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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, a proactive AI model that delivers frontier coding performance and nears Fable 5's intelligence at half the price.
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Jensen Huang debuts on 𝕏, sharing NVIDIA's letter arguing that open AI models boost safety, innovation, and national sovereignty.
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Meta launches Facebook Verified, a free selfie-based badge confirming real people behind profiles on Marketplace, Dating, and Groups.
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It also introduces Seller, a dedicated app for Facebook Marketplace sellers with AI listing tools, unified inbox, and performance insights.
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Waymo plans to exit its Uber partnership, launching robotaxis on its own app in Austin and Atlanta.
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SpaceX completes Starship's 13th flight, deploying 20 Starlink satellites and achieving its softest splashdown yet.
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The Boring Company seeks $4B in funding at a $20B valuation.
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Samsung partners with Broadcom in a $200B deal to manufacture AI chips, expanding its foundry and advanced packaging business.
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Midjourney acquires astrology app Co-Star, gaining its 4.3M users and consumer app expertise.
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Nothing confirms restructuring and job cuts, denying market exit rumors after Phone 4B's record-breaking debut.
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Block launches BUZZ on iOS and Android, expanding its open-source AI team chat platform to mobile devices.
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World raises $52.5M, launching Phase 3 to expand human verification for apps, enterprises, and AI agents.
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ETN raises $1.6M to launch a daily live tech show covering Europe's AI and VC boom.
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New Relentless episode: Ti Morse sits down with OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman on building startups, trusting exponentials, and why AI marks the beginning of the singularity.
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YC Startup School 2026: Garry Tan interviews NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang on confronting reality, reinventing NVIDIA's tech stack, and why resilience matters most.
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David Senra interviews Ruby on Rails creator and 37signals co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson on building profitable software without investors, out-teaching competitors, and why unlimited resources ruin products.
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