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Tue, 05/05/2026 - 07:00
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India’s first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 06:18
Krutrim's pivot to cloud after layoffs and limited product updates reflects the economic challenges of building AI models in India.
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Amazon bets Nobel Prize-based dehumidification can cut its energy use

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 06:00
Amazon will buy a new type of HVAC system for its commercial buildings to slash energy use.
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Coinbase to lay off 14% of staff as part of broader restructuring

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 05:35
The restructuring is aimed at addressing market volatility and increasing the use of AI tools to improve efficiency.
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Moment Energy raises $40M to meet ‘infinite demand for power’ with EV batteries

Tue, 05/05/2026 - 05:00
The startup has put a spin on repurposing EV batteries, CEO Edward Chiang told TechCrunch.
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As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 20:31
The Nvidia CEO seems to feel that claims of AI's job-killing potential have been greatly exaggerated.
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Geothermal startup Fervo Energy to raise up to $1.3B in IPO

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 17:13
Enhanced geothermal startup Fervo Energy’s IPO could value the company at up to $6.5 billion.
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U.S. government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 15:21
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and datacenters that rely on Linux.
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OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 14:53
AI chip maker Cerebras is heading for a blockbuster IPO that could value it at $26.6 billion or more. It's relationship with OpenAI is deep and rich.
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Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 12:12
Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue.
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Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 12:12
Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.
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Hackers are still exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 11:02
Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting and hacking websites.
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Elon Musk’s only expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 09:57
Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.
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Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 09:45
The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the "global standard" for AI-powered customer experiences.
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Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 09:36
Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America."
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Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 08:59
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have partnered with asset managers to more aggressively market their enterprise AI products.
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As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 08:33
Acorn lets organizations build and run their own online communities using decentralized tech, with custom feeds, moderation, and analytics tools.
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US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 07:30
Virginia and Washington D.C. paused the data collection and sharing, after Bloomberg's investigation found their health insurance marketplaces were sharing users' information with advertisers.
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Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses

Mon, 05/04/2026 - 07:13
The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, pits the e-commerce giant directly against UPS and FedEx.
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Mon, 05/04/2026 - 07:00
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