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High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups

Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials.

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Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition

Rocket Lab is taking the concept of an ‘end-to-end’ space company to new heights with a forthcoming acquisition.

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How to use Instagram Map and set your location-sharing preferences

Following concerns about safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that the feature is opt-in, and noted that some people are “confused” about how the feature works. 

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IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion

The EU has authorized Brex to sell its spend management products directly in all 30 countries “no workarounds required,” Pedro Franceschi said.

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SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase – but access comes with some conditions

The newest piece of infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas isn’t a launch mount or a booster. It’s a water pipeline, and who can hook up a tap (and on what terms) will shape the definition of “company town.”  The new … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is the “best model in the world,” and aims to make ChatGPT more intuitive to use.

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AI agents aren’t the ‘new Google,’ says Airbnb CEO

“I think we’re still kind of feeling out the space,” CEO Brian Chesky told investors on the Q2 earnings call.

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The backlash against Duolingo going ‘AI-first’ didn’t even matter

Duolingo faced significant backlash for announcing that it would become an “AI-first” company — and yet, the app posted strong financials this quarter.

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Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses

The move would help power X’s struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.

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Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources

The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.”

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