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Elon Musk's X has signed up a new adtech partner as it looks to bring on more advertisers
Elon Musk's X is working with the adtech company Magnite to boost programmatic ad sales. The company has been expanding its ad partnerships.
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Tech giants are lining up over $300 billion in AI spend. Their CEOs are betting cheaper models will drive up AI demand.
Meta, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are ramping up their AI capex spend, despite investor concerns that it's undermined by more efficient models.
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A startup that helps influencers launch their own apps pulls in a $150 million investment
Uscreen, a startup that builds tools to help creators directly connect with fans, raised a $150 million investment from PSG Equity.
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Elon Musk said he'll drop $97.4 billion OpenAI bid if it remains a nonprofit
Elon Musk said in a Wednesday filing he'll withdraw his bid for the nonprofit controlling OpenAI if it's "prepared to preserve the charity's mission."
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Why this AI agent startup founder believes her creativity and passion give her a competitive edge
Saumya Bhatnagar says that her background in the arts has made her a better engineer and a more creative founder.
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Xiaomi's EV drive puts the Chinese smartphone maker's stock in the fast lane
Shares in China's Xiaomi are up more than 20% in Hong Kong this year as the smartphone maker aims to deliver 300,000 EVs in 2025.
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Silicon Valley's next act: bringing 'vibe coding' to the world
Seasoned engineers and people with zero coding experience are embracing "vibe coding" — the act of relying on AI to write code for them.
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Utilities want to power Big Tech's AI ambitions with natural gas. These are the data centers they're betting on.
In states where Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are building giant data center hubs, utilities want to power them with new natural gas plants.
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Brands feel like 'collateral damage' after Trump delayed closing the de minimis tax loophole
Trump's de minimis delay leaves DTC brands in turmoil, struggling to plan amid sudden policy changes.
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A software engineer built an app for tracking her weight-loss shots. In 8 months, it's crossed 100,000 downloads and has $2 million from VCs.
Aja Beckett quit her job after her weight-loss shot-tracking app, Shotsy, took off on Reddit.
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Baidu, the Google of China, is on a stock-market tear thanks to new AI pricing
The broader rally in Chinese tech stocks highlights how DeepSeek's cost-efficient model could spur developments in China's AI sector.
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An infinite Wikipedia scroll I created in mere hours went viral. I think people may be tired of curated algorithms.
I created a viral infinite scrolling Wikipedia page in just hours. I think this shows people may be tired of highly curated algorithms.
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Reddit's stock drops 15% after the CEO said a Google algorithm tweak hurt traffic
CEO Steve Huffman said a Google algorithm tweak caused "volatility" on the site.
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Sam Altman scoffs at Elon Musk's claims of an OpenAI antitrust 'conspiracy' in new lawsuit filing
There is no OpenAI antitrust conspiracy, Altman tells Musk in their latest lawsuit volley. And Musk is hardly a "harmed' party, Altman also argues.
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Apple just made the rare move to launch an Android app
As season two of "Severance" airs on AppleTV+, the tech giant has made its app streaming platform downloadable to Android devices.
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