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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Higgsfield, founded by former Snap exec Alex Mashrabov, lets users create AI images and videos.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 31👁
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Petlibro accused of “gaslighting” users over smart pet feeder outage
Petlibro says feeders perform scheduled feedings offline. Users report otherwise.
arstechnica.com 17.08.26 · 33👁
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Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit is beginning to test video and audio versions of popular posts, allowing users to watch or listen to Reddit stories instead of just r
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 39👁
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Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
Sonic Fire Protection raised its new funding to help get its sound-powered fire protection system into everything from commercial kitchens t
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 25👁
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Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.
arstechnica.com 17.08.26 · 25👁
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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
The change comes a year after YouTube applied the same approach to counting views on Shorts videos.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 27👁
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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Feedly says a bug is behind the performance issues that have made its web app nearly "unusable" for some users, while complaints about its m
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 20👁
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Claude to start watermarking AI-generated text – but will it make quality worse?
Anthropic says it will change way chatbot makes small, random choices, to comply with EU regulationThe world is familiar by now with the usu
theguardian.com 17.08.26 · 28👁
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Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models
Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 29👁
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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 28👁
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Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project
Nvidia's investment in SoftBank's data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 31👁
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Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 23👁
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This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs
The Gasolini AR1 uses 2-cylinder Honda bike engine, and an EV is underway, too.
arstechnica.com 17.08.26 · 23👁
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WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan
WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plugin support and professional website-building tools.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 22👁
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Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX
Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.
arstechnica.com 17.08.26 · 18👁
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Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history
"It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.
arstechnica.com 17.08.26 · 18👁
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Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation
Supermarket chain says ‘human error’, not its Facewatch technology, to blame for ejecting a customerSainsbury’s has paused the use of AI fac
theguardian.com 17.08.26 · 21👁
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Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network
Uber is also making investing in Zipline as part of the tie-up.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 24👁
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Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation
Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 19👁
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Ithaca: a scintillating eco-thriller RPG that aims to confront our violent moment
The latest game from ‘reality-inspired’ studio the Pixel Hunt sees you transporting precious human cargo – and deciding what to do with itIt
theguardian.com 17.08.26 · 15👁
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Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts
The hacks at shipping companies used to mail out hardware wallets puts crypto owners at greater risk of real-world attacks.
techcrunch.com 17.08.26 · 17👁
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7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid)
From surprisingly good $300 Chromebooks to excellent $650 Windows notebooks and more, these are the best budget laptops I’ve tested.
wired.com 17.08.26 · 21👁
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CookUnity Prepared Meal Delivery Review (2026): Chef-Centric Meals
I’ve tried most of the ready-to-eat meal delivery services in the country. CookUnity is the one that feels like real cooking, from real chef
wired.com 17.08.26 · 20👁
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Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis
What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying?
arstechnica.com 17.08.26 · 26👁
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