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Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastes...

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch

Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the...

The first major failure of Blue Origin's new heavy-launch system could create de...

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The 12-month window

The 12-month window

A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven't expanded...

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OpenAI’s existential questions

OpenAI’s existential questions

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whe...

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The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why

The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why

New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting A...

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Anthropic’s relationship with the Trump administration seems to be thawing

Anthropic’s relationship with the Trump administration ...

Despite recently being designated a supply-chain risk by the Pentagon, Anthropic...

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AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO

AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO

In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to...

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VC Ron Conway says he has a ‘rare form of cancer’

VC Ron Conway says he has a ‘rare form of cancer’

Conway wrote that he “will be stepping back from some of my usual activities,” b...

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Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston

Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston

Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a so...

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‘Tokenmaxxing’ is making developers less productive than they think

‘Tokenmaxxing’ is making developers less productive tha...

There's a lot more code — but it's a lot more expensive and requires a lot more ...

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Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuatio...

Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round.

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Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced...

Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentia...

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Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company cont...

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora an...

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Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human ver...

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-cente...

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Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third f...

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Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board

Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board

Hastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, th...

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Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder Project

Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-f...

The studio's first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben...

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Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for ent...

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

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New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets

New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand...

The fundraise is the first major capital raise under Sequoia's new leadership, w...

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OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents

OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build...

OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic A...