Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant: Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system. Read More
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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access: Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Read More
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Anthropic files to go public: Anthropic, now an AI powerhouse that has landed top-tier enterprise customers, was once considered an underdog in the emerging world of large language models. Read More
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Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute: In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products. Read More
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Alphabet's record-breaking $85B raise for Google's AI business is a helluva good signal: If Alphabet's record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow. Read More
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Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass: The company said it's worked up a moderation system that uses a blend of AI and human input to moderate both visual and written content. Read More
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Founders share VC horror stories, and some are naming names: A massive viral conversation sharing VC horror stories has taken place this week on X. Some are weird. Some are infuriating. Read More
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These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked: The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day. Read More
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Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts: Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites. Read More
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