Sam Atlman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks
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Exclusive: Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks | TechCrunch
The solar-thermal startup wants to deliver electricity for as little as one cent per kWh. But first it has to scale production to 1 million units p...
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Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in
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Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in | TechCrunch
Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.
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EU launches antitrust probe into how Google’s anti-spam policy affects publishers’ search rankings
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EU launches antitrust probe into how Google's anti-spam policy affects publishers' search rankings | TechCrunch
The Commission said on Thursday that it had identified that Google is using its spam policy to push news media and other publishers' websites ...
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Harbinger raises $160M, will build trucks for FedEx
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Harbinger raises $160M, will build trucks for FedEx | TechCrunch
The Los Angeles-based startup will build more than 50 electric truck chassis for the delivery giant by the end of this year.
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Spotify introduces a Premium Platinum plan with lossless access in five markets
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Spotify introduces a Premium Platinum plan with lossless access in five markets | TechCrunch
Spotify is debuting a new tiered premium plan in five markets with the costliest tier gaining access to lossless streaming.
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Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you
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Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you | TechCrunch
Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout, and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.
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Coding assistant Cursor raises $2.3bn five months after its previous round
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Coding assistant Cursor raises $2.3B 5 months after its previous round | TechCrunch
Cursor plans to use the capital to continue developing Composer, the AI model the vibe-coding startup released in October.
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Coding assistant Cursor raises $2.3B 5 months after its previous round
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Coding assistant Cursor raises $2.3B 5 months after its previous round | TechCrunch
Cursor plans to use the capital to continue developing Composer, the AI model the vibe-coding startup released in October.
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Spotify adds a new, less repetitive shuffle, plus audiobook recaps
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Spotify adds a new, less repetitive shuffle, plus audiobook recaps | TechCrunch
Spotify's new default shuffle option will queue up fewer songs from your recent listening history. This means users will hear more new songs.
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Microsoft’s plan to fix its chip problem is, partly, to let OpenAI do the heavy lifting
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Microsoft's plan to fix its chip problem is, partly, to let OpenAI do the heavy lifting | TechCrunch
The tech giant plans to leverage its partner's custom chip development to bolster its own struggling semiconductor efforts, a move that looks ...
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