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xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotation team

Elon Musk’s AI startup says it’s shifting focus from generalist AI tutors to specialists.

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Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

From phone spyware and facial recognition to forensic phone hacking technology to databases and more, this tech powers Trump’s deportation machine.

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Hike, once a unicorn, shuts down as India cracks down on real-money gaming

Hike, which started as a WhatsApp rival before pivoting to real-money gaming, is now sunsetting after India’s sweeping ban.

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Ram ends EV pickup truck plans

Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.

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Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.

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Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds – the airline pilots’ union says it won’t be safe.

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Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise

The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.

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Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content

People CEO Neil Vogel says Google’s AI crawler can’t be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.

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Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation

A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI.

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New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification

It’s a major change that paves the way for electric air taxi startups to perform more robust demonstrations of their technology before they begin any commercial flights.

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