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TechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed: Unlock fundraising, hiring, and AI insights in Boston on November 4 Founders shouldn't have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way. TechCrunch Founder Summit…
Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach. The seven-year-old…
Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally Qualcomm said that its new top chip…
Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices. Apple…
Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some…
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data The theft of agents' personal information could present a major counterintelligence threat, where agents and their families…
A16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade-school, Y Combinator and Peter Thiel's Fellowship…
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes OpenAI is launching two new models, which it says are cut from the same cloth as Astra. OpenAI…
Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city the offer rides to minors. Waymo is opening…
Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance Anthropic called it "the strongest-performing model we've tested to date." Anthropic called it "the strongest-performing model we've tested to date."