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Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle

The Trump administration revealed this week a revamped organizational chart for the Department of Energy, one which dumps several offices

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Hank Green’s Focus Friend is Google Play’s app of the year

Focus Friend, the screen time assistant from YouTuber and entrepreneur Hank Green, is Google Play’s app of the year. Launched

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Leaked documents shed light into how much OpenAI pays Microsoft

After a year of frenzied dealmaking and rumors of an upcoming IPO, the financial scrutiny into OpenAI is intensifying. Leaked

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Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix

Sixteen years ago, engineers working on the Google self-driving project conducted their first autonomous vehicle tests on the freeway that

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Is Wall Street losing faith in AI?

A rough week for tech stocks might signal a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal

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Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators

Decentralized open source social network Mastodon is rolling out its latest release, version 4.5, which brings support for Quote Posts

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OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal  

OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it

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Perplexity strikes multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images 

AI search startup Perplexity has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, which gives it permission to display images

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How to watch Vinod Khosla, Netflix, Slate Auto, and Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is here! If you’re still on the fence about attending in person, dive into the extensive schedule

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TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger

A couple of Thursdays ago, I awoke at nearly 4:30 a.m. to a dizzying Instagram DM.   Rizzbot, a popular humanoid robot with more than 1