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India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users

Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies end free promotions with hopes to con...
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Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M

MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by Jane Street and Situational ...
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Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers

Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three autom...
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YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play

YouTube is expanding its more affordable, $7.99 per month Premium Lite subscription service with new features, including the ability to down...
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Music generator ProducerAI joins Google Labs

The generative AI music tool ProducerAI will become part of Google Labs, the company announced on Tuesday. Backed by The Chainsmokers, th...
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Music generator ProducerAI joins Google Labs

The generative AI music tool ProducerAI will become part of Google Labs, the company announced on Tuesday. Backed by The Chainsmokers, th...
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Can the creator economy stay afloat in a flood of AI slop?

Online creators and their business models were on our mind this week after mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast announced that his company is buyin...
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Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safe

For nearly three decades, Bill Gurley has been among of the most influential voices in Silicon Valley — a general partner at Benchmark whose...
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Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers

Quantum computing will not be replacing supercomputers in 2026, let alone reaching industrial scale. And yet, investor appetite for companie...
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Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere

People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designe...
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