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TSMC’s $100B Investment in US Data Centers Sets Foreign Investment Record

The investment will go into building three new fabrication plants in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as two packaging facilities and a research center.

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Gartner’s 6 Cybersecurity Trends for 2025 – No Surprise That AI Features Prominently

From addressing burnout to managing machine identities enterprise-wide, here are key topics that CISOs and cybersecurity teams should be focused on this year.

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How Trump’s Tariffs Will Disrupt Key Industries in Mexico

The imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada represents a violation of the USMCA and could trigger a tariff war, experts say.

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CrowdStrike falls 9% on disappointing earnings forecast

CrowdStrike shares dropped more than 9% in extended trading after the cybersecurity software provider issued weaker-than-expected guidance.

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Aspiration co-founder and board member defrauded investors of $145M, prosecutors say

The fintech startup has been under federal scrutiny for years for questionable financial and carbon accounting practices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Amazon reportedly forms a new agentic AI group

Amazon has formed a new group within AWS dedicated to creating AI agents, systems that help people automate parts of their lives, Reuters reported on Tuesday. In an email to staff seen by Reuters, AWS CEO Matt Garman said agentic … Continue reading

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X updates Communities with new filters, sorting options, and a way to see your own posts

X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect and engage in discussions around a given topic, similar to how it’s done on Reddit. Today, tabs to access popular Communities are pinned to the … Continue reading

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Andy Dunn’s new app Pie uses AI to help you make friends

“We’re a long way from pants,” Andy Dunn, founder of online fashion retailer Bonobos, told TechCrunch. Now, the former CEO is taking on a completely different challenge: he wants to help people make friends. Dunn’s newest venture, Pie, is a … Continue reading

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Foundation Capital, an early backer of Solana and Cerebras, raises $600M fund

Foundation Capital has come a long way since it was forced to scale down its fund size from $750 million in 2008 to $282 million (its sixth main fund) in 2013. On Tuesday, the 30-year-old firm announced that it raised … Continue reading

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Trump Still Considering Tariffs on Taiwanese Chips, Despite $100 Billion TSMC Deal

Enforcing the tariffs on Taiwan would be difficult, and they wouldn’t necessarily be enough to meaningfully increase semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, experts told WIRED.

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