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Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B
TechCrunch AI
The $300 million round is expected to be led by Menlo Ventures, Sifted reported.
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Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
TechCrunch AI
Earlier this week, a picture seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.
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SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’
TechCrunch AI
Elon Musk's tech company released the newest version of Grok on Wednesday, promising a cheaper, more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models.
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This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
TechCrunch AI
General Intuition is betting millions of hours of video game data can train the foundation models for physical AI, making it easier to build smarter robots with minimal real-world data.
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Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Ars Technica AI
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
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Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool
TechCrunch AI
The feature can do things like apply cinematic relighting to brighten up a dark clip, swap out a plain background for something fun, or add artistic styles to videos.
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Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
Ars Technica AI
But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
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Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
TechCrunch AI
When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude are great at text, but they’re less skilled at understanding how things actually move through space and time — an essential ski...
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Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.
TechCrunch AI
Meta is adding a new safeguard to stop people from secretly recording others with its AI glasses. But the update comes as the company continues to expand how much personal data its AI products collect and use.
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OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations
TechCrunch AI
OpenAI says its new voice mode can speak and listen at the same time, a key ability for live translation.
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The New Grok 4.5 Is Out. Elon Musk Says It Competes With Last Year's Claude Opus
Decrypt
SpaceXAI's new coding model is cheaper and faster than Anthropic and OpenAI's flagships—and by Musk's own account, at least one generation behind them.
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Bitcoin tumbles back to key $60K support level: What’s behind the sell pressure?
Cointelegraph
Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure amid an oil price surge, Japan economic contagion risks and a fresh round of selling from Strategy.
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Bitcoin Slips to $62,000, Paring Rebound as CryptoQuant Sees Room Higher
Bitcoin Magazine
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Slips to $62,000, Paring Rebound as CryptoQuant Sees Room Higher Bitcoin slipped to around $62,000 after rebounding from last week's $57,700 low, while CryptoQuant says improving demand, seasonality and valuation support further gains, though its beari...
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Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion Fund as Crypto VC Pushes Further Into AI
Decrypt
The investment firm said its fourth fund will back AI, robotics, and crypto startups as it broadens beyond digital assets.
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Tokenized stock transfers surge 105% in a month to $8.4B
Cointelegraph
Industry data shows trading activity and market value accelerating as crypto companies and traditional financial institutions expand tokenized equity initiatives.
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Bitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis
Decrypt
Bitcoin is looking slightly more optimistic but failed the breakout everyone was watching. Meanwhile, ETH just printed a weekly death cross for the first time in years.
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Here’s what happened in crypto today
Cointelegraph
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers: Report
Cointelegraph
EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and rules on tokenized payments and deposits.
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Bitcoin peels back to $62K as Fed-wary futures traders cut risk: Is the BTC rally over?
Cointelegraph
Bitcoin hovered around the $62,000 mark following a spike in oil prices, escalating hot war in Iran and traders’ move to cut risk ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement.
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Bitcoin ETFs 'Turning a Corner' After Record Bleed Hits $8 Billion
Decrypt
Investors had backed away from Bitcoin since mid-May.