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Lucid loses its CEO, and ‘founder mode’ comes for Flexport

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Figure will start ‘alpha testing’ its humanoid robot in the home in 2025

Figure is planning to bring its humanoids into the home sooner than expected. CEO Brett Adcock confirmed on Thursday that

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Accounting hasn’t fully embraced AI yet — Quanta just raised $4.7M to change that

AI has brought attention to all kinds of futuristic technologies, from humanoid robots to autonomous warships. But there’s a quieter

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OpenAI unveils GPT-4.5 ‘Orion,’ its largest AI model yet

Updated 2:40 pm PT: Hours after GPT-4.5’s release, OpenAI removed a line from the AI model’s white paper that said

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SEC says meme coins are not securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance on Thursday saying it does not view most meme coins, which are crypto

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The hottest AI models, what they do, and how to use them

AI models are being cranked out at a dizzying pace, by everyone from Big Tech companies like Google to startups

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Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns ‘chumps’ not to buy into SPVs

One of Sequoia’s most prominent investors, managing partner Roelof Botha, sees signs of another greed cycle brewing in venture capital,

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OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 is better at convincing other AIs to give it money

OpenAI’s next major AI model, GPT-4.5, is highly persuasive, according to the results of OpenAI’s internal benchmark evaluations. It’s particularly

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Meta is reportedly planning a standalone AI chatbot app

Meta reportedly plans to release a standalone app for its AI assistant, Meta AI, in a bid to better compete

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Spyzie stalkerware is spying on thousands of Android and iPhone users

A little-known phone surveillance operation called Spyzie has compromised more than half a million Android devices and thousands of iPhones