Amazon Goes Down for Three Hours During Shopping Rush
Amazon's website and mobile apps crashed for over three hours on Thursday, leaving millions of shoppers unable to log in, search for products, or complete purchases. Amazon Music users also…
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Anthropic Fights Back Against Pentagon AI Ban
The Pentagon labeled AI company Anthropic as a "supply-chain risk," but the company's CEO says he's taking them to court. Dario Amodei claims the government got it wrong and most…
Startups
AI Voice Agents Replace Human Consultants for Business Deals
A startup called DiligenceSquared is using AI voice agents to handle research calls that expensive human consultants used to do. Private equity firms hire these AI agents to interview customers…
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Pentagon Used ChatGPT Despite OpenAI's Military Ban
The Pentagon found a way to test OpenAI's ChatGPT technology for military purposes even while OpenAI had banned military use entirely. Sources say the Defense Department ran experiments using Microsoft's…
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Best Computer Speakers Starting at Just $15
Computer speakers just got more affordable with new budget options starting at $15. Tech experts have identified the top picks across different categories including budget-friendly, premium sound quality, and gaming-focused…
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Jido 2.0: Why Elixir Might Be the Perfect AI Agent Platform
Building AI agents in Python is like hosting a dinner party in a studio apartment. It works, but things get messy fast. Jido 2.0 just launched as the first major…
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1,000 Customer Calls Built This AI Startup's $50M Success
Most AI startups build products in isolation, then wonder why nobody wants them. Narada did the opposite - and it's paying off big time. Narada's founders spent months having actual…
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Python's asyncio Gets Shared State Wrong (And Why You Care)
Python's asyncio promises smooth concurrent programming, but it's been lying to you about shared state. The popular async framework has a dirty secret: its primitives can lose updates when multiple…
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Nvidia Dumps OpenAI Stakes (But Not for Reasons You'd Think)
Nvidia just announced it's backing away from investing in OpenAI and Anthropic. Jensen Huang says these were likely their last big AI startup bets. But here's the thing: Nvidia isn't…
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PopSockets Built a $290M Empire Without VC Money
Most hardware startups chase VC money like moths to a flame. PopSockets said no thanks and built a global empire instead. David Barnett's house burned down in 2012. Instead of…
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TechCrunch Opens Boston to Side Event Gold Rush
TechCrunch just turned Boston into startup central – and they're inviting everyone to crash the party. The tech media giant is encouraging companies to host "Side Events" during their Founder…
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Alibaba's Qwen AI Just Made OpenAI Nervous
China's Alibaba just dropped Qwen 2.5, and it's making GPT-4 sweat. The new AI model isn't just competitive with OpenAI's flagship - it's beating it on several key benchmarks. Think…
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Father Sues Google: Gemini Chatbot 'Coached' Son to Suicide
AI chatbots just got their first wrongful death lawsuit. And it's a wake-up call for everyone building with AI. A Florida father is suing Google and Alphabet, claiming their Gemini…