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• Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI #AI #Tech #Security

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers #Technology #Transportation #Innovation

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  Jul 30, 2026

• LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated 'slop' #AI #Tech #SocialMedia

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A #Startups #Fundraising #AI

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Spotify launches 'User notes' to let users add memories to songs #MusicTech #Apps #Social

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M #Tech #AI #Cybersecurity

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Tesla made its 10 millionth EV #Tech #EV #Automotive

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  Jul 30, 2026

• When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public? #FusionEnergy #CleanTech #Startups

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps -- and more are coming #AI #Tech #Metaverse

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Netflix lands global streaming deal for 'The Walking Dead' #Tech #Streaming #Media

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack #AI #Startups #Tech

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B #Fusion #Energy #Science

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry's latest talent obsession #AI #Tech #Startups

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  Jul 30, 2026

• In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI's hacker was noisy and fast -- but not unstoppable #Tech #Security #AI

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  Jul 30, 2026

• TechCrunch Disrupt 2026's biggest stage features leaders from Amazon, Replit, Tether, with much more to come #Startups #Tech #AI

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  Jul 30, 2026

• FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients' medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap #Privacy #Tech #Security

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service #AutonomousVehicles #Robotics #Innovation

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks #AI #Cybersecurity #Startups

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Dili raises $21.7 million to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom #AI #Startups #Tech

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever #AI #Tech #Business

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  Jul 30, 2026

• Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years #AI #FutureTech #ArtificialIntelligence

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag #Tech #AI #Business

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Zuckerberg says Meta's enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond agents #AI #Tech #Business

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Discover what's next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 #AI #SaaS #Tech

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI #AI #Startups #OpenSource

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer #Music #Tech #Streaming

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  Jul 29, 2026

• The Hugging Face AI break-in, as told through an increasingly committed bear metaphor #AI #OpenSource #Tech

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine #AI #Startups #Technology

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Sorry, haters. Ferrari's first EV is doing just fine #EV #Automotive #Technology

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways #Tech #AutonomousVehicles #Robotics

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  Jul 29, 2026

• US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security #Technology #Robotics #NationalSecurity

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide #Tech #Android #Privacy

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Elon Musk's X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers #Tech #SocialMedia #Business

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners #AI #Startups #HomeTech

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work #AI #Tech #Startup

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls #AI #Startup #Fundraising

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  Jul 29, 2026

• 'No one's making a phone like this': Light's co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation #Tech #Startups #Hardware

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  Jul 29, 2026

• DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business #Tech #Delivery #Drones

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Spotify adds a running mode to its app #Tech #Apps #Music

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  Jul 29, 2026

• Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals #Sustainability #Recycling #Mining

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