π Discover this trending post from WIRED π π **Category**: Business,Business / Artificial Intelligence,Sharing Shares β
**What Youβll Learn**: OpenAI and Anthropy She fought for workers, customers, and public attention. The rival AI labs were on opposite sides of the policy proposals, and their CEOs were the only ones not collaborating among dozens of industry leaders at a business summit earlier this year. But they have one big area of ββoverlap: investors.About 90 venture capital firms and other money managers have invested in both OpenAI and Anthropic over the past few years, according to a WIRED analysis of data from…
π Explore this trending post from WIRED π π **Category**: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Home,Chlorine Dreams π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: This floating tool monitors temperature, pH, and ORP (replacement for free chlorine), giving you a solid picture of your pool's disinfecting capabilities, and is automatically updated every 15 minutes. While many chemistry monitors require replaceable supplies (very expensive) and regular battery replacement to work, the Iopool solution is solid, requiring no maintenance at all except for storing it outside the pool in the winter months. I used it for two full swimming seasons until it died (at…
π₯ Read this must-read post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Security,cyberattack,cybersecurity,espionage,LinkedIn π **What Youβll Learn**: Spies working for Chinese intelligence use job search and recruitment sites, including LinkedIn, to lure Western workers into sharing sensitive information, according to a joint advisory issued by the FBI, MI5, and the governments of Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The advisory says Chinese spies are posing as online recruiters and human resources companies posing as fake companies allegedly based out of China, targeting people with the goal of obtaining non-public information that could benefit Beijing. The advice comes as governments continue to issue warnings…
π Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: AI,Robotics,Startups,Exclusive,hello robot π **What Youβll Learn**: Martinez, California, is about as far away as you can get from Silicon Valley, and still in the San Francisco Bay Area. Located on the northeastern edge of the bay, this small city is home to Hello Robot, a startup that is a far cry from the extreme promises of its robotics competitors 45 miles south. Hello Robot released the fourth version of its home assistance robot, Stretch, last month. It may be called a humanoid robot. While Stretch features a vaguely human torso…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new tool on Thursday, apparently inspired by a social media trend that involves paying for real-world items with the tap of a homemade magic wand, which disguises a tap-and-pay credit card. Now, there's a real stick you can buy to participate. The company's $25 stick is part of a lineup of new NFC-enabled tag devices, which Cash App plans to expand to include more form factors in the coming months. The company said its…
π₯ Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: AI π **What Youβll Learn**: Mira Moratti is not a natural creature on the convention stage. As CTO of OpenAI, she was present but rarely the public face of the company. As CEO of her own company, Thinking Machines Lab, finding her was even more difficult. So when she sat down with Bloomberg in San Francisco on Thursday β her first major media appearance in nearly 18 months β it was worth paying attention to, even if she was careful not to say too much. The timing makes sense. Thinking…
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**What Youβll Learn**: As Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2026, approaches, excitement is centered around what Apple has in store for us this year. From Siri fixes to new Apple Intelligence updates, there's a lot to look forward to. The annual Worldwide Developers Conference begins Monday at 10am PT/1pm ET. For those eager to tune in, the event will be streamed live via the Apple Developer app, Apple's website, and the Apple Developer YouTube channel. Big AI makeover for Siri The most anticipated announcement is a…
π₯ Explore this awesome post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Climate,Fundraising,Startups,Helion,fusion energy,Peak XV Partners,Bill Ford,Anti Fund,SoftBank Vision Fund 2,lux capital,Dustin Moscovitz,fusion power,nuclear fusion,mithril capital,boxgroup,Thrive Capital,lightspeed venture partners π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, announced Thursday that it has raised $465 million in a new funding round that values ββthe company at $15.5 billion. The money is being pumped in as Helion races to complete its first Orion power plant. The startup has set an aggressive timeline for deploying the power of the fusion in the network, as early as 2028 if it can meet the terms…
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**What Youβll Learn**: In November 2017, TechCrunch brought Startup Battlefield to Australia for the first time. Fifteen startups from across Australia and New Zealand took the stage in Sydney, pitching their work to investors and judges, and vying for a chance on the global stage. It's been one day. Single stage. And what happened next is exactly why we came back. Sydney, August 19, 2026 On August 19, Startup Battlefield returns to Sydney in partnership with Stripe, one of the most popular technology companies in the…
π₯ Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Security,Privacy,privacy,cybersecurity,ad blocker π **What Youβll Learn**: Using an ad blocker is good for your security and privacy, and even the FBI recommends it to protect against online harm. But as great as ad blockers are for cleaning up your browsing experience, these tools often don't do much to prevent prevalent in-app ad tracking. Now, thanks to a new feature in iOS 26 and macOS 26, a developer has built the first device-level ad blocker that works across all of Apple's major products β iPhone, iPad, and Mac β and isn't…
