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Why the US government is not the savior Intel needs

Intel doesn’t need cash. Instead, the struggling semiconductor giant needs to figure out how to drum up interest for its foundry business.

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Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors

Called Bartz v. Anthropic, the case deals with Anthropic’s use of books as training material for its large language models.

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Meta to spend tens of millions on pro-AI super PAC

Meta’s new PAC, dubbed Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California, signals an intent to influence statewide elections, including the next governor’s race in 2026.

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DOGE uploaded live copy of Social Security database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, says whistleblower

The Social Security Administration’s chief data officer has publicly blown the whistle, alleging DOGE put hundreds of millions of Social Security records at risk of compromise by uploading a critical government database of citizen’s data to Amazon’s cloud.

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The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops tomorrow

After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, we’re just one day away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.

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Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

Apple’s carbon neutral claims are undermined by the short-term nature of carbon credits used to support them, the court said.

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How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change

Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions.

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YouTube’s ‘Hype’ feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally

Viewers have the opportunity to hype up to three videos per week for a favorite creator. This gives the video points, which helps it gain traction on a new, ranked leaderboard.

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Eyebot gets $20M Series A to boost to expand eye care access

This vision care startup secures $20M Series A for 90-second prescription kiosk.

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Frontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean

The deal will require Planetary to remove 115,000 metric tons of carbon by increasing the alkalinity of water flowing into the sea.

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