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Are We Really Ready for Vibe Coding?

How talking to machines became “coding” — and why that should both excite and scare us. Back in March 2025, TechStartups published “When Vibe Coding Goes Wrong,” one of the first deep dives into the strange new frontier of AI-assisted […]

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Mastercard negotiating to buy Zero Hash

Mastercard is negotiating to acquire Zero Hash, a Chicago-based crypto and stablecoin infrastructure provider, in a deal reportedly valued between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. Multiple outlets say the talks are advanced but not final, framing the move as one […]

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U.S. corporate layoffs top 1 million so far in 2025; 153,000 job cuts in October alone

The wave of layoffs that began in the tech sector early this year has now swept through nearly every corner of corporate America. According to data released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas (CGC), U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in […]

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From $6.42 to $180 in 3 years: How Palantir became the poster child for the AI bubble

When Palantir Technologies went public in September 2020, its $10 Wall Street debut was met with curiosity more than conviction. Back then, the Peter Thiel-backed data analytics startup—best known for serving the U.S. intelligence community—closed its first day of trading […]

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Google unveils ‘Ironwood,’ its most powerful custom AI chip yet to challenge Nvidia in the AI race

Google’s $75 billion bet on AI hardware is starting to pay off. Seven months after Alphabet announced one of the largest infrastructure investments in its history — aimed at building custom chips and data centers for generative AI models like […]

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