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Bitcoin rises, NYSE battles for Trump ETF, and crypto may be coming to mortgage next

Bitcoin’s price rose on Wednesday as markets stayed in rally mode, the Fed chair talked stablecoin, and a key housing regulator mortgages may consider crypto.

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Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions

A legal group is questioning why a key pollutant was omitted from air quality tests near xAI’s data center

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Creative Commons debuts CC signals, a framework for an open AI ecosystem

The idea is meant to create a balance between the open nature of the internet and the demand for ever more data to fuel AI.

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Nvidia CEO says robotics is chipmaker’s biggest opportunity after AI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday that robotics is a rapidly growing business.

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Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp

Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, … Continue reading

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Rubrik acquires Predibase to accelerate adoption of AI agents

Predibase helps companies train and fine-tune open source AI models which will help Rubrik customers deploy AI agents faster.

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Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. 

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Intel hits the brakes on its automotive business, and layoffs have started

Intel has decided to close down its automotive business, a decision that will lead to layoffs.

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Apple Sports app adds live tennis scores and a redesigned home screen

Apple Sports is introducing tennis coverage ahead of Wimbledon, along with a redesigned home screen experience.

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Bill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant

Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines.  Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore … Continue reading

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