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AI Didn’t Kill Coding Jobs. It Created a New Industry

The rise of AI slop refactoring is creating new demand for experienced engineers to turn AI-generated prototypes into production-ready software. For nearly four years, the tech industry has been flooded with predictions that artificial intelligence would replace software developers. The […]

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GoMining launches GoBTC Pay SDK and API to bring Bitcoin payments to real-world commerce

For years, Bitcoin advocates have argued that the cryptocurrency was meant to function as money, not just an asset stored in digital wallets. Yet most Bitcoin activity still revolves around buying, holding, and trading rather than paying for everyday goods […]

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Nobel prize-winning AI researcher John Jumper leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic

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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Architect Labs emerges from stealth with $24M in funding to make custom silicon accessible to everyone

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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Real Finance Launches REAL Competition With $20,000 USDC Rewards for $ASSET Traders and Stakers

Participants can earn points by trading, staking, and holding $ASSET, unlocking multipliers and competing for up to $20,000 in USDC rewards plus additional raffle prizes. As competition for user attention intensifies across crypto and decentralized finance, blockchain projects are searching […]

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SpaceX stock plunges 20% from peak, leaving the average post-IPO buyer underwater

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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How Modern Day Tech is Shaping the iGaming Landscape

As with any industry operating online, modern technology is shaping the present and future of the iGaming landscape. There are many aspects to iGaming in this digital era, so we will examine the areas of modern tech that are having […]

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Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, June 18, 2026

It’s Thursday, June 18, 2026, and the clearest signal from today’s funding tape is not that venture investors are spending widely. It is that they are concentrating capital around a narrow set of problems that look hard to commoditize: sovereign […]

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Meta strikes new 1.6-gigawatt AI computing deal with data center startup Crusoe

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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Manus original investors seek to buy back AI startup from Meta for $2 billion as revenue nears $500 million

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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Playnance’s $GCOIN Token Lists on KoinBX as India Community Surpasses 130 Partners

Playnance announced Thursday that its native token, $GCOIN, has been listed on KoinBX, giving users of the company’s blockchain-powered Web3 gaming ecosystem a new venue to trade the token. The listing comes as Playnance gains traction in India, where more […]

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Dream, an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by former NSO Group CEO, raises $260 million at $3 billion valuation

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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‘xAI Is a Failure’: AI Godfather Warns of Trouble for Musk’s AI Startup and a Bigger AI Bubble

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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Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, June 17, 2026

It’s Wednesday, June 17, 2026, and venture capital is increasingly shifting away from consumer-facing AI applications toward the infrastructure layers that power them. Today’s funding activity was concentrated in AI deployment infrastructure, regulated financial systems, cybersecurity, enterprise automation, and biotech […]

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Jeff Bezos backs AI materials startup CuspAI in $400M round at $2.6 billion valuation

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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