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AMD’s AI Chips Are Coming for Your Laptop, Desktop, and Car

AMD unveiled Ryzen AI 400 and Embedded processors at CES 2026, touting up to 60 TOPS NPUs and new chips for laptops, desktops, and edge devices. The post AMD’s AI Chips Are Coming for Your Laptop, Desktop, and Car appeared … Continue reading

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Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M

Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua.

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Meta hires Microsoft exec, former Trump deputy as chief legal officer

Meta said Tuesday that it hired former Microsoft legal executive Curtis Joseph Mahoney to become its chief legal officer.

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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20 billion from investors including Nvidia, Cisco, Fidelity

Elon Musk’s AI said it raised $20 billion in new funding after CNBC reported in November that a financing round would value the company at about $230 billion.

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xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding

Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

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California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids’ toys

“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.  

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Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip

Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.

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LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product

LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.

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Judge allows Hafa Adai Bingo case defendant to travel to South Korea

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court of Guam has approved a request by a defendant in the high-profile Hafa Adai Bingo case to travel overseas. The accused is part of the ongoing case and has her itinerary approved … Continue reading

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Minnesota youth softball treasurer accused of stealing $110K for casino gambling

A youth softball association treasurer, based in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has allegedly stolen more than $110,000 over a five-year span. The 52-year-old was the former treasurer of the Plymouth Wayzata Youth Softball Association (PWYSA) and she is being charged with … Continue reading

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