AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
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AI researchers 'embodied' an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams | TechCrunch
AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
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Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.
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What is Bending Spoons? The little-known firm behind Vimeo's sweeping layoffs | TechCrunch
Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.
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Bluesky is looking to a new signal — "dislikes" — to personalize users' feeds.
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Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta | TechCrunch
As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content ...
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The social media company inked three deals in the U.S. to power its data centers and offset its carbon footprint.
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Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week | TechCrunch
The social media company inked three deals in the U.S. to power its data centers and offset its carbon footprint.
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CoreWeave's failed buy of Core Scientific is another sign of an AI bubble. But it's still shopping.
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AI mania tanks CoreWeave’s Core Scientific acquisition — it buys Python notebook Marimo | TechCrunch
CoreWeave's failed buy of Core Scientific is another sign of an AI bubble. But it's still shopping.
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Tattd, a marketplace for tattoo-seekers and artists, set up a mini tattoo parlor in the Expo Hall at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
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Tattd gave four TechCrunch writers tattoos at Startup Battlefield | TechCrunch
Tattd, a marketplace for tattoo-seekers and artists, set up a mini tattoo parlor in the Expo Hall at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
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The hackers sent out mass-emails using official University of Pennsylvania email accounts, and threatened to leak university data.
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Hackers threaten to leak data after breaching University of Pennsylvania to send mass emails | TechCrunch
As the hackers plainly stated in their message ("Please stop giving us money"), this breach appears motivated to suppress alumni donations.
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AWS continues to see strong demand as companies gobble up its cloud infrastructure services in the age of AI.
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AWS exceeds Wall Street’s expectations as demand for cloud infra remains high | TechCrunch
AWS continues to see strong demand as companies gobble up its cloud infrastructure services in the age of AI.
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Ribbon, which provides software and technology to phone and internet giants, said nation-state hackers were in its systems since at least December 2024.
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Government hackers breached telecom giant Ribbon for months before getting caught | TechCrunch
Ribbon, which provides software and technology to phone and internet giants, said nation-state hackers were in its systems since at least December ...
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Perplexity’s agreement with Getty appears to legitimize some of the startup’s previous use of Getty’s stock photos. Perplexity came under fire last year for a series of plagiarism accusations from several news organizations.
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Perplexity strikes multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images  | TechCrunch
Perplexity’s agreement with Getty appears to legitimize some of the startup’s previous use of Getty’s stock photos. Perplexity came under fir...
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