Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools: Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon. Read More |
Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti: More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. Read More |
TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized: Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow. Read More |
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Vinod Khosla publicly disavows Keith Rabois' comments on ICE shooting: Unwavering Trump loyalist and VC Keith Rabois caused his colleague and his firm's founder to distance themseves from his comments on ICE. Read More |
Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference: Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecessor. Read More |
Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown : From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine. Read More |
Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out: British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago. Read More |
Apple's new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances: Apple's new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances. Read More |
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Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute: CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia's products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture. Read More |
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