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Meta’s Llama drama and how Trump’s tariffs could hit moonshot projects
Meta's AI models flop amid performance and credibility doubts


Yahoo removes DEI pages from its website
Yahoo scales back DEI content amid Trump admin's crackdown efforts


A Waymo robotaxi got trapped in Chick-fil-A drive-thru
Waymo robotaxi stalls in Santa Monica Chick-fil-A drive-thru, causing traffic jam.


Nuro’s $106M raise backs its shift from delivery robots to licensing autonomy tech
Nuro secures $106M to boost autonomous tech amid strategic pivot


ChatGPT Is Now Great At Faking Something Tempting — But There’s A Catch
ChatGPT's image tool raises fraud concerns with fake receipts


Amazon will use AI to generate recaps for book series on the Kindle
Amazon Kindle's new AI-powered Recaps enhance book series catch-up.

How Kalshi helped prediction markets go mainstream
Kalshi's prediction market sparks debate over legality and opportunity in trading events


AI has opened a new era in venture capital according to Forerunner Founder Kirsten Green
Forerunner's success in trendspotting and AI future plans with Kirsten Green


Mach CEO on building defense tech company in your 20s
Mach secures US military contract, plans global expansion


San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie thinks his city is on the verge of a rebound
SF Mayor Lurie aims to revitalize city's tech hub status amid challenges


Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M for a new fund
Ballistic Ventures aims for $100M fund targeting cybersecurity startups.


Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universities
Teen AI founder goes viral after 15 college rejections spark debate on X


X may soon start selling inactive usernames to Verified Organizations starting at $10K, code reveals
X to auction dormant usernames, bids start at $10K for verified firms


Fourier is making hydrogen electrolyzers inspired by data centers
Fourier innovates hydrogen production, lands $18.5M investment


Peter Diamandis answers the question: Is longevity only for the wealthy?
Peter Diamandis on tech's role in life extension: exclusive insights from StrictlyVC.


ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
ChatGPT's new image tool fuels fake receipt fraud concerns


The hottest AI models, what they do, and how to use them
AI Models Flood Market: From Google's Gemini to OpenAI's Orion


Instagram will let you watch Reels at twice the speed
Instagram speeds up Reels playback for all users with new update.

Island lands $250M in funding at a $4.8B valuation
Island's $250M Series E boosts valuation to $4.85B, led by Coatue, with 450 enterprise clients.


Leaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machine
China's AI censorship system flags sensitive topics efficiently, leaks reveal.
