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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said there was evidence suggesting OpenAI’s leaders made assurances that its original nonprofit structure would be maintained. The case will go to trial in March.

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Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’

AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.

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Hands on with a prototype of Clicks’ Communicator, a new BlackBerry-like smartphone

TechCrunch goes hands-on at the CES 2025 show with the new Clicks Communicator, a new Android smartphone with a physical keyboard.

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Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation

Spangle has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-generated shopping experiences.

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JPMorgan Chase becomes the new issuer of the Apple Card

Apple expects the transition to take 24 months

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Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi

It sounds like “Oh hi.”

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Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases

The settlements are among the first tied to lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users.

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Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way

Ford says the new generation of BlueCruise will be 30% cheaper to build than the current technology.

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Discord and Mercor investor Niko Bonatsos departs General Catalyst, plans new VC firm

Bonatsos spent 15 years at GC, and until last year led the firm’s seed investing strategy.

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Larry Page loosens business ties to CA amid state’s proposed wealth tax, report

Larry Page is reportedly moving assets out of California over concern the state will vote in a tax on billionaires.

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