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Nuclear startups face new competition as energy giant Enel enters the ring

The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Bitcoin ETF options begin trading, ushering in a new way for investors to hedge their bitcoin exposure

Options on BlackRock’s popular iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) debuted on the Nasdaq Tuesday, ushering in a new way to speculate on the price of bitcoin.

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H&R Block, Intuit stocks fall on news of a potential free tax-filing app by Trump transition team

A DOGE tax-filing app would represent a competitor for both H&R Block and Intuit’s TurboTax.

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OpenAI brings ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode to the web

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode feature to the web, letting users talk to the AI chatbot right from their browser. The company’s chief product officer, Kevin Weil, announced the launch on X. The feature, which makes ChatGPT more … Continue reading

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Google ships first developer preview Android 16 to speed up feature roll outs

Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts in devices. This is a major change in the Android rollout schedule as, over the past few years, Google released its first Android developer beta … Continue reading

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NVIDIA Unveils AI & Supercomputing Advances at SC 2024

NVIDIA reveals cutting-edge AI and supercomputing innovations at SC 2024, highlighting partnerships and new breakthroughs in HPC and AI-driven research.

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Las Vegas Sheriff tells a16z partners what’s next on his wish list: AI for bodycams

Vegas police received funding for tech like drones and license plate readers from Ben Horowitz. Now it wants AI to go through police footage. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Thanks, Netflix, but we don’t need another daily word game

Netflix is adding a new title to its gaming library: a daily word puzzle that is eerily similar to a lot of other mobile games that exist already.  Announced in October, the streaming giant teamed up with TED, the well-known … Continue reading

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Super Micro shares soar 30% after company names new auditor to help keep Nasdaq listing

Super Micro, which has been battered by bad headlines in recent weeks, said on Monday that it hired BDO as its independent auditor.

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GitHub launches $1.25M open source fund with a focus on security

The open source funding problem is very real, but a slew of initiatives have emerged of late, with startups, corporations, and venture capitalists launching various programs to support some of the most critical projects via equity-free financing. Today it’s GitHub’s … Continue reading

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