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Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’
A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a…
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Spotify rolls out group chats
After launching a messaging feature last August, Spotify is now rolling out group chats. The company announced this…
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Flapping Airplanes and the promise of research-driven AI
A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched on Wednesday, with $180 million in seed funding from Google…
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Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up
Apple, Meta, and Google are locked in a fierce battle to lead the next wave of AI, and…
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Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm resumes IPO plans
Organic food company Once Upon a Farm, known for its baby food and kids’ snacks, is resuming its…
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Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
Amazon has reached a settlement valued at more than $1 billion to resolve claims that it failed to…
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Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B
Anthropic has doubled the amount of VC funding it aims to raise, the FT reports, increasing the target…
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AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch
Ricursive Intelligence, a startup building an AI system to design and automatically improve AI chips, has raised $300…
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Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users
Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among…
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TikTok finalizes deal to create new US entity and avoid ban
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has signed a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to form a majority…