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David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead

David Sacks has used up his days as Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. Speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday, the…

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Emil Michael, now a senior Pentagon official, says he’ll never forgive Uber investors who ousted him and Kalanick

Emil Michael, who serves as a senior technology official at the Department of Defense, is back in the spotlight over…

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New court filing reveals Pentagon told Anthropic the two sides were nearly aligned — a week after Trump declared the relationship kaput

Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon’s assertion that…

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Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over ‘illegal gambling business’

Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes has filed criminal charges against prediction market platform Kalshi for allegedly operating an illegal gambling…

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The MacBook Neo is ‘the most repairable MacBook’ in years, according to iFixit

Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t just the most affordable MacBook by far — it’s also the most repairable MacBook in…

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AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard

When the production company Particle6 debuted its AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood last fall, the move was not warmly welcomed by…

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Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation

ModRetro, the vintage gaming startup by Palmer Luckey, is in talks to raise funding at a $1 billion valuation, according…

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Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply-chain label in court

Dario Amodei said Thursday that Anthropic plans to challenge the Department of Defense’s decision to label the AI firm a…

3 weeks ago

Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue

The AI coding assistant Cursor has surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue, a metric calculated by multiplying the latest month’s…

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OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets

OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. The…

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