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Amazon reportedly gears up to release next-gen Alexa

Amazon may be gearing up to release a next-gen, AI-powered Alexa experience, according to Reuters. Per the outlet’s report, Amazon

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Workday cuts nearly 2,000 employees

Enterprise HR platform Workday is the latest tech company to announce layoffs in recent weeks. The Silicon Valley-based company laid

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Ransomware payments dropped in 2024 as victims refused to pay hackers

Ransomware payments fell by more than one-third in 2024 as an increasing number of victims refused to negotiate with hackers.

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The Elon Musk Act aims to ban ‘special government employees’ from having federal contracts

U.S. Democratic Representative Mark Pocan plans to introduce a bill designed to ban “special government employees” like Elon Musk from

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TechCrunch Sessions: AI lowest ticket rates

AI is heating up, and we’re diving in! TechCrunch Sessions: AI is officially open for registration. Secure your spot now

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Google launches new AI models and brings ‘thinking’ to Gemini

Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a

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Musk moves to dismiss suit over Tesla’s alleged use of AI-generated ‘Blade Runner’ imagery

Attorneys for Elon Musk intend to move to dismiss a case that accuses the Tesla CEO, who is also the

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Cherry Ventures raises a new $500M fund for early stage and beyond, but will it be enough?

It’s sometimes said that European VC doesn’t have the firepower to compete with VCs in the U.S., which regularly raise

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Modern Synthesis is making compostable materials that last a lifetime

Jen Keane’s claim to fame is that she grew a shoe using bacteria, coaxing the microbes to deposit their nanocellulosic

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Former Whoop exec’s new app Alma uses AI for all things nutrition

Generative AI models have demonstrated to app developers that combining a robust knowledge base with the right model can enable