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AI Summary
- Microsoft's ambitious AI data center expansion faces challenges aligning with its clean energy commitments, potentially impacting its sustainability goals.
- SpaceX is reportedly planning a massive investment of up to $119 billion for a new chip factory in Texas, signaling a significant move into semiconductor manufacturing.
- Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement over its delayed AI-powered Siri features, addressing consumer dissatisfaction with its virtual assistant's performance.
- Anthropic's deal with SpaceX for compute resources indicates a growing trend of AI companies forging strategic partnerships to secure essential infrastructure for their models.
- Google's AI search is evolving to incorporate insights from user-generated content, including Reddit discussions, to provide more comprehensive and nuanced answers.
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TechCrunch
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A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom
5 hours ago
by Jagmeet Singh
Startups, Lachy Groom, prontoThe investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size.
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Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.
6 hours ago
by Sarah Perez
AI, Media & Entertainment, Barry Diller, sam altmanBarry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
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Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’
6 hours ago
by Aisha Malik
AI, Apps, Social, Perplexity, Snap, SnapchatThe deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.
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Is xAI a neocloud now?
6 hours ago
by Russell Brandom
AI, Anthropic, data center, Elon Musk, neocloud, SpaceX, xAIxAI's real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models.
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Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A
7 hours ago
by Dominic-Madori Davis
Startups, Venture, In Brief, InsuranceTech, Y Combinator, ycCorgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion.
Hacker News
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Engadget
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A Star Fox remake is heading to Switch 2 on June 25
4 hours ago
by Jessica Conditt
NintendoThe reimagining of the N64 game offers a more cinematic take.
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Energizer releases coin lithium batteries that won't cause burning if accidentally swallowed
5 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
AccessoriesThe Ultimate Child Shield batteries also turn the victim's mouth blue.
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Canadian officials claim OpenAI violated federal and provincial privacy laws
6 hours ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
AI, Big TechRegulators took issue with the amount of personal data the company collected and its approach to consent.
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Snap's $400 million deal with Perplexity is dead
7 hours ago
by Karissa Bell
Social MediaThe planned AI search feature for Snapchat never fully rolled out.
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Google's AI search results will now turn to Reddit for expert advice
9 hours ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
AI, GoogleAI responses now also recommend in-depth articles and links to sources you already subscribe to.
The Verge
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Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability
4 hours ago
by Elizabeth Lopatto
AI, Elon Musk, OpenAI, TechI sat down in the Musk v. Altman trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask Shivon Zilis the question on everyone's minds: Girl, what the fuck are you doing? Zilis, who testified under oath that she is the mother of four of Musk's children, was… what's the best way to characterize this? A Musk advisor? She denies she was a "chief of staff" but says she worked for Musk's "entire AI portfolio: Tesla, Neuralink, and OpenAI" starting in 2017. The two met through OpenAI, and they had what she referred to as a "one off" before
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Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2
6 hours ago
by Andrew Webster
Entertainment, Gaming, NintendoIt turns out Fox McCloud's appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a tease of things to come: Nintendo just surprise announced the first new Star Fox game in a decade. The game is called, simply, Star Fox, and it's out very soon, launching on June 25th. Nintendo says that it's "based" on the classic space shooter Star Fox 64, but with redesigned characters and upgraded visuals. Essentially, it sounds like a modern remake of the game with the same level design. Based on the first look at the game, it looks thoroughly modern, with incredibly detailed characters, including a
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Google shuts down Project Mariner
6 hours ago
by Emma Roth
AI, Google, News, TechGoogle has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired's Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing page now contains a message that says: "Thank you for using Project Mariner. It was shut down on May 4th, 2026 and its technology voyaged to other Google products." Google first revealed Project Mariner in December 2024 and later announced an update allowing it to perform up to 10 tasks at a time. Over the past year, Google has integrated features powered by Project Mariner into its other AI tools,
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How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
7 hours ago
by Tina Nguyen
AI, Column, Policy, Politics, RegulatorAI and Crypto Czar David O. Sacks speaks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education at the White House. | Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington intrigue. (It's basically House of Cards, but for nerds.) Not a subscriber yet? You really should become one, and to save you a Google search, here is the direct link to do so! And do you think I should know something? Send it to tina.nguyen+tips@theverge.com. On Monday, The New York Times reported that
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The latest Tile Pro is down to $25 — its best price of the year
9 hours ago
by Sheena Vasani
Deals, Gadgets, Tech, Verge ShoppingThe black and white versions of the latest Tile Pro is $10 off, marking its best price of the year. | Image: Tile If you’re struggling to find a Mother’s Day gift under $30, location trackers are a good investment, helping mom keep tabs on keys, bags, luggage, and other valuables. The latest Tile Pro is one of the best on the market, and it’s on sale for $24.99 ($10 off) at Amazon and directly from Tile. While this isn’t a new deal, it’s still its best price of the year and only $2 shy of its all-time low, which is
Wired
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Elon Musk’s Last-Ditch Effort to Control OpenAI: Recruit Sam Altman to Tesla
4 hours ago
by Maxwell Zeff, Paresh Dave
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Model, BehaviorMessages between Shivon Zilis and Tesla executives reveal plans in 2017 to start a rival AI lab, potentially led by Altman or Demis Hassabis.
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A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
6 hours ago
by Fernanda González
Security, Security / Security News, Business / Social Media, Security / Privacy, Master, of, DisguiseTo stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure.
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Trump’s Team Wants Him to Accept an Iran Deal He’s Already Rejected
8 hours ago
by Hugo Lowell
Politics, Politics / Politics News, Inner, LoopAs chaotic negotiations over the end of the Iran war continue, US negotiators think they have the framework for a deal in place. Now they just have to sell the president on it.
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Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird
9 hours ago
by Lauren Goode
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Strange, BedfellowsIn an unexpected turn, the two companies signed a deal for Anthropic to use computing resources from Elon Musk’s xAI.
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Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows
10 hours ago
by Will Knight
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI, LabNew research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.