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Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
Just when you thought the AI data center boom couldn’t get any crazier, Meta has gone and built data centers in tents. T...
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Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform
Poke, a startup that turns using AI agents into something as simple as sending a text message, has become the first AI a...
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Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding ...
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The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
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Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working
For six years, I have found myself randomly wondering, “Is this the year Phoebe Bridgers finally puts out a new album?” ...
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Meta’s Oversight Board says account bans lack due process, transparency
Meta’s Oversight Board, the independent governing body that makes policy recommendations to the tech company, said...
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Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook
Meta announced on Thursday that it’s introducing a new AI creator assistant on Facebook that will give creators pe...
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What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates
As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2026, approaches, the excitement is building around what Apple ha...
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A burglar used a Waymo to steal yoga clothes in San Francisco — and got away with it
A burglar used a Waymo while stealing yoga clothes in San Francisco this past January, and police have still not caught ...
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Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay
Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new gadget on Thursday, seemingly inspired by the social media trend that inv...
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Waymo’s spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storage
Waymo announced a deal with an energy storage company called B2U to use retired robotaxi batteries to serve electricity ...
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Ramp raises $750M at $44B valuation as investors hunger for fintechs with an AI story
Corporate expense management platform Ramp on Thursday said it has raised $750 million at a valuation of $44 billion, ne...
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Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.
Martinez, California, is about as far as you can get from Silicon Valley and still be in the San Francisco Bay Area. Per...
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Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information
Spies working for Chinese intelligence are using job search and recruitment websites, including LinkedIn, to lure Wester...
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Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission
Apple on Thursday offered its annual update on the state of the App Store ecosystem ahead of its Worldwide Developers Co...
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Priest’s Ebola Death Stirs Fear and Doubt in Congolese Town
Priest’s Ebola Death Stirs Fear an Doubt in Congolese Town
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Can Abelardo De La Espriella, a U.S. Citizen, Become Colombia’s President?
President Trump this week endorsed the right-wing candidate, Abelardo De La Espriella, a dual citizen of Colombia and th...
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Hezbollah’s Fiber-Optic Drones Expose Cracks in Israeli Defenses
The Lebanese militant group’s attacks have caught Israelis off guard, forcing its political and military leaders to scra...
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Amid War, Iran’s Soccer Leader Works to Get His Team to the World Cup
Mehdi Taj said his federation has been dealing with FIFA, not the United States, in trying to obtain visas for Iran to p...
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U.S. to Review Mexican Consulates After Right-Wing Claims Against Them
The State Department said it would review all Mexican consulates in the United States, following claims in conservative ...