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Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools

Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and bu...

xAI's first AI companions on the Grok app are a lustful anime girl and a homicid...

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The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures closes $100M third fund

The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures closes $100M third fund

The fund brings Mantis' assets under management to $225 million.

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Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

Amazon is looking to its main competitor to get its next batch of Kuiper satelli...

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Nvidia is set to resume China chip sales after months of regulatory whiplash

Nvidia is set to resume China chip sales after months o...

Nvidia announced Monday that it’s filing applications to restart sales of its H2...

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Brian Singerman is raising over $500M for a new fund with a twist on the VC model

Brian Singerman is raising over $500M for a new fund wi...

Former Founders Fund GP Brian Singerman and co-founder and managing partner of Q...

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Meta is reportedly using actual tents to build data centers

Meta is reportedly using actual tents to build data cen...

Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are in a hurry to build their superintelligence tec...

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Tesla finally enters India — nine years after Elon Musk first teased its debut

Tesla finally enters India — nine years after Elon Musk...

Tesla has made its long-awaited entry into India with the opening of its first s...

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Nextdoor redesigns app with AI recommendations, local news, and real-time emergency alerts

Nextdoor redesigns app with AI recommendations, local n...

Neighborhood social app Nextdoor is launching a redesigned version of its servic...

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Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voi...

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Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots

Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy ...

Therapy chatbots powered by large language models may stigmatize users with ment...

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI

Elon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI

One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another.

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UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders

UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepr...

The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 millio...

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The countdown’s almost over: 2 days until TechCrunch All Stage 2025 kicks off in Boston

The countdown’s almost over: 2 days until TechCrunch Al...

TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is almost here — In 2 days, the doors swing open at Bo...

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Just 3 days left to save before TechCrunch All Stage 2025 lights up Boston

Just 3 days left to save before TechCrunch All Stage 20...

In only 3 days, founders, investors, and operators will flood into the SoWa Powe...

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Week in Review: X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down

Week in Review: X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week, includ...

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xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’

xAI and Grok apologize for ‘horrific behavior’

In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot Grok apologized for what it admitted w...