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Hitachi Energy Pledges $1B to Strengthen US Grid, Build Largest Transformer Plant in Virginia

Rising AI, EV, and industrial power demands strain the US grid. Hitachi Energy boosts transformer output to secure reliable energy for America’s future.

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Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers

Writers aren’t getting this settlement because their work was fed to an AI — this is just a costly slap on the wrist for Anthropic because it illegally downloaded books instead of buying them.

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Trump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple

President Donald Trump threatened to launch a trade investigation to “nullify” Europe’s fines against Google and other U.S. tech firms.

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Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will not be tolerated’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings met with and sent an open letter to OpenAI to express their concerns over the safety of ChatGPT, particularly for children and teens. 

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Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Dot, a personalized AI companion, is shutting down.

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Cutting through the equity noise: Don’t miss this powerhouse panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Leaders from Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 in San Francisco. Register to join.

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Roblox announces short-video, AI features amid child safety concerns

Roblox on Friday announced new short-video and AI features that come amid increasing lawmaker scrutiny into how the company protects children on its platform.

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Tesla’s ad spend on X has shrunk to almost nothing

Tesla spent a fraction on X in early 2025 compared to 2024. It also paid $300,000 to Kimbal Musk’s drone company.

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Roblox announces short-form video feed for gameplay clips, new AI tools for creators, and more

Users can scroll through a feed of gameplay moments shared by the Roblox community and react to the clips using emojis, and they can jump into an experience right from a video.

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Google hit with $3.45 billion antitrust EU fine amid U.S. trade tensions

The European Commission accused Google of distorting competition in the adtech market by unfairly favoring its own display advertising technology services.

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