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An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth tax

The organizer of the event swears it’s not a joke.

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‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now

This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron.

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Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT

Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.

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From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl ads

From the first AI-generated Big Game ad courtesy of Svedka to Anthropic’s beef with OpenAI, here are the biggest ads from Super Bowl LX.

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It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site

WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics.

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Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors

The mysterious businessman pitched Jeffrey Epstein on numerous mobility startups in an era when the sector was white hot, according to TechCrunch’s review of hundreds of documents released by the Department of Justice.

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Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all

This week’s release of Opus 4.6 shook up the agentic AI leaderboards.

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Google and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon removal competitor

The acquisition could mark the beginning of consolidation in the carbon removal market since removal costs remain higher than buyers would like to pay.

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How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that “tech victory is decided by velocity … Continue reading

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Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere

Reddit said during earnings it’s looking to buy ‘capabilities’ and ‘companies.’

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