Meta estimates that it earns 10% of its revenue from scams, report says
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Meta estimates that it earns 10% of its revenue from scams, report says | TechCrunch
These fraudulent ads purport to offer a product or service that isn't actually real, and may be intended to solicit payments from less savvy u...
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Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments
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Sam Altman says OpenAI has $20B ARR and about $1.4 trillion in data center commitments | TechCrunch
Altman named a long list of upcoming business he thinks will generate significant revenue.
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Google to buy carbon credits from massive Amazonian reforestation project
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Google to buy carbon credits from massive Amazonian reforestation project | TechCrunch
The deal is the first selected by the Symbiosis Coalition, an advance market commitment founded to seed the market for nature-based carbon removal.
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Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for ebook authors
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Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for e-book authors | TechCrunch
Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service, is designed to broaden the reach of e-book authors.
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Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails
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Sam Altman says he doesn't want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails | TechCrunch
The furor over Sarah Friar's comments grew so loud that Trump's AI czar David Sacks weighed in.
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Ford execs reportedly discuss ending the F-150 Lightning
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Ford execs reportedly discuss ending the F-150 Lightning | TechCrunch
Production was already paused as Ford prioritizes gas and hybrid versions of the truck. The Lightning has been on the market for three years.
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Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day
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Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day | TechCrunch
This makes the Android launch more than 4x the size of the iOS launch, with 327% more installs (360,000) β€” but the firm notes that's not an ...
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SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers
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SpaceX's Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers | TechCrunch
The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.
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Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe
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Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe | TechCrunch
Meta says that since the launch of Vibes, media generation in the Meta AI app has jumped more than tenfold.
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Subtle Computing’s voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments
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Subtle Computing's voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments | TechCrunch
Subtle Computing has raised $6 million in seed funding to build voice-isolation models. The startup plans to announce a hardware device next year.
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