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Unified AI Stacks: The End of Fragmented Automation

A tech executive explains how a unified AI strategy helps businesses reduce complexity, boost efficiency, and avoid the costly pitfalls of fragmented tools, driving long-term innovation.

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Startups Weekly: Mixed messages from venture capital

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week brought us mixed messages. A fresh IPO filing, but a … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s New AI Models o3 and o4-mini Can Now ‘Think With Images’

OpenAI’s o3 and o4-mini models are available now to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users. Enterprise and education users will get access next week.

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TikToker sues Roblox over her Charli XCX ‘Apple’ dance

TikTok content creator Kelley Heyer sued the video game Roblox for using her dance to Charli XCX’s “Apple” without permission. Heyer posted the viral dance in June 2024, which fed off of the hype of Charli XCX’s hit summer album … Continue reading

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ChatGPT will now use its ‘memory’ to personalize web searches

OpenAI is upgrading ChatGPT’s “memory” again. In a changelog and support pages on OpenAI’s website Thursday, the company quietly announced “Memory with Search,” a feature that lets ChatGPT draw on memories — details from past conversations, such as your favorite … Continue reading

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ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

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Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses

Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad technology. The tide may be turning for antitrust.

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Trump EPA targets two-man geoengineering startup for ‘polluting the air’

The company sells “cooling credits” for its sulfur dioxide-based geoengineering projects.

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From Bogotá to the Battlefield: LatAm startups are winning big in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

For startups around the world, the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield program offers unmatched exposure, credibility, and connections to scale their businesses. TechCrunch has long been committed to spotlighting companies solving real-world problems in scalable and sustainable ways — making it a … Continue reading

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Meta’s Monopoly Made It a Fair-Weather Friend

As the FTC trial has shown, a lack of competition allowed the company to shift its focus away from users—and toward its bottom line.

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