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Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided

Netflix is using AI for special effects and pre-production, but CEO Ted Sarandos that Netflix “not worried about AI replacing creativity.”

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Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation

As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn.

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Meta partners with Blue Owl Capital on $27 billion AI data center project

Meta on Tuesday said it formed a $27-billion joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital to fund and develop the Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana.

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CNBC exclusive: First look at Shield AI’s new AI-piloted military fighter drone

Shield AI has developed X-Bat, an unmanned, AI-piloted fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.

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Are we in an AI bubble? Here’s what analysts and experts are saying

The euphoria is drawing comparisons to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s and the 2008 financial crisis.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s annual pay jumps to $96.5 million

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is getting a major bump in his compensation, thanks to a steep rally in the company’s stock price.

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Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta

Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction. Backed by Sequoia and Spark, the company also launched an invite-only iOS beta to preview its conversational AI.

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OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google 

OpenAI’s new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era.

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DraftKings acquires predictions platform Railbird

The sports betting giant is preparing to launch a new platform in the coming months called DraftKings Predictions.

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Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation

Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July.

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