The battle for elite AI talent just claimed another major name. John Jumper, the Nobel Prize-winning researcher behind AlphaFold, announced Friday that he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join AI startup Anthropic. His departure marks one […]

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The AI boom has created an uncomfortable reality for the semiconductor industry: demand for custom chips is outpacing companies’ ability to design them. Training large AI models, running robotics systems, operating autonomous machines, and building next-generation computing platforms all require […]

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It’s Friday, June 19, 2026, and the AI data center boom just hit a reality check. We’re a little later than usual with today’s briefing, but the extra time gave us a chance to pack in even more of the […]

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Just days after Wall Street crowned SpaceX one of the most valuable companies on the planet, the stock’s gravity-defying rally is starting to look a lot less certain. Shares of SpaceX fell another 3.6% on Thursday, extending a sharp retreat […]

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The AI race has reached a point where success is measured in gigawatts. Meta has signed new agreements with AI infrastructure startup Crusoe that will give the company access to roughly 1.6 gigawatts of computing capacity across two data centers […]

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Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus may be heading for an unusual reversal. The early investors who backed Manus before its sale to Meta are now exploring a plan to buy the company back at the same $2 […]

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Founded by former NSO Group CEO Shalev Hulio and former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dream develops AI-powered cyber defense systems that help governments protect critical infrastructure from state-backed cyber threats. Dream, an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by former NSO Group […]

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It’s Thursday, June 18, 2026, and the AI boom has moved from theoretical to real, rewriting everything from your next phone bill to global power dynamics. What began as a race to build smarter chatbots is now reshaping corporate balance […]

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Since its launch three years ago, Elon Musk has pitched xAI as a challenger to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in the race to build the most advanced artificial intelligence systems. One of the field’s most influential researchers is not convinced. […]

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CuspAI, a UK startup using artificial intelligence to discover new materials, is reportedly raising $400 million in funding at a $2.6 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times. The round includes participation from Jeff Bezos’ family office, Bezos Expeditions, and […]

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What happens when a struggling shoe company decides it wants to become an AI infrastructure business? Investors are about to find out. Just two months after abandoning its footwear identity in favor of artificial intelligence, Allbirds announced Wednesday that it […]

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Text is no longer the dominant language of the internet. Memes, GIFs, stickers, and short video clips have become a primary way people communicate online, especially among younger users. AI is pouring fuel on that trend, turning millions of consumers […]

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Odyssey, a startup building what researchers call “world models,” announced Wednesday that it has raised $310 million in Series B funding at a $1.45 billion valuation. The round was led by Natural Capital and included participation from Amazon, AMD Ventures, […]

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It’s Wednesday, June 17, 2026, and today’s biggest tech moves show that shift in real time: Washington is funding AI-driven chip materials, Europe is racing to build sovereign AI, G7 leaders are sitting down with frontier model CEOs, and companies from […]

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As AI data centers, factories, airlines, and heavy industries consume more energy, one question keeps resurfacing: How will the world remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere? A coalition backed by some of the biggest names […]

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