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OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round

OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round

OpenAI’s latest funding round doesn't seem to be living up to expectations.

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Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward

Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center polluti...

An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air ...

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4 days left: How TechCrunch Founder Summit helps you make more useful connections to scale

4 days left: How TechCrunch Founder Summit helps you ma...

On November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, get ready for a full day packed wi...

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Apple CEO says the company doesn’t ‘want to ship AI for AI’s sake’

Apple CEO says the company doesn’t ‘want to ship AI for...

Apple's new CEO defended the company's current position in the AI landscape.

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Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn

Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn

At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, f...

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Jio shares surge 21% in market debut after blockbuster India IPO

Jio shares surge 21% in market debut after blockbuster ...

Jio has debuted as India's second-most valuable listed company, behind its paren...

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Kodiak lands first commercial deal to supply driverless trucks for public highways

Kodiak lands first commercial deal to supply driverless...

The deal with DTL Transport puts it on a path to become an an asset-light tech s...

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7 days until TechCrunch Founder Summit: Save up to $100 on your pass before doors open

7 days until TechCrunch Founder Summit: Save up to $100...

In just 7 days, TechCrunch Founder Summit takes over Boston’s SoWa Power Station...

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Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban

Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized...

Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postp...

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Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World

Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World

Meta has launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a ...

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TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now 

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper o...

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on Nove...

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VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit

VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about prod...

Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the fou...

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Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell

Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorab...

The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell d...

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OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”

OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on th...

OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its eng...

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Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers

Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers

At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just...

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Oura adds new fitness metrics to show how workouts impact your body

Oura adds new fitness metrics to show how workouts impa...

While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, rivals like Ri...