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Meta to add 100 MW of solar power from U.S. gear

The social media company is adding another tranche of solar to power a new AI data center in South Carolina.

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Dex is an AI-powered camera device that helps children learn new languages

A new gadget called Dex allows kids to take pictures of objects and the AI translates the word into different languages.

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Thousands of Grok chats are now searchable on Google

Whenever a Grok user clicks the “share” button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text or on social media. According to Forbes, that also … Continue reading

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YC-backed Garage raises $13.5M to help firefighters buy equipment

Garage is a marketplace that sells specialized equipment commonly used in local governments and public safety.

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Y Combinator alum SRE.ai raises $7.2M for DevOps AI agents

The company helps automate complex enterprise workflows (like continuous integration and testing) — or, in other words, it makes DevOps capabilities more efficient as AI technology takes hold. 

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Finally, Notion now works without an internet connection

For years, one of the most annoying issues with using Notion was that you couldn’t get much done offline because of its cloud-first architecture. The company has finally solved that problem, adding support for an offline mode to its apps.

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Deel scores a lawsuit win, but not against Rippling

While Deel is calling this a “Rippling-aligned” suit, it’s not the lawsuit filed by Rippling involving an alleged corporate spy.

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Appeals court says NLRB structure unconstitutional, in a win for SpaceX

SpaceX scored a win in a decision from the Fifth Circuit over the labor board’s structure.

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Google pays $30M to settle lawsuit over children’s YouTube data

Google has agreed to pay $30M to settle a lawsuit over children’s data collection, though the company denies wrongdoing.

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Databricks CEO says fresh $1B will help him attack a new AI database market

The round, which pushes Databricks’ valuation to $100B, was co-led by Insight Partners and Thrive. CEO Ali Ghodsi says he’s found an enormous untapped AI agent market to spend the funds.

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