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Alex Carr

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AI

Google it (while you still can)

At Google’s annual developer conference, the company revealed it’s reinventing Search, along with a massive suite of consumer-focused AI products.

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AI

OpenAI can’t solve this equation

New reporting from the WSJ reveals that OpenAI has missed important internal goals, putting its IPO in question.

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AI

Washington just can’t quit Anthropic

The Pentagon wanted Anthropic dead. The rest of the government didn't get the memo.

Tim Cook
Consumer Electronics

Apple’s 20/20 vision

After years of swinging for augmented reality wearables and missing, Apple is trying on a simpler idea.

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AI

AI has a PR problem

The industry that promised to change everything can't seem to change anyone's mind.

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AI

Google Gemini beefs up mental health support

The chatbot will now direct users to crisis hotlines and avoid “confirming false beliefs.”

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AI

Trump gives the Claude shoulder

After Anthropic refused to drop its AI guardrails, the White House ordered federal agencies to phase out its tech. Hours later, OpenAI swooped in with its own Pentagon deal.

Jack Dorsey
AI

The headcount hard reset

Jack Dorsey cut almost half of Block's workforce and blamed AI, giving other CEOs a template and a cover story at the same time.

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AI

Claude’s hack at it

A hacker used Claude to steal troves of Mexican government data. Meanwhile, AI-enabled attacks rose 89% last year.

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AI

The great RAM grab has begun

AI giants are hoovering up the world's memory supply, and everyone else will pay for it in higher prices, delayed products, and canceled launches.