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A* Capital closes $450M third fund, doubling down on early-stage bets and young founders

Kevin Hartz’s early-stage venture firm, A* Capital, has closed its third fund with $450 million in commitments, the firm announced Tuesday. The...

Sam Altman testifying in court about Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit

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Altman testifies Musk once proposed handing OpenAI to his children during control dispute

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the stand this morning to defend himself against a lawsuit filed by his former co-founder Elon Musk,...

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Former Tesla Executive Drew Baglino Quietly Launches Heat Pump Startup Sadi Thermal Machines

Drew Baglino, the former senior vice president of powertrain and energy engineering at Tesla, has quietly founded a second startup in less...

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Potholes cost cities millions. This company is using AI and trucks to fix them.

Potholes are more than a nuisance for drivers — they represent a significant financial drain on city budgets and a persistent infrastructure...

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Anthropic Warns Investors: Unauthorized Platforms Selling Its Shares Are Not Recognized

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude model family, has taken the unusual step of publicly warning investors that several secondary...

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Google unveils Googlebooks, vibe-coded widgets, and Gemini upgrades at Android Show: I/O Edition

At its virtual “Android Show: I/O Edition” event on Tuesday, Google announced a broad set of updates spanning hardware, AI, and core...

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Indigo App Unites Mastodon and Bluesky in a Single Unified Timeline

The fragmented world of decentralized social media just got a little more connected. A new application called Indigo launched today, offering users...

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Anthropic expands legal AI tools as competition with Harvey and Legora heats up

Anthropic announced Tuesday a significant expansion of its legal-focused AI offerings, releasing a suite of new plugins and model context protocol (MCP)...

Empty office floor at GM with AI-related code on computer screens, symbolizing workforce restructuring.

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GM Lays Off 600 IT Workers, Prioritizes AI Talent in Workforce Overhaul

General Motors has laid off approximately 600 salaried employees from its information technology division — more than 10% of the department —...

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Android and iPhone Users Finally Get End-to-End Encrypted Texting

For years, the divide between Android and iPhone users has been more than just a choice of operating system — it has...

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