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TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield 200 applications close June 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Winners compete at Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco this October.
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Google is paying SpaceX $920M monthly for compute resources to handle surging demand from its AI products. The deal signals how quickly cloud infrastructure needs are scaling as AI tools go mainstream.
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The US relies on releasing sterilized flies to control screwworm populations, but production capacity is limited. These flesh-eating parasites pose a threat to livestock and the agricultural industry.
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Logitech's G512 X 98 keyboard tries to blend mechanical and analog switches for flexibility, but the execution falls short of its ambitious concept.
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Naomi Gleit, Meta's longest-serving employee after Zuckerberg, says she's still in her dream job despite years of controversy. She's now helping shape how the company thinks about AI's impact on work.
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SpaceX's upcoming IPO has the space enthusiast community buzzing. While Wall Street watches the numbers, space nerds see it as a chance to directly support humanity's push beyond Earth.
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Reid Hoffman is stepping down from Microsoft's board after helping broker the OpenAI partnership. His departure comes as Microsoft navigates increased AI scrutiny and regulatory concerns.
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Three farmers share how AI is changing their daily operations, from automated milking systems to precision weed control. The tech isn't just hype anymore, it's solving real labor and efficiency problems on working farms.
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Companies are hitting the brakes on AI spending as token costs spiral out of control. The industry is shifting from aggressive experimentation to cost management and guardrails.
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Jensen Huang envisions a radical laptop redesign around AI workflows. Microsoft Build and Google I/O doubled down on the AI-everything vision. But do users actually want their computers to work this way?
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New York just passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers (20+ megawatts). If Governor Hochul signs it, it'll be the first statewide ban of its kind, pausing construction while the state studies environmental and energy impacts.
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AI startup Quilty claims it can predict box office success from scripts alone, but early tests show it getting major predictions backwards, raising questions about AI's limits in creative industries.
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AMD's new Radeon RX 9070 GRE launches at $549, the same price as last year's RX 9070, but with 85% of the GPU cores, 75% of the memory, and 66% of the memory bandwidth. It's GPU shrinkflation in action.
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Travel companies love slapping 'eco-friendly' labels on everything, but most of it is performance. Here's how to separate actual environmental efforts from marketing spin when you book your next trip.
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Raspberry Pi just bumped up its profit forecast to at least $38m for H1 2026, crediting growing AI demand. The tiny computer maker is riding the wave of edge AI applications that need affordable, capable hardware.
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SpaceX is heading toward what could be the largest IPO ever, and thanks to recent index rule changes, it'll automatically land in your retirement funds whether you picked it or not.
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Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, is re-entering the public eye after her departure last year. In today's AI landscape, staying quiet means risking irrelevance.
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Poke just became the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business platform. You can now interact with AI through regular text messages instead of downloading yet another app.
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Meta's new AI assistant for Facebook creators answers questions about post timing and audience engagement without digging through analytics dashboards. It's basically a chatbot layer on top of creator metrics.
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Kevin O'Leary is cutting his Utah data center project in half after pushback from locals and state officials. The 40,000-acre plan is now down to roughly 20,000 acres, though that's still bigger than what Utah's Senate President requested.
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Motorola's first tablet-style foldable, the Razr Fold, enters a crowded market at $1,900. It's cool tech with flagship specs, but practicality remains questionable for the price.
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EveryPlate delivers budget-friendly meal kits that prioritize simplicity and taste over variety. Fewer options and ingredients, but the tradeoff keeps costs down without sacrificing flavor.
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Top VCs are backing both OpenAI and Anthropic instead of choosing sides. The logic is simple: why bet on one when you can own both leaders in the AI race?
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A breakdown of essential cryptocurrency terminology as Bitcoin's price drops again. Understanding these terms matters if you're considering crypto payments, blockchain integrations, or just trying to decode the hype.
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