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Apple is looking to add AI search engines to Safari

Apple is looking at adding AI search engines from OpenAI, Perplexity, and Anthropic into Safari, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services, made the statement during his testimony in the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against … Continue reading

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Microsoft adopts Google’s standard for linking up AI agents

Microsoft says that it’s embracing Google’s recently launched open protocol for allowing AI “agents” to communicate with each other. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it would bring support for Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A) spec to two of its AI development platforms, … Continue reading

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Uber invests $100M in WeRide to fuel robotaxi expansion across 15 more cities

Uber has committed $100 million to Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide as they expand to 15 more cities.

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The web series is back – only this time, they’re TikToks

“Day 25 of starting over my whole entire life,” Raegan Lynch narrates over a short video. “Right now, I’m wandering around the city I just moved to, in a country I’d never seen, all by myself after my relationship ended, … Continue reading

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CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers

The cybersecurity company said it will lay off 5% of its global workforce.

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NBA star Russell Westbrook launches AI-enabled funeral planning startup

NBA superstar Russell Westbrook is taking a shot off the court at simplifying funeral planning with the help of artificial intelligence.

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Spotify’s latest update gives users more control over their listening experience

Spotify on Wednesday announced an update to its app designed to give users more control over their listening experience and recommendations. The refreshed experience introduces a handful of new features that will roll out gradually to Spotify users and Premium … Continue reading

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Mistral claims its newest AI model delivers leading performance for the price

French AI startup Mistral is releasing a new AI model, Mistral Medium 3, that’s focused on efficiency without compromising performance. Available in Mistral’s API priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $20.80 per million output tokens, Mistral Medium 3 … Continue reading

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Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool

After hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent earnings call, Netflix officially unveiled the feature at its tech and product event on Wednesday.  This new search experience will utilize OpenAI’s ChatGPT to provide users with a conversational … Continue reading

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Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance

Breathe has developed a suite of tools that it says helps automakers and others get the most out of their batteries.

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