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Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk

Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said it’s taking action because “analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed … Continue reading

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Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says

American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.

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New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing

Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”

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No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is

Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data and display implicit biases, researchers say.

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VC Kara Nortman bet early on women’s sports, and now she’s creating the market

As women’s sports enters what feels like a sustained boom period — the Golden State Valkyries just played their first WNBA next season, the NWSL is expanding, media rights deals are growing — Nortman remains cautiously optimistic about whether this … Continue reading

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Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.

Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.  Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 … Continue reading

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How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies

AI is changing how investors and startups bring their products to market. Three experts offered their insights at TechCrunch Disrupt.

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SoftBank stays in as Meesho $606M IPO becomes India’s first major e-commerce listing

Meesho heads for India’s first big e-commerce IPO next week.

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The race to regulate AI has sparked a federal vs state showdown

The fight over AI regulation isn’t about the technology — it’s about whether Washington or the states get to set the rules, and what happens to consumers caught in between.

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Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a dozen drone boats that failed during a Navy exercise off … Continue reading

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