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Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit reaches deal to acquire 23andMe

Beleaguered genetic testing company 23andMe announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to sell itself to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit led by the company’s co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki.

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New York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters

New York has a new AI safety bill that tries to regulate frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

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New details emerge on Meta’s $14.3B deal for Scale

Meta’s deal to sort-of but not really acquire AI startup Scale, giving it 49% ownership, is certainly unusual.

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Clay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources say

The sales automation startup doubles its valuation a month after launching a tender offer at $1.5 billion.

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Google tests Audio Overviews for Search queries

Google Search is testing Audio Overviews for certain search queries, the company announced on Friday.

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TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS

Amazon and Talen revised an existing deal to buy power from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant.

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Silicon Valley tech execs are joining the US Army Reserve

CTOs from companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir make up this first cohort of CTOs in the Army Reserve.

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The founder experience at TechCrunch All Stage: Built for people building what’s next

For a founder, time is the one resource you can’t raise. That’s why TechCrunch All Stage — happening July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — is designed to make every minute count. Whether you’re at the whiteboard sketching v1 … Continue reading

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Boston Dynamics robots dance to ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ for ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition

A dance crew of four-legged robots from Boston Dynamics appeared on “America’s Got Talent” to perform a synchronized routine to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Their performance was impressive enough to earn four “yes” votes from the judges — but … Continue reading

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