Monthly Archives: August 2025

Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release

While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions.

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OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models

For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state-of-the-art.

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Claude Fans Threw a Funeral for Anthropic’s Retired AI Model

Roughly 200 people gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to mourn the loss of Claude 3 Sonnet, an older AI model that Anthropic recently killed.

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Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

Axon Enterprise’s stock popped 14% after the TASER maker topped Wall Street’s estimates and boosted its outlook due to robust demand for its security solutions.

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Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it

In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn’t a simple matter.

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The EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation. Here’s what it is.

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission.

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Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.

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ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use

The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that’s cleared for commercial use.

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Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino takes helm at digital health company eMed

Yaccarino stepped down as CEO of Elon Musk’s social media platform X in July.

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Crack the code to startup traction with insights from Chef Robotics, NEA, and ICONIQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Finding product-market fit isn’t a milestone — it’s a messy, make-or-break journey. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, a founder who’s been through the fire and two investors who’ve helped startups hit escape velocity will break down how to do it … Continue reading

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