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  • Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft

    Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft

    This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

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  • At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?

    At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?

    Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.

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  • “We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z

    “We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z

    Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an...

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  • Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps

    Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps

    Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.

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  • The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy

    The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy

    As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, I’ve officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. I’ve always...

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  • Nvidia’s AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU

    Nvidia’s AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU

    The new generation of data center systems is increasing efficiency with smarter traffic control instead of just more processor cycles.

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  • Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine

    Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine

    Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.

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  • Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?

    Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?

    Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?

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  • Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

    Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

    Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.

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  • An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI

    An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI

    Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.

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  • Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases

    Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases

    The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses.

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  • Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets

    Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets

    There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.

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  • How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems 

    How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems 

    Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.

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  • More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

    More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

    The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.

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  • Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M

    Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M

    Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

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  • Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again

    Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again

    Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.

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  • a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’

    a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’

    The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

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  • Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label

    Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label

    A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.

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  • Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

    Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

    Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role.

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  • As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space

    As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space

    Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.

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