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Rogue OpenClaw AI wrote and published 'hit piece' on a Python developer who rejected its code β disgruntled bot accuses Matplotlib maintainer of discrimination and hypocrisy, later backtracks with an apology
Super Micro co-founder arrested in $2.5B Nvidia AI chip smuggling case tied to China
Federal prosecutors have charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer in a case that cuts to the heart of the global AI arms race. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed an indictment accusing Yih-Shyan βWallyβ Liaw and two [β¦]
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OpenAI to launch desktop super app combining ChatGPT, browser, and Codex app
OpenAI is pulling its products into one place. The company plans to combine its web browser, ChatGPT app, and Codex coding app into a single desktop experience, first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The move points to a clear [β¦]
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Planned 10-gigawatt Softbank data center in Ohio might be the largest in the world β will require a $33 billion natural gas plant, equivalent to nine nuclear reactors
Top Startup and Tech Funding News β March 19, 2025
Itβs Thursday, March 19, 2026, and weβre back with todayβs top startup and tech funding news. Todayβs rounds spotlight investor urgency around AI agent infrastructure, privacy-first digital ecosystems, and the physical systems supporting electrification and compute scaling. From coding security [β¦]
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Jeff Bezos in talks to raise $100B AI fund to automate global manufacturing
Jeff Bezos is backβand this time, heβs aiming straight at the factory floor. The Amazon founder is in early discussions to raise a staggering $100 billion for a new AI-focused fund that would acquire manufacturing companies and push them toward [β¦]
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Cybersecurity startup Oasis Security raises $120M from Craft, Sequoia, Accel to tackle AI identity risks
Less than two years after coming out of stealth, Oasis Security is pulling in another massive roundβthis time as AI agents quietly reshape the rules of cybersecurity. The New Yorkβ and Tel Avivβbased cybersecurity startup has raised $120 million in [β¦]
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OpenClaw takes China by storm, sparking a buying frenzy for used Macs
Less than a month since its launch, OpenClaw has exploded in popularity as autonomous AI agents move from hype to real-world power. Now its wave is sweeping across Chinaβdriving unexpected demand in the hardware market. Across Beijing, Shenzhen, and beyond, [β¦]
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Top Startup and Tech Funding News β March 18, 2025
Itβs Wednesday, March 18, 2026, and weβre back with todayβs top startup and tech funding news. Todayβs rounds highlight growing investor urgency around autonomous cybersecurity, cancer immunotherapy, and AI observability for agent-based systems. As AI-native infrastructure becomes critical to sectors [β¦]
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Meta shuts down Metaverse after $80 billion loss, ends Horizon Worlds era
Meta just pulled the plug on its metaverse dream, drawing a line under one of the most ambitious bets in tech history. The company said Tuesday it will shut down Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality social platform once positioned at [β¦]
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Ex-Anthropic researchers launch Mirendil, target $175M at $1B valuation for AI-powered scientific discovery
A new wave of AI startups is taking shape, and Mirendil is stepping into it with serious ambitionβand serious backing. Founded by former Anthropic researchers, the San Francisco-based startup is already in talks to raise $175 million at a $1 [β¦]
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Dell lays off 11,000 employees, spends $569M on severance as AI shift accelerates job cuts, filing shows
Dell just made one thing clear: the AI boom is not saving jobsβitβs reshaping them.Β In its latest annual filing, the company confirmed it cut about 11,000 employees in fiscal 2026, trimming roughly 10% of its workforce. The move came with [β¦]
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Metaβs AI startup Manus launches desktop app that lets agents control your computer
Meta is moving its AI ambitions a step closer to your personal machine.Β The companyβs newly acquired startup Manus has released a desktop application that puts its general-purpose AI agent directly on usersβ laptops. Until now, Manus lived in the cloud, [β¦]
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Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business
Microsoft considering suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon, report claims β exclusivity dispute revolves around Frontier multi-agent service
Should tired workers be banned from using Microsoft Copilot on Friday afternoons? "AI fatigue" could lead to lazy mistakes
Microsoft won't force this Copilot app onto your PC's Start menu in Windows 11 β a temporary setback for Microsoft 365 plans
Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip β now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months
Microsoftβs Copilot leadership shakeβup signals a major shift in how the company plans its AI future
Examining Nvidia's 60 exaflop Vera Rubin POD β how seven chips underpin company's 40 rack AI factory supercomputer
Microsoft's "most significant change to the Windows keyboard" in 30 years gets a slap in the face from a daring developer
Hyundai, Kia expand Nvidia partnership for self-driving tech

Skild AI, Nvidia bring robot brain to Blackwell assembly lines

NTT Data unveils GCC program to boost AI adoption

Dell cuts 11,000 jobs while expanding AI servers

Muskβs xAI faces lawsuit over Grok abuse images

OpenAI said to cut back on side projects to focus on core business

Samsung 4nm powers new Nvidia AI chip

US senator raises concerns over xAI classified access

The startups turning Southeast Asiaβs AI hype into working agents

Roche scales AI infrastructure with Nvidia GPUs

HK to launch governed AI agent network ClawNet

Nvidia unveils genAI system for real-time video game graphics

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training data

Uber, Nvidia to launch robotaxis in 28 cities next year

Nvidia sees $1t in AI chip sales through 2027

OpenAI in talks with private equity on AI venture: sources

Alibaba CEO to lead new AI-focused business group

Jensen Huang delivers keynote at Nvidia GTC AI conference

Nebius signs AI infrastructure deal with Meta worth up to $27b

Nvidia's Nemotron coalition brings eight AI labs together to build open frontier models
Memories AIΒ is buildingΒ the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics
Nvidia debuts DLSS 5 for increased visual fidelity in games β AI-infused tech transforms pixels with photorealistic lighting and materials
Sam Altman wants to turn AI into a utility β and meter βintelligenceβ like electricity
Tennessee grandmother wrongly jailed for six months, latest victim of AI-driven misidentification β facial recognition is jailing the wrong people, but police keep using it anyway
Copilot helped me find the problem my doctors missed β and that matters even more as Microsoft announces Copilot Health
US gov't revokes controversial AI hardware export rule that would mandate investments from foreign companies β new export rules are still in the works, though
Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck β Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom & more set sights on building PHY to break through the limitations of copper