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Big Tech’s AI spending spree: Smart long-term bet or short-term risk?

CNBC’s Paulina Likos and Zev Fima break down big tech’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree

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I tried the Apple Crossbody Strap. It’s convenient, but the phone looks silly when the strap is removed

Apple’s new Crossbody Strap is a convenient way to go hands free but the strap can rub uncomfortably at times, and the phone looks silly when the strap is removed.

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TikTok Shop Is Now the Size of eBay

TikTok’s ecommerce arm has kept growing steadily, despite tariffs and never-ending debates over whether the platform should be banned.

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Altimeter’s Brad Gerstner says market pullback is healthy, sees no bubble in tech

Gerstner pushed back on the idea that the market is in bubble territory.

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements

Among the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage.

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Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

Affirm CEO Max Levchin said as the government shutdown drags on, there are signs of shifting shopping habits from federal workers.

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Block sinks 10% after weak third quarter results miss Wall Street estimates

Block’s third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street estimates and showed slowing profit growth from Square.

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Huawei’s Mate 70 Air Takes Aim at Apple’s iPhone Air — for Half the Price

Mate 70 Air takes on iPhone Air at nearly half the price, with a 7-inch OLED, 6,500 mAh battery, and 66W charging. Launching first in China. The post Huawei’s Mate 70 Air Takes Aim at Apple’s iPhone Air — for … Continue reading

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Kim Kardashian says ChatGPT is her ‘frenemy’

Kim Kardashian admitted that she has failed legal exams after blindly relying on ChatGPT’s advice.

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Congressional Budget Office confirms it was hacked

The congressional research office confirmed a breach, but did not comment on the cause. A security researcher suggested the hack may have originated because CBO failed to patch a firewall for more than a year.

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