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Rising star defense tech startup Mach Industries is raising $100 million, sources say

Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, is about to close a fresh $100 million in financing co-led by new investor Khosla and existing investor Bedrock Capital, a source familiar with the deal tells TechCrunch. The new … Continue reading

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Fintech Bench conducts layoff while others still work month-to-month

Bench, the accounting and tax startup that was bought in a fire sale last December, has conducted a round of significant layoffs, it confirmed to TechCrunch. Bench didn’t specify how many people were affected, but one person who works there … Continue reading

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Ai2’s new small AI model outperforms similarly-sized models from Google, Meta

‘Tis the week for small AI models, it seems. On Thursday, Ai2, the nonprofit AI research institute, released Olmo 2 1B, a 1-billion-parameter model that Ai2 claims beats similarly-sized models from Google, Meta, and Alibaba on several benchmarks. Parameters, sometimes … Continue reading

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May Mobility to launch robotaxis on Uber platform this year in Texas

Startup May Mobility plans to deploy its autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform by the end of 2025, starting in Arlington, Texas, as part of a multi-year partnership. The tie-up with Uber offers May Mobility a chance to grow beyond … Continue reading

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Nvidia takes aim at Anthropic’s support of chip export controls

Nvidia clearly doesn’t agree with Anthropic’s support for export controls on U.S.-made AI chips. On Wednesday, Anthropic doubled down on its support for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion,” which would impose sweeping AI chip export … Continue reading

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Microsoft raises prices of Xbox video game consoles due to ‘market conditions’

A month after President Trump announced new tariffs on imports into the U.S., Microsoft is citing higher video game development costs for an increase in prices.

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Amazon reports first-quarter earnings after the bell

Amazon is releasing its first earnings results since President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs.

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Apple reports second-quarter earnings after the bell

Neither Apple nor CEO Tim Cook have publicly commented on the hefty tariffs President Donald Trump announced for every country around the world on April 2.

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How Google’s Antitrust Case Could Upend the A.I. Race

A landmark antitrust lawsuit about the past has turned into a fight about the future.

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Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack

The firm told the BBC it had restricted internet access in its stores following an attempted cyber attack.

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