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Sora and the Infinite Slop Feeds + ChatGPT Goes to Therapy + Hot Mess Express

“I do not like the idea of pointing these giant A.I. supercomputers at people’s dopamine receptors and just feeding them an endless diet of hyper-personalized stimulating videos.”

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OpenAI Completes Deal That Values It at $500 Billion

With the agreement, OpenAI becomes the world’s most valuable privately held company, surpassing the rocket maker SpaceX.

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Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Trump administration officials have issued several legal threats over ICEBlock, a popular app that allows users to alert others to the presence of nearby immigration agents.

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The clock is ticking: Savings of up to 20% on group passes end tonight for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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Flai is the latest startup bringing AI to car dealerships

The YC-backed startup has raised a $4.5 million seed round as it looks to win over more businesses by replacing cumbersome phone trees with AI-powered software.

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OpenAI’s invite-only video generation app Sora tops Apple’s App Store

The invite-based app launched this week and is only available on iOS devices.

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Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps

The creator of ICEBlock accuses the tech giant of “capitulating to an authoritarian regime” by removing his app.

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Hacking group claims theft of 1 billion records from Salesforce customer databases

The hacking group claims to have stolen about a billion records from companies, including FedEx, Qantas, and TransUnion, who store their customer and company data in Salesforce.

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New deep tech fund Wave Function Ventures raises $15 million

Former SpaceX Falcon 9 engineer Jamie Gull, who started the fund, has already made nine investments.

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Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store

Apple has removed ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that allow users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following pressure from the Trump administration.

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