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Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool

Nothing's new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages.

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DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models

DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost "closed the gap" with current leading models, both open and closed, on

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In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs

Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon's homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.

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Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup

Porsche will start selling the Cayenne Coupe Electric in late summer.

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Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit

The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive, and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm.

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Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation

The soldier is accused of using classified government information to inform a wager on the prediction market Polymarket.

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Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring

Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.

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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and ex

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Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment

Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.

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Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos

The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

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Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you

Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you.

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Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out

Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year of chaotic temporary leadership.

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Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says

Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they want to scale.

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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘super app’

OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories.

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Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says

According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.

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Bluesky now supports better-quality photos

The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000 x 4000.

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Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of US employees

If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary retirement buyout.

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Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets

Era thinks that we will see many form factors of AI hardware, including glasses, rings, and pendants.

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Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Meta's Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.

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X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam

X Communities are no more. Only a fraction of X users were using Communities, and much of that use was spam, the company said.

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