Google is making cuts in its workforce while shifting focus to AI. Employees in its People Operations (HR) and cloud divisions were informed this week about job reductions as part of internal restructuring, CNBC reports. A memo from HR chief […]

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Bitcoin’s price has slipped below $80,000, extending a sell-off that has wiped out $1 trillion from the cryptocurrency market. The downturn has sparked concerns about further declines. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has fallen about 25% from its all-time high of […]

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Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype in May 2025, ending a service that once defined internet calling. The company, which bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, is shifting users to Microsoft Teams, a platform built with business collaboration in […]

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Every week, we covered hundreds of tech startups raising millions in funding, only for about 90% of them to fail miserably. The truth is, some of the most successful startups today aren’t selling products or services. They’re making millions just […]

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OpenAI’s former CTO Mira Murati has officially launched Thinking Machines Lab, an AI research company focused on making AI systems “more widely understood, customizable, and generally capable.” The startup came out of stealth last week and is already drawing serious […]

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Four years after its launch, Meta is reportedly considering spinning off Instagram Reels into its own standalone app, according to a report from The Information. The report, citing an anonymous source, said Instagram head Adam Mosseri discussed the project, code-named […]

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Stripe announced a new tender offer on Thursday, valuing the company at $91.5 billion, a move that could push back its long-anticipated IPO. This offer gives employees and early investors another chance to sell shares, bringing the fintech giant closer […]

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Amazon just revealed its first quantum computing chip, Ocelot, marking a step forward in its push to develop large-scale quantum systems. Developed by the AWS Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, California, the chip marks a key move in Amazon’s […]

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Following the success of its R1 model, DeepSeek is turning up the heat on AI pricing. The Chinese AI startup announced on Wednesday new off-peak discounts that slash API costs by as much as 75%, a move that could push […]

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Vayu, an Israeli tech startup reshaping billing and revenue management for B2B tech companies, has secured $7 million in seed funding. Flint Capital and The Garage co-led the round, with participation from Fresh.Fund, Secret Chord Ventures, and angel investors, including […]

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Perplexity AI, the tech startup behind a fast-growing AI search engine, is close to securing $50 million for a venture fund aimed at early-stage AI startups, CNBC reported, citing the company’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). […]

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OpenAI has started rolling out GPT-4.5, its latest AI model with advanced vision capabilities and agentic functions. For now, only ChatGPT Pro users can access it under a research preview, which has sparked user debates. Some are excited about the […]

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Google is shaking up the AI-powered coding tools market with Gemini Code Assist for Individuals, a free version of its AI-driven coding tool, Gemini Code Assist. This new release gives developers access to advanced code completion and assistance at no […]

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Chegg is taking Google to court, accusing the tech giant of unfair competition over its AI-generated search summaries. The online education company says Google’s AI Overviews have siphoned away traffic and revenue, leaving its business struggling. The lawsuit, filed Monday […]

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Getting attention to your brand is not the most straightforward job in the world. With all the noise out there and consumer attention dwindling, finding ways to get your brand recognized (and remembered) is becoming a skill that only a […]

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Recruitment is a mess—too many inefficiencies, skill gaps, and outdated processes bog down hiring teams. It’s no surprise that 88% of HR leaders say they’re struggling to find the right candidates. A new AI startup thinks it has the fix. […]

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Just a month after it sent shockwaves through tech stocks and wiped out over $1 trillion in U.S. stock market value, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is already preparing to do it again. Now, according to an exclusive report from Reuters, […]

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After weeks of speculation, AI startup Anthropic has introduced Claude 3.7 Sonnet, an AI model that combines quick responses with controlled, extended reasoning. Alongside it, the company has rolled out Claude Code, a command-line coding tool designed to simplify development […]

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Anthropic is closing in on a massive $3.5 billion funding round that would push its valuation to $61.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. The AI startup, known for developing the Claude chatbot, continues to attract deep-pocketed investors eager […]

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Following the success of its R1 model, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Monday unveiled FlashMLA, an open-source Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA) decoding kernel optimized for NVIDIA’s Hopper GPUs. Think of FlashMLA as both a super-efficient translator and a turbo boost […]

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