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The Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capacity in the U.S.

In addition, TIDAL will use automated tools to remove AI-generated music that attempts to impersonate an artist or a group, the company said.

The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright ban.

WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters.

The all-stock deal values Iridium at $8 billion and gives Rocket Lab even more firepower to compete against Amazon and SpaceX.

The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.

Pocket sells a $129 credit card-shaped puck, which sticks to the back of your phone, and promises unlimited recordings, transcriptions, and to-do items.

Flipper Device's new Busy Bar will retail for $249.

Omen AI raised a $31 million Series A to monitor chip coolant and stop bacterial outbreaks in data centers.

Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter.

"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”

Has Silicon Valley been building the wrong things?

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

Eager to find more public AI-related companies that may do as well as Nvidia, Wall Street investors think they've found a winner with Micron.

Govee says that the modern-design gadget delivers nugget ice in as little as six minutes.

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A new report found half of social media safety features intended to keep children safe online do not work as claimed.

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