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AI Summary
- OpenAI is facing a string of high-profile departures, including a top data center executive, while also showcasing its new Jalapeño chip, designed for efficient AI inference.
- Apple is expanding its silicon lineup with the new M5 Ultra and M6 chips, and refreshing its Mac Studio and Mac mini models with these advanced processors.
- SpaceX is planning a massive expansion with a second, $100 billion Starbase spaceport slated for construction in Louisiana, indicating ambitious growth in the space industry.
- Instagram is rolling out a 'First Draft' feature aimed at simplifying the editing process for Reels, making content creation more streamlined for users.
- X (formerly Twitter) has issued a cease-and-desist order to the open-source project Nitter, alleging that the project engages in unauthorized scraping of its platform.
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TechCrunch
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Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund
3 hours ago
by Dominic-Madori Davis
Venture, Ventures PlatformThe Pan-African venture firm has raised $83 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria.
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India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call
6 hours ago
by Ivan Mehta
AI, Fundraising, India, Peak XV Partners, voice AIRingg has raised $10 million from Peak XV as a part of its Series A extension.
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Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say
9 hours ago
by Marina Temkin
AI, Robotics, 8VC, Exclusive, radical venturesThe $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.
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OpenAI loses a top data center exec as stream of high-profile departures continues
10 hours ago
by Lucas Ropek
AI, OpenAIIn a statement to TechCrunch about Malone's departure, OpenAI said it had "recently reorganized" its "infrastructure organization to support the scale and pace of our work."
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X sends cease-and-desist to open source project Nitter over alleged scraping
13 hours ago
by Sarah Perez
Apps, Social, api, developers, social media, XX has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X front ends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping.
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The Verge
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Garmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
11 hours ago
by Emma Roth
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Trump is upping the price of Big Tech’s favorite visa
12 hours ago
by Gaby Del Valle
Analysis, Policy, Politics, ReportIn the span of a few hours on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be implementing a fee of over $103,000 on H-1B visas, and news broke that the State Department plans on revoking the visas of up to 200,000 asylum seekers - which, according to The Associated Press , would be the largest mass visa revocation in US history. More than a year into President Donald Trump's second term, it's become clear that the only way Trump can get the deportation numbers he wants is by stripping legal immigrants of status . Beyond having ICE
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The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster
13 hours ago
by Jay Peters
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Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
15 hours ago
by Andrew J. Hawkins
Electric Cars, News, Tech, TransportationThe Dreame NEXT event during the Silicon Valley Summit at the Palace of Fine Arts on April 29, 2026 in San Francisco, CA. | Photo by Kelsey McClellan / The Verge Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant , is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. According to CarNewsChina , the company's automotive division called "Project Starry Sky" once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful legal and HR staffers remain, charged with winding down the operation. In a statement , Dreame said it "recently
Wired
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