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NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’

The NAACP is calling on local officials to halt operations at Colossus, the “supercomputer” facility operated by Elon Musk’s xAI in South Memphis. As reported in NBC News, leaders from the civil rights group sent a letter Thursday to the … Continue reading

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Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work

We’ve got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more.

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Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments

An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents reportedly viewed by NPR. NPR says a … Continue reading

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Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space

Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer materials in space, where unique conditions unlock new possibilities. 

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Google quietly released an app that lets you download and run AI models locally

Last week, Google quietly released an app that lets users run a range of openly available AI models from the AI dev platform Hugging Face on their phones. Called Google AI Edge Gallery, the app is available for Android and … Continue reading

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Day 3 of the TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Your next shot at winning big

TechCrunch Sessions: AI hits UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5, and we’re kicking Day 3 of AI trivia into high gear. This is your chance to prove you know your stuff — and score a major ticket deal while … Continue reading

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Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules

Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.

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TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas

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

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Yep, X was down again

People reported that photos weren’t loading, its banking service XMoney wasn’t working, and search wasn’t returning any results, among other things.

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It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change

Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.

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