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Ashton Kutcher Splits from Sound Ventures to Launch Infrastructure-Focused VC Firm Actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher is leaving Sound Ventures, the AI-focused investment firm he co-founded, to launch a new venture capital fund with Morgan Beller. The new fund will concentrate on investing in the infrastructure and energy systems
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Wayve Offers $85M Employee Stock Tender to Keep AI Talent Wayve, an AI startup focused on autonomous vehicle technology, launched an $85 million tender offer allowing employees to sell existing stock at an $8.5 billion company valuation. This move lets staff members cash in on their equity before the
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The AI Jobs Debate Just Got Messier A new report is turning the "AI will eliminate jobs" narrative on its head. Companies that are heavy users of artificial intelligence—what researchers call "high-intensity AI adopters"—actually grew their total workforce by 10.2% according to data
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Tesla's Full Self-Driving Tech Is Reshaping How We Think About AI in Transportation Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability is getting serious attention as the company pushes autonomous vehicle technology forward. TechCrunch Mobility is spotlighting how AI is becoming central to the future of transportation—and it&
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Founder Turns Personal Health Crisis Into AI Proof of Concept When Connor Christou, a fitness-focused founder, received a cancer diagnosis, he did what many entrepreneurs do—he got creative with the tools at hand. He compiled his medical data—blood work, scan results, fitness tracker readings, and personal journal entries—
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OpenAI Hits Pause on GPT-5.6 After Government Request—Here's Why It Matters OpenAI has temporarily limited the rollout of its GPT-5.6 model following a government request. The company stated publicly that it doesn't believe this type of government access process should become standard practice,
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AI Testing Startup Patronus Lands $50M to Build Better Safety Tools Patronus AI, a startup founded by former Meta AI researchers, just raised $50 million to develop what it calls "digital worlds"—simulated environments designed to test whether AI agents work safely and reliably before real-world use. The
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Engineers Are Thriving in the AI Era—Here's What That Means for Your Hiring Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence would eliminate engineering jobs, new data tells a different story. According to SignalFire's analysis, engineers are actually making up a larger share of new hires at
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Flipkart Hits 1,000 Micro-Fulfillment Centers as E-Commerce Giants Battle for India's Quick-Commerce Crown Walmart-backed Flipkart has reached a major milestone by opening its 1,000th micro-fulfillment center across India, while Amazon simultaneously accelerates its own quick-commerce expansion in the country. Both retail giants are racing to dominate
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Groq Raises $650M After Nvidia Deal Falls Apart—What It Means for Your Business AI chip company Groq just secured $650 million in funding after Nvidia's planned $20 billion "acqui-hire" deal collapsed. Instead of being absorbed by Nvidia, Groq is doubling down on its own business—
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Apple's iOS 27 Brings Practical AI Tools Beyond Siri Upgrades Apple announced iOS 27 at its developer conference, and while the Siri overhaul made headlines, the real value for small business owners is hidden in other parts of the operating system. Apple is rolling out AI features throughout
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Nobel Prize Winner Leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic in Major AI Brain Drain John Jumper, a Nobel laureate in chemistry who leads protein-folding research at Google DeepMind, is jumping ship to rival AI company Anthropic. He's not alone—multiple high-profile researchers have recently departed DeepMind for competing firms,
