targeted by malicious ha...
View the articleOpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions
GPT-5.4 is billed as "our most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work."
View the articleCursor is rolling out a new kind of agentic coding tool
Called Automations, the new system gives users a way to automatically launch agents within their coding environment, triggered by a new addition to the codebase, a Slack message, or a simple timer.
View the articleMeta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.
View the articleAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon
Anthropic's $200 million contract with the Department of Defense broke down due to disagreements over giving the military unrestricted access to its AI.
View the articleOura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
View the articleNetflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive
InterPositive isn't trying to make AI actors or synthetic performances. Rather, the company has created a model that helps production teams work with footage from their own productions to help make ed...
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