Y Combinator startups are fastest growing, most profitable in fund history because of AI

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan says for about a quarter of the current YC startups, 95% of the code was written by artificial intelligence models.

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SpaceX launches astronauts for long-awaited International Space Station crew swap

SpaceX successfully launched four people into space on Friday, beginning a mission that will give the International Space Station enough crew members to allow astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to return to Earth after their nine-month stay. The mission, known as Crew-10, will see SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft dock with the International Space Station (ISS) […]
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Skype is shutting down in May — these are the best alternatives

After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, the parent company, confirmed that the official sunset date for the service is May 5, 2025. Skype users can either migrate all their contacts and chat data to Microsoft Teams, or they can choose to download their […]
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After Elon Musk’s Delaware exit, state lawmakers weigh bill to overhaul corporate law

Delaware lawmakers are considering a bill that aims to make the state attractive to investors and executives.

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Designer Ray-Ban Metas, An EV to Mock Tesla, and Portable Pizzas—Here’s Your Gear News of the Week

Plus: iRobot unveils its new robo vacs, JBL pimps its most beloved speakers, a bright future for TCL TVs, and more.

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An AI Coding Assistant Refused to Write Code—and Suggested the User Learn to Do It Himself

The old “teach a man to fish” proverb, but for AI chatbots.

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Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models

A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”

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Intel’s new CEO receives $66 million in options and stock grants on top of $1 million salary

Lip-Bu Tan, who was named CEO of Intel this week, will receive $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stocks and grants vesting over the coming years.

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Update Your iPhone Now to Fix Safari Security Flaw

The vulnerability allowed malicious code running inside the Web Content sandbox, an isolated environment for web processes designed to limit security risks, to impact other parts of the device.

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Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]
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