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<title>Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent&#45;on&#45;agent commerce</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a recent experiment, Anthropic created a classified marketplace where AI agents represented both buyers and sellers, striking real deals for real goods and real money. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to the residents of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he is “deeply sorry” that his company failed to alert law enforcement about the suspect in a recent mass shooting. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Canadian AI startup Cohere is taking over Germany-based Aleph Alpha with support from Lidl’s owner, Schwarz Group. With the blessing of their governments, the companies intend to offer a sovereign alternative to enterprises in an AI landscape dominated by American players. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Apple under Ternus: what comes next for the tech giant’s hardware strategy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ John Ternus, Apple&#039;s incoming CEO, is a hardware guy, signaling Apple may be putting devices back at the center of its strategy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Why Tokyo is the most important tech destination of 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 has four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the people actually building and funding these technologies globally. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters</title>
<link>https://block385.com/three-reasons-why-deepseeks-new-model-matters</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer prompts than its last generation, thanks to a new design that helps it handle large amounts of text more efficiently. Like DeepSeek’s previous models, V4 is open source, meaning it is available… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Three, reasons, why, DeepSeek’s, new, model, matters</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines’ gain</title>
<link>https://block385.com/metas-loss-is-thinking-machines-gain</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta has been poaching talent from Thinking Machines Lab. But it&#039;s a two-way street. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI&#45;generated media</title>
<link>https://block385.com/comfyui-hits-500m-valuation-as-creators-seek-more-control-over-ai-generated-media</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ ComfyUI, whose tools give creators more control over AI image, video, and audio generation, just raised $30 million. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-to-invest-up-to-40b-in-anthropic-in-cash-and-compute</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Apple’s new CEO, and why Elon Musk wants to buy Cursor for $60B</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apples-new-ceo-and-why-elon-musk-wants-to-buy-cursor-for-60b</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystem than the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple’s, new, CEO, and, why, Elon, Musk, wants, buy, Cursor, for, 60B</media:keywords>
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<title>Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tim-cook-is-stepping-down-whathappensto-applenow</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Marked&#45;up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/marked-up-mac-minis-flood-ebay-amid-shortages-driven-by-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Marked-up, Mac, minis, flood, eBay, amid, shortages, driven</media:keywords>
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<title>DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/deepseek-previews-new-ai-model-that-closes-the-gap-with-frontier-models</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost &quot;closed the gap&quot; with current leading models, both open and closed, on reasoning benchmarks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Nothing introduces an AI&#45;powered dictation tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nothing-introduces-an-ai-powered-dictation-tool</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nothing&#039;s new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nothing, introduces, AI-powered, dictation, tool</media:keywords>
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<title>Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event</title>
<link>https://block385.com/uber-cto-praveen-neppalli-naga-joins-stacked-strictlyvc-sf-lineup-for-april-30-event</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join the rest of the lineup to discuss operating at scale in the age of AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-another-wild-turn-for-ai-chips-meta-signs-deal-for-millions-of-amazon-ai-cpus</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon&#039;s homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>another, wild, turn, for, chips, Meta, signs, deal, for, millions, Amazon, CPUs</media:keywords>
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<title>Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC&#45;backed AI startup Fragment</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bret-taylors-sierra-buys-yc-backed-ai-startup-fragment</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meet-noscroll-an-ai-bot-that-does-your-doomscrolling-for-you</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meet, Noscroll, bot, that, does, your, doomscrolling, for, you</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI releases GPT&#45;5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘super app’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-releases-gpt-55-bringing-company-one-step-closer-to-an-ai-super-app</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, releases, GPT-5.5, bringing, company, one, step, closer, ‘super, app’</media:keywords>
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<title>Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/era-raises-11m-to-build-a-software-platform-for-ai-gadgets</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Era thinks that we will see many form factors of AI hardware, including glasses, rings, and pendants ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Era, raises, 11M, build, software, platform, for, gadgets</media:keywords>
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<title>AI galaxy hunters are adding to the global GPU crunch</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-galaxy-hunters-are-adding-to-the-global-gpu-crunch</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Astronomers are turning to GPUs to find needles in the galactic haystack. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>galaxy, hunters, are, adding, the, global, GPU, crunch</media:keywords>
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<title>Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident</title>
<link>https://block385.com/another-customer-of-troubled-startup-delve-suffered-a-big-security-incident</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a security incident. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Another, customer, troubled, startup, Delve, suffered, big, security, incident</media:keywords>
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<title>Grab a ticket today: The first StrictlyVC of 2026 kicks off in just a week in San Francisco</title>
<link>https://block385.com/grab-a-ticket-today-the-first-strictlyvc-of-2026-kicks-off-in-just-a-week-in-san-francisco</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ StrictlyVC San Francisco is in just a week. Now’s the time to grab yourself a ticket. Join VCs and founders at Sentro Filipino Cultural Center on April 30. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Grab, ticket, today:, The, first, StrictlyVC, 2026, kicks, off, just, week, San, Francisco</media:keywords>
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<title>Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls</title>
<link>https://block385.com/beehiiv-rolls-out-new-creator-tools-including-webinars-and-customizable-paywalls</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Beehiiv is clearly done being just a newsletter platform based on today&#039;s launch of a new webinar feature, customizable paywalls, and more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Beehiiv, rolls, out, new, creator, tools, including, webinars, and, customizable, paywalls</media:keywords>
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<title>India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains</title>
<link>https://block385.com/indias-app-market-is-booming-but-global-platforms-are-capturing-most-of-the-gains</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/indias-app-market-is-booming-but-global-platforms-are-capturing-most-of-the-gains</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Non-gaming apps, led by streaming and AI, are driving growth, even as India&#039;s spending per user lags global peers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India’s, app, market, booming, —, but, global, platforms, are, capturing, most, the, gains</media:keywords>
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<title>Tesla just increased its spending plan to $25B — here’s where the money is going</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tesla-just-increased-its-spending-plan-to-25b-heres-where-the-money-is-going</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tesla&#039;s planned capex for 2026 is three times higher than what the company has historically spent. Its CFO said, as a result, Tesla will have a negative free cash flow the rest of the year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tesla, just, increased, its, spending, plan, 25B, —, here’s, where, the, money, going</media:keywords>
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<title>Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-updates-workspace-to-make-ai-your-new-office-intern</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-updates-workspace-to-make-ai-your-new-office-intern</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google has introduced a host of new automated functions into Workspace, all of which are driven by Workspace Intelligence, its new AI system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, updates, Workspace, make, your, new, office, intern</media:keywords>
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<title>Hands on with X’s new AI&#45;powered custom feeds</title>
<link>https://block385.com/hands-on-with-xs-new-ai-powered-custom-feeds</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/hands-on-with-xs-new-ai-powered-custom-feeds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ X&#039;s AI-powered custom timelines are replacing Communities, with Grok-curated feeds...and new ad slots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hands, with, X’s, new, AI-powered, custom, feeds</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>How SpaceX preempted a $2B fundraise with a $60B buyout offer</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-spacex-preempted-a-2b-fundraise-with-a-60b-buyout-offer</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-spacex-preempted-a-2b-fundraise-with-a-60b-buyout-offer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cursor was on track to close a $2 billion funding round this week but chose to halt discussions after SpaceX offered a $10 billion &quot;collaboration fee&quot; and a path to a $60 billion acquisition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, SpaceX, preempted, 2B, fundraise, with, 60B, buyout, offer</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-cloud-launches-two-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-cloud-launches-two-new-ai-chips-to-compete-with-nvidia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s newest TPUs are faster and cheaper than the previous versions. But the company is still embracing Nvidia in its cloud — for now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Cloud, launches, two, new, chips, compete, with, Nvidia</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Google turns Chrome into an AI co&#45;worker for the workplace</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-turns-chrome-into-an-ai-co-worker-for-the-workplace</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-turns-chrome-into-an-ai-co-worker-for-the-workplace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google brings Gemini-powered &quot;auto browse&quot; capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, turns, Chrome, into, co-worker, for, the, workplace</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Google makes an interesting choice with its new agent&#45;building tool for enterprises</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-makes-an-interesting-choice-with-its-new-agent-building-tool-for-enterprises-6253</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-makes-an-interesting-choice-with-its-new-agent-building-tool-for-enterprises-6253</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform takes an interesting approach: It is geared for IT and technical users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, makes, interesting, choice, with, its, new, agent-building, tool, for, enterprises</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multibillion&#45;dollar deal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-google-deepens-thinking-machines-lab-ties-with-new-multibillion-dollar-deal</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-google-deepens-thinking-machines-lab-ties-with-new-multibillion-dollar-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mira Murati&#039;s Thinking Machines Lab has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud for AI infrastructure powered by Nvidia&#039;s latest GB300 chips, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exclusive:, Google, deepens, Thinking, Machines, Lab, ties, with, new, multibillion-dollar, deal</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Google makes an interesting choice with its new agent building tool for enterprises</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-makes-an-interesting-choice-with-its-new-agent-building-tool-for-enterprises</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-makes-an-interesting-choice-with-its-new-agent-building-tool-for-enterprises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform takes an interesting approach: it is geared for IT and technical users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, makes, interesting, choice, with, its, new, agent, building, tool, for, enterprises</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-overviews-are-coming-to-your-gmail-at-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-overviews-are-coming-to-your-gmail-at-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI Overviews will offer instant summaries pulled from across multiple emails. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Overviews, are, coming, your, Gmail, work</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This startup wants to figure out which ones matter.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-is-spitting-out-more-potential-drugs-than-ever-this-startup-wants-to-figure-out-which-ones-matter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-is-spitting-out-more-potential-drugs-than-ever-this-startup-wants-to-figure-out-which-ones-matter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>spitting, out, more, potential, drugs, than, ever., This, startup, wants, figure, out, which, ones, matter.</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>OpenAI teams up with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-teams-up-with-infosys-to-bring-ai-tools-to-more-businesses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-teams-up-with-infosys-to-bring-ai-tools-to-more-businesses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows, and deploy AI systems, initially focusing software engineering, legacy modernization, and DevOps. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, teams, with, Infosys, bring, tools, more, businesses</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-maps-is-about-to-get-a-big-dose-of-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-maps-is-about-to-get-a-big-dose-of-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Generative AI is being infused into Google&#039;s popular feature within Maps. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Maps, about, get, big, dose</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-most-interesting-startups-showcased-at-google-cloud-next2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-most-interesting-startups-showcased-at-google-cloud-next2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google wants AI startups on its cloud and has showcased a long list of them at its annual conference. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, most, interesting, startups, showcased, Google, Cloud, Next 2026</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multi&#45;billion&#45;dollar deal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-google-deepens-thinking-machines-lab-ties-with-new-multi-billion-dollar-deal</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-google-deepens-thinking-machines-lab-ties-with-new-multi-billion-dollar-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mira Murati&#039;s Thinking Machines Lab has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Google Cloud for AI infrastructure powered by Nvidia&#039;s latest GB300 chips, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exclusive:, Google, deepens, Thinking, Machines, Lab, ties, with, new, multi-billion-dollar, deal</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This start&#45;up wants to figure out which ones matter.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-is-spitting-out-more-potential-drugs-than-ever-this-start-up-wants-to-figure-out-which-ones-matter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-is-spitting-out-more-potential-drugs-than-ever-this-start-up-wants-to-figure-out-which-ones-matter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>spitting, out, more, potential, drugs, than, ever., This, start-up, wants, figure, out, which, ones, matter.</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>AI needs a strong data fabric to deliver business value</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-needs-a-strong-data-fabric-to-deliver-business-value</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-needs-a-strong-data-fabric-to-deliver-business-value</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence is moving quickly in the enterprise, from experimentation to everyday use. Organizations are deploying copilots, agents, and predictive systems across finance, supply chains, human resources, and customer operations. By the end of 2025, half of companies used AI in at least three business functions, according to a recent survey. But as AI becomes… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>needs, strong, data, fabric, deliver, business, value</media:keywords>
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<title>SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60B</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60b</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60b</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move could shore up weaknesses at each company, but it also reveals them. Neither Cursor nor xAI has proprietary models that can match the leading offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI — the same companies now competing directly with Cursor for the developer market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, working, with, Cursor, and, has, option, buy, the, startup, for, 60B</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-will-record-employees-keystrokes-and-use-it-to-train-its-ai-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-will-record-employees-keystrokes-and-use-it-to-train-its-ai-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, will, record, employees’, keystrokes, and, use, train, its, models</media:keywords>
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<title>SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60-billion</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Only Elon would do this before an IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, working, with, Cursor, and, has, option, buy, the, startup, for, 60, billion</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims</title>
<link>https://block385.com/unauthorized-group-has-gained-access-to-anthropics-exclusive-cyber-tool-mythos-report-claims</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/unauthorized-group-has-gained-access-to-anthropics-exclusive-cyber-tool-mythos-report-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Unauthorized, group, has, gained, access, Anthropic’s, exclusive, cyber, tool, Mythos, report, claims</media:keywords>
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<title>10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now</title>
<link>https://block385.com/10-things-that-matter-in-ai-right-now</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/10-things-that-matter-in-ai-right-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Things, That, Matter, Right, Now</media:keywords>
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<title>Humanoid data</title>
<link>https://block385.com/humanoid-data</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/humanoid-data</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I was recently invited to join an app that would pay me cryptocurrency to film myself doing tasks like putting food into a bowl, microwaving it, and then taking it out. Another website suggested I try a new game in which I’d remotely control a robotic arm in Shenzhen, China, as it completed puzzles and… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Humanoid, data</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Weaponized deepfakes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/weaponized-deepfakes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/weaponized-deepfakes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For years, experts have warned that deepfakes—AI-generated videos, images, or audio recordings of people doing or saying things they haven’t actually done in real life—could be deployed in malicious ways.  These dangers are now here. Improvements in deepfake technology, and the widespread availability of easy-to-use and cheap (or free) generative models, have made it easier… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weaponized, deepfakes</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>World models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/world-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/world-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI systems have already gained impressive mastery over the digital world, but the physical world is still humanity’s domain. As it turns out, building an AI system that can compose a novel or code an app is far easier than developing one that can fold laundry or navigate a city street. To get there, many… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, models</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Supercharged scams</title>
<link>https://block385.com/supercharged-scams</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/supercharged-scams</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, it opened people’s eyes to how easily generative AI could churn out vast amounts of human-seeming text from simple prompts. This quickly caught the attention of criminals, who soon began using large language models to produce malicious emails—both the untargeted spam kind and more sophisticated,… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Supercharged, scams</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>LLMs+</title>
<link>https://block385.com/llms</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/llms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When ChatGPT launched as an experimental prototype in late 2022, OpenAI’s chatbot became an everyday everything app for hundreds of millions of people. LLMs like ChatGPT were the new future: The entire tech industry was consumed by the inferno, with companies racing to spin up rival products. The ashes of the old tech world still… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LLMs</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>China’s open&#45;source bet</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chinas-open-source-bet</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chinas-open-source-bet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Silicon Valley AI companies follow a familiar playbook: Keep the secret sauce behind an API, and charge for every drop. China’s leading AI labs are playing a different game: They ship models as downloadable “open-weight” packages. This lets developers adapt the models and run them on their own hardware to build products without negotiating a… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, open-source, bet</media:keywords>
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<title>Resistance</title>
<link>https://block385.com/resistance</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/resistance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Turns out not everyone wants to live in the future that AI companies are building. People from all walks of life are speaking out against rising electricity bills from data centers, disappearing jobs, chatbots’ impact on teen mental health, the military’s use of AI, and copyright infringement—among other concerns.  This anti-AI movement is taking shape… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Resistance</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Artificial scientists</title>
<link>https://block385.com/artificial-scientists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/artificial-scientists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI companies frequently invoke the possibility of AI-enabled scientific discovery as a justification for their existence: If the technology eventually cures cancer and solves climate change, then all the carbon emissions and slop videos will have been well worth it.  Already, LLMs can assist scientists in all sorts of ways. They can point people to… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Artificial, scientists</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Agent orchestration</title>
<link>https://block385.com/agent-orchestration</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/agent-orchestration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When people say AI will speed up drug development or fear that it will bring about mass layoffs, what they have in mind—whether they know it or not—are AI agents. ChatGPT made large language models a mass consumer product. But to change the world, AI needs to do more than just talk back: It needs… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Agent, orchestration</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple’s John Ternus will run one of the world’s most powerful companies; the job is a minefield</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apples-john-ternus-will-run-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-companies-the-job-is-a-minefield</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple&#039;s top job comes with almost unrivaled power and money, but it comes with plenty of baggage, too. ]]></description>
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<title>AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-research-lab-neocognition-lands-40m-seed-to-build-agents-that-learn-like-humans</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Founded by an OSU researcher, the startup is developing AI agents that can become experts in any domain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear&#45;based marketing’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altman-throws-shade-at-anthropics-cyber-model-mythos-fear-based-marketing</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The AI industry&#039;s mudslinging continues. ]]></description>
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<title>ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chatgpts-new-images-20-model-is-surprisingly-good-at-generating-text</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ ChatGPT Images 2.0, the newest image-generation model from OpenAI, shows just how much AI capabilities have evolved over the last few years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Building agent&#45;first governance and security</title>
<link>https://block385.com/building-agent-first-governance-and-security</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/building-agent-first-governance-and-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As AI agents increasingly work alongside humans across organizations, companies could be inadvertently opening a new attack surface. Insecure agents can be manipulated to access sensitive systems and proprietary data, increasing enterprise risk. In some modern enterprises, non-human identities (NHI) are outpacing human identities, and that trend will explode with agentic AI. Solid governance and… ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI&#45;powered RPGs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-dungeon-maker-latitude-unveils-voyage-a-platform-for-creating-ai-powered-rpgs</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Latitude&#039;s new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/clarifai-deletes-3-million-photos-that-okcupid-provided-to-train-facial-recognition-ai-report-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/clarifai-deletes-3-million-photos-that-okcupid-provided-to-train-facial-recognition-ai-report-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to court documents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles—and pushing back</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chinese-tech-workers-are-starting-to-train-their-ai-doublesand-pushing-back-6160</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chinese-tech-workers-are-starting-to-train-their-ai-doublesand-pushing-back-6160</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tech workers in China are being instructed by their bosses to train AI agents to replace them—and it’s prompting a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters.  Earlier this month a GitHub project called Colleague Skill, which claimed workers could use it to “distill” their colleagues’ skills and personality traits and replicate them with… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities</title>
<link>https://block385.com/youtube-expands-its-ai-likeness-detection-technology-to-celebrities</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/youtube-expands-its-ai-likeness-detection-technology-to-celebrities</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>YouTube, expands, its, likeness, detection, technology, celebrities</media:keywords>
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<title>Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bond-a-new-social-media-platform-wants-to-use-ai-to-help-you-kick-your-doomscrolling-habit</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bond-a-new-social-media-platform-wants-to-use-ai-to-help-you-kick-your-doomscrolling-habit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform&#039;s AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists</title>
<link>https://block385.com/grai-believes-ai-can-make-music-more-social-not-replace-artists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/grai-believes-ai-can-make-music-more-social-not-replace-artists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in APAC countries</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-gemini-in-chrome-in-apac-countries</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-gemini-in-chrome-in-apac-countries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, rolls, out, Gemini, Chrome, APAC, countries</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-takes-5b-from-amazon-and-pledges-100b-in-cloud-spending-in-return</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-takes-5b-from-amazon-and-pledges-100b-in-cloud-spending-in-return</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It&#039;s investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in 7 new countries</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-gemini-in-chrome-in-7-new-countries</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-gemini-in-chrome-in-7-new-countries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, rolls, out, Gemini, Chrome, new, countries</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/its-not-just-one-thing-its-another-thing</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/its-not-just-one-thing-its-another-thing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This sentence construction (&quot;It&#039;s not just this — it&#039;s that&quot;) has become so common in AI-generated writing that it&#039;s no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it&#039;s almost a guarantee. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>It’s, not, just, one, thing, —, it’s, another, thing</media:keywords>
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<title>NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nsa-spies-are-reportedly-using-anthropics-mythos-despite-pentagon-feud</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nsa-spies-are-reportedly-using-anthropics-mythos-despite-pentagon-feud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ NSA is said to be using Anthropic&#039;s restricted Mythos AI model. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>CEO and CFO suddenly depart AI nuclear power upstart Fermi</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ceo-and-cfo-suddenly-depart-ai-nuclear-power-upstart-fermi</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ceo-and-cfo-suddenly-depart-ai-nuclear-power-upstart-fermi</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup, co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has faced headwinds with its AI campus in Texas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles–and pushing back</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chinese-tech-workers-are-starting-to-train-their-ai-doublesand-pushing-back</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chinese-tech-workers-are-starting-to-train-their-ai-doublesand-pushing-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tech workers in China are being instructed by their bosses to train AI agents to replace them—and it’s prompting a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters.  Earlier this month a GitHub project called Colleague Skill, which claimed workers could use it to “distill” their colleagues’ skills and personality traits and replicate them with… ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI’s existential questions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-existential-questions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-existential-questions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI&#039;s latest acquisitions and whether they address &quot;two big existential problems&quot; for the company. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, existential, questions</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The 12&#45;month window</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-12-month-window</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-12-month-window</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven&#039;t expanded into their category yet. As many jokingly acknowledge, that won&#039;t last forever. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, 12-month, window</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Palantir posts mini&#45;manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures</title>
<link>https://block385.com/palantir-posts-mini-manifesto-denouncing-inclusivity-and-regressive-cultures</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/palantir-posts-mini-manifesto-denouncing-inclusivity-and-regressive-cultures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Palantir&#039;s ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it&#039;s worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of &quot;the West.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunch-mobility-uber-enters-its-assetmaxxing-era</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunch-mobility-uber-enters-its-assetmaxxing-era</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tesla-brings-its-robotaxi-service-to-dallas-and-houston</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas &amp; Houston 🤠” and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat. The company now […] ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-chip-startup-cerebras-files-for-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-chip-startup-cerebras-files-for-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic’s relationship with the Trump administration seems to be thawing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-relationship-with-the-trump-administration-seems-to-be-thawing</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-relationship-with-the-trump-administration-seems-to-be-thawing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite recently being designated a supply-chain risk by the Pentagon, Anthropic is still talking to high-level members of the Trump administration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-app-store-is-booming-again-and-ai-may-be-why</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-app-store-is-booming-again-and-ai-may-be-why</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, App, Store, booming, again, and, may, why</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altmans-project-world-looks-to-scale-its-human-verification-empire-first-stop-tinder</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altmans-project-world-looks-to-scale-its-human-verification-empire-first-stop-tinder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/kevin-weil-and-bill-peebles-exit-openai-as-company-continues-to-shed-side-quests</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/kevin-weil-and-bill-peebles-exit-openai-as-company-continues-to-shed-side-quests</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>‘Tokenmaxxing’ is making developers less productive than they think</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tokenmaxxing-is-making-developers-less-productive-than-they-think-6046</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tokenmaxxing-is-making-developers-less-productive-than-they-think-6046</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There&#039;s a lot more code — but it&#039;s a lot more expensive and requires a lot more rewriting. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sources-cursor-in-talks-to-raise-2b-at-50b-valuation-as-enterprise-growth-surges</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sources-cursor-in-talks-to-raise-2b-at-50b-valuation-as-enterprise-growth-surges</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sources:, Cursor, talks, raise, 2B, 50B, valuation, enterprise, growth, surges</media:keywords>
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<title>“Tokenmaxxing” is making developers less productive than they think</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tokenmaxxing-is-making-developers-less-productive-than-they-think</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tokenmaxxing-is-making-developers-less-productive-than-they-think</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There&#039;s a lot more code—but it&#039;s a lot more expensive and requires a lot more rewriting. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>“Tokenmaxxing”, making, developers, less, productive, than, they, think</media:keywords>
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<title>Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s shopping spree, and the AI Anxiety Gap </title>
<link>https://block385.com/tokenmaxxing-openais-shopping-spree-and-the-ai-anxiety-gap</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tokenmaxxing-openais-shopping-spree-and-the-ai-anxiety-gap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tokenmaxxing, OpenAI’s, shopping, spree, and, the, Anxiety, Gap </media:keywords>
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<title>Are we tokenmaxxing our way to nowhere?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/are-wetokenmaxxingour-way-to-nowhere</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/are-wetokenmaxxingour-way-to-nowhere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Are, we tokenmaxxing our, way, nowhere</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic launches Claude Design, a new product for creating quick visuals</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-launches-claude-design-a-new-product-for-creating-quick-visuals</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-launches-claude-design-a-new-product-for-creating-quick-visuals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company says Claude Design is intended to help people like founders and product managers without a design background share their ideas more easily.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, launches, Claude, Design, new, product, for, creating, quick, visuals</media:keywords>
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<title>How robots learn: A brief, contemporary history</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-robots-learn-a-brief-contemporary-history</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-robots-learn-a-brief-contemporary-history</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the extraordinary complexity of the human body, and then they’d spend their career refining robotic arms for auto plants. Aim for C-3P0; end up with the Roomba.  The real ambition for many of these researchers was the robot of science fiction—one… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, robots, learn:, brief, contemporary, history</media:keywords>
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<title>Luma launches AI&#45;powered production studio with faith&#45;focused Wonder Project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/luma-launches-ai-powered-production-studio-with-faith-focused-wonder-project</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/luma-launches-ai-powered-production-studio-with-faith-focused-wonder-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The studio&#039;s first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Luma, launches, AI-powered, production, studio, with, faith-focused, Wonder, Project</media:keywords>
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<title>Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises</title>
<link>https://block385.com/factory-hits-15b-valuation-to-build-ai-coding-for-enterprises</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/factory-hits-15b-valuation-to-build-ai-coding-for-enterprises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Factory, hits, 1.5B, valuation, build, coding, for, enterprises</media:keywords>
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<title>Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report</title>
<link>https://block385.com/upscale-ai-in-talks-to-raise-at-2b-valuation-says-report</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/upscale-ai-in-talks-to-raise-at-2b-valuation-says-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Upscale, talks, raise, 2B, valuation, says, report</media:keywords>
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<title>Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught</title>
<link>https://block385.com/physical-intelligence-a-hot-robotics-startup-says-its-new-robot-brain-can-figure-out-tasks-it-was-never-taught</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/physical-intelligence-a-hot-robotics-startup-says-its-new-robot-brain-can-figure-out-tasks-it-was-never-taught</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed&#45;up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-takes-aim-at-anthropic-with-beefed-up-codex-that-gives-it-more-power-over-your-desktop</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-takes-aim-at-anthropic-with-beefed-up-codex-that-gives-it-more-power-over-your-desktop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, takes, aim, Anthropic, with, beefed-up, Codex, that, gives, more, power, over, your, desktop</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-cpo-leaves-figmas-board-after-reports-he-will-offer-a-competing-product</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-cpo-leaves-figmas-board-after-reports-he-will-offer-a-competing-product</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Krieger&#039;s departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, CPO, leaves, Figma’s, board, after, reports, will, offer, competing, product</media:keywords>
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<title>Google now lets you explore the web side&#45;by&#45;side with AI Mode</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-now-lets-you-explore-the-web-side-by-side-with-ai-mode</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-now-lets-you-explore-the-web-side-by-side-with-ai-mode</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Now, when you&#039;re using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the webpage side-by-side with AI Mode. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, now, lets, you, explore, the, web, side-by-side, with, Mode</media:keywords>
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<title>Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games</title>
<link>https://block385.com/robloxs-ai-assistant-gets-new-agentic-tools-to-plan-build-and-test-games</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/robloxs-ai-assistant-gets-new-agentic-tools-to-plan-build-and-test-games</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new new tools are designed to help creators throughout the entire development process. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Roblox’s, assistant, gets, new, agentic, tools, plan, build, and, test, games</media:keywords>
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<title>InsightFinder raises $15M to help companies figure out where AI agents go wrong</title>
<link>https://block385.com/insightfinder-raises-15m-to-help-companies-figure-out-where-ai-agents-go-wrong</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/insightfinder-raises-15m-to-help-companies-figure-out-where-ai-agents-go-wrong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to CEO Helen Gu, the biggest problem facing the industry today is not just monitoring and diagnosing where AI models go wrong, it&#039;s diagnosing how the entire tech stack operates now that AI is a part of it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>InsightFinder, raises, 15M, help, companies, figure, out, where, agents, wrong</media:keywords>
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<title>AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1, and it’s boosting their revenue too</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-traffic-to-us-retailers-rose-393-in-q1-and-its-boosting-their-revenue-too</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-traffic-to-us-retailers-rose-393-in-q1-and-its-boosting-their-revenue-too</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adobe says AI traffic to U.S. retail sites also jumped 269% in March, with visitors converting better and generating more revenue than non-AI shoppers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>traffic, retailers, rose, 393, Q1, and, it’s, boosting, their, revenue, too</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices due to RAM shortage</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-raises-quest-3-and-quest-3s-prices-due-to-ram-shortage</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-raises-quest-3-and-quest-3s-prices-due-to-ram-shortage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Starting April 19, the price of the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) and Meta Quest 3S (256GB) will go up by $50 to $349.99 and $449.99, respectively. The price of the Meta Quest 3 is going up by $100 to $599.99. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, raises, Quest, and, Quest, prices, due, RAM, shortage</media:keywords>
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<title>Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-is-now-targeting-bad-ads-over-bad-actors</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-is-now-targeting-bad-ads-over-bad-actors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google blocked 8.3 billion ads in 2025 but suspended fewer advertisers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, now, targeting, bad, ads, over, bad, actors</media:keywords>
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<title>Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster</title>
<link>https://block385.com/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Runway, CEO, says, could, help, Hollywood, make, films, instead, one, 100M, blockbuster</media:keywords>
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<title>Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-having-humans-in-the-loop-in-an-ai-war-is-an-illusion</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-having-humans-in-the-loop-in-an-ai-war-is-an-illusion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This debate has become urgent, with AI playing a bigger role than ever before in the current conflict with Iran. AI is no longer just helping humans analyze intelligence. It is now an… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, having, “humans, the, loop”, war, illusion</media:keywords>
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<title>Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer</title>
<link>https://block385.com/treating-enterprise-ai-as-an-operating-layer</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/treating-enterprise-ai-as-an-operating-layer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks foundation models and benchmarks — GPT versus Gemini, reasoning scores, and marginal capability gains. But in practice, the more durable advantage is structural: who owns the operating layer where intelligence is applied, governed,… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Treating, enterprise, operating, layer</media:keywords>
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<title>Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments</title>
<link>https://block385.com/making-ai-operational-in-constrained-public-sector-environments</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/making-ai-operational-in-constrained-public-sector-environments</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For this reason, purpose-built small language models (SLMs) offer a promising path to operationalize AI in… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Making, operational, constrained, public, sector, environments</media:keywords>
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<title>Canva’s AI assistant can now call various tools to make designs for you</title>
<link>https://block385.com/canvas-ai-assistant-can-now-call-various-tools-to-make-designs-for-you</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/canvas-ai-assistant-can-now-call-various-tools-to-make-designs-for-you</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The latest version of Canva&#039;s AI assistant lets users create editable designs with text prompts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Canva’s, assistant, can, now, call, various, tools, make, designs, for, you</media:keywords>
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<title>This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-simulation-startup-wants-to-be-the-cursor-for-physical-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-simulation-startup-wants-to-be-the-cursor-for-physical-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Antioch raised a $8.5 million seed round to create simulation tools for a new generation of robot builders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, simulation, startup, wants, the, Cursor, for, physical</media:keywords>
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<title>DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/deepl-known-for-text-translation-now-wants-to-translate-your-voice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/deepl-known-for-text-translation-now-wants-to-translate-your-voice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ DeepL says its tech could be used for real-time translation with meeting tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DeepL, known, for, text, translation, now, wants, translate, your, voice</media:keywords>
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<title>LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet</title>
<link>https://block385.com/linkedin-data-shows-ai-isnt-to-blame-for-hiring-decline-yet</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/linkedin-data-shows-ai-isnt-to-blame-for-hiring-decline-yet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ LinkedIn says hiring is down 20% since 2022, but blames higher interest rates — not AI — for the slowdown. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LinkedIn, data, shows, isn’t, blame, for, hiring, decline…, yet</media:keywords>
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<title>AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-learning-app-gizmo-levels-up-with-13m-users-and-a-22m-investment</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-learning-app-gizmo-levels-up-with-13m-users-and-a-22m-investment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has attracted more than 13 million users and just secured $22 million in Series A funding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>learning, app, Gizmo, levels, with, 13M, users, and, 22M, investment</media:keywords>
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<title>Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel&#45;backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media accountability works. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-a-native-gemini-app-for-mac</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-a-native-gemini-app-for-mac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they&#039;re looking at in the moment, including local files. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, rolls, out, native, Gemini, app, for, Mac</media:keywords>
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<title>The musician&#45;turned&#45;biotech&#45;founder waiting to fundraise</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-musician-turned-biotech-founderwaiting-to-fundraise</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-musician-turned-biotech-founderwaiting-to-fundraise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc got COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution. What he quickly found out? You can’t just write a check in biotech. Regulators require a commercialization plan, and philanthropy doesn’t move science through clinical trials or get you a license on university IP. Now, he’s bootstrapping a cancer drug platform targeting pancreatic cancer, a disease that […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting, fundraise</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, updates, its, Agents, SDK, help, enterprises, build, safer, more, capable, agents</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/hightouch-reaches-100m-arr-fueled-by-marketing-tools-powered-by-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/hightouch-reaches-100m-arr-fueled-by-marketing-tools-powered-by-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup says it grew its ARR by $70 million in just 20 months after launching an AI agent platform for marketers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hightouch, reaches, 100M, ARR, fueled, marketing, tools, powered</media:keywords>
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<title>India’s vibe&#45;coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw&#45;like AI agent space</title>
<link>https://block385.com/indias-vibe-coding-startup-emergent-enters-openclaw-like-ai-agent-space</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/indias-vibe-coding-startup-emergent-enters-openclaw-like-ai-agent-space</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Emergent&#039;s Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India’s, vibe-coding, startup, Emergent, enters, OpenClaw-like, agent, space</media:keywords>
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<title>After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-sale-of-its-shoe-business-allbirds-pivots-to-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-sale-of-its-shoe-business-allbirds-pivots-to-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, sale, its, shoe, business, Allbirds, pivots</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gitar-a-startup-that-uses-agents-to-secure-code-emerges-from-stealth-with-9-million</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gitar-a-startup-that-uses-agents-to-secure-code-emerges-from-stealth-with-9-million</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company uses AI to review code that, more often than not these days, has also been generated by AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gitar, startup, that, uses, agents, secure, code, emerges, from, stealth, with, million</media:keywords>
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<title>Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate</title>
<link>https://block385.com/reid-hoffman-weighs-in-on-the-tokenmaxxing-debate</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/reid-hoffman-weighs-in-on-the-tokenmaxxing-debate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reid, Hoffman, weighs, the, ‘tokenmaxxing’, debate</media:keywords>
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<title>This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startup-is-betting-tokenmaxxing-will-create-the-next-compute-giant</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-startup-is-betting-tokenmaxxing-will-create-the-next-compute-giant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, startup, betting, tokenmaxxing, will, create, the, next, compute, giant</media:keywords>
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<title>Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/adobes-new-firefly-ai-assistant-can-use-creative-cloud-apps-to-complete-tasks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/adobes-new-firefly-ai-assistant-can-use-creative-cloud-apps-to-complete-tasks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adobe says the assistant can work across apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express,  Illustrator and its other apps to do tasks for you. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Adobe’s, new, Firefly, assistant, can, use, Creative, Cloud, apps, complete, tasks</media:keywords>
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<title>Building trust in the AI era with privacy&#45;led UX</title>
<link>https://block385.com/building-trust-in-the-ai-era-with-privacy-led-ux</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/building-trust-in-the-ai-era-with-privacy-led-ux</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The practice of privacy-led user experience (UX) is a design philosophy that treats transparency around data collection and usage as an integral part of the customer relationship. An undertapped opportunity in digital marketing, privacy-led UX treats user consent not as a tick-box compliance exercise, but rather as the first overture in an ongoing customer relationship.… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Building, trust, the, era, with, privacy-led</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-rise-is-giving-some-openai-investors-second-thoughts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-rise-is-giving-some-openai-investors-second-thoughts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI&#039;s recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic&#039;s current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, rise, giving, some, OpenAI, investors, second, thoughts</media:keywords>
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<title>Redefining the future of software engineering</title>
<link>https://block385.com/redefining-the-future-of-software-engineering</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/redefining-the-future-of-software-engineering</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which gradually made code accessible to developers and engineers everywhere. Second, the adoption of development operations (DevOps) and agile methodologies took software from siloed to collaborative development and from batch to continuous delivery. Now, a third such… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Redefining, the, future, software, engineering</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic co&#45;founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-co-founder-confirms-the-company-briefed-the-trump-administration-on-mythos</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-co-founder-confirms-the-company-briefed-the-trump-administration-on-mythos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simultaneously suing them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, co-founder, confirms, the, company, briefed, the, Trump, administration, Mythos</media:keywords>
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<title>Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-adds-ai-skills-to-chrome-to-help-you-save-favorite-workflows</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-adds-ai-skills-to-chrome-to-help-you-save-favorite-workflows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on Gemini’s browser integration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, adds, Skills, Chrome, help, you, save, favorite, workflows</media:keywords>
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<title>In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-just-a-couple-weeks-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-just-a-couple-weeks-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it.

There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today! ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>just, couple, weeks, StrictlyVC, San, Francisco, brings, leaders, from, TDK, Ventures, Replit, and, more, together</media:keywords>
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<title>How vibe&#45;coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice-5854</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice-5854</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, vibe-coding, app, Anything, rebuilding, after, getting, booted, from, the, App, Store, twice</media:keywords>
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<title>Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain</title>
<link>https://block385.com/max-hodaks-science-corp-is-preparing-to-place-its-first-sensor-in-a-human-brain</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/max-hodaks-science-corp-is-preparing-to-place-its-first-sensor-in-a-human-brain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Human trials on the hybrid sensor are expected to begin in the years ahead. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Max, Hodak’s, Science, Corp., preparing, place, its, first, sensor, human, brain</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, vibe, coding, app, Anything, rebuilding, after, getting, booted, from, the, App, Store, twice</media:keywords>
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<title>Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-brings-its-gemini-personal-intelligence-feature-to-india</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-brings-its-gemini-personal-intelligence-feature-to-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, brings, its, Gemini, Personal, Intelligence, feature, India</media:keywords>
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<title>Coming soon: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now</title>
<link>https://block385.com/coming-soon-10-things-that-matter-in-ai-right-now</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/coming-soon-10-things-that-matter-in-ai-right-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Each year we compile our 10 Breakthrough Technologies list, featuring our educated predictions for which technologies will have the biggest impact on how we live and work. This year, however, we had a dilemma. While our final picks encompass all our core coverage areas (energy, AI, and biotech, plus a few more), our 2026 list… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Coming, soon:, Things, That, Matter, Right, Now</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, has, bought, personal, finance, startup, Hiro</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw&#45;like agent</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-is-working-on-yet-another-openclaw-like-agent</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-is-working-on-yet-another-openclaw-like-agent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company has also previously introduced agents that are able to complete tasks, Cowork and Copilot Tasks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, working, yet, another, OpenClaw-like, agent</media:keywords>
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<title>Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stanford, report, highlights, growing, disconnect, between, insiders, and, everyone, else</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Why opinion on AI is so divided</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-opinion-on-ai-is-so-divided</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-opinion-on-ai-is-so-divided</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In an industry that doesn’t stand still, Stanford’s AI Index, an annual roundup of key results and trends, is a chance to take a breath. (It’s a marathon, not a sprint, after… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, opinion, divided</media:keywords>
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<title>Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge</title>
<link>https://block385.com/vercel-ceo-guillermo-rauch-signals-ipo-readiness-as-ai-agents-fuel-revenue-surge</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/vercel-ceo-guillermo-rauch-signals-ipo-readiness-as-ai-agents-fuel-revenue-surge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The company is ready and getting more ready for every day,&quot; Rauch said about an IPO at HumanX conference. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vercel, CEO, Guillermo, Rauch, signals, IPO, readiness, agents, fuel, revenue, surge</media:keywords>
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<title>Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/want-to-understand-the-current-state-of-ai-check-out-these-charts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/want-to-understand-the-current-state-of-ai-check-out-these-charts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, AI’s annual report card, comes out today and cuts through some of that noise. … ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Want, understand, the, current, state, AI, Check, out, these, charts.</media:keywords>
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<title>The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-largest-orbital-compute-cluster-is-open-for-business</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-largest-orbital-compute-cluster-is-open-for-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kepler Communications is flying 40 GPUs in Earth orbit. And its latest customer is Sophia Space. ]]></description>
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<title>Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-reportedly-testing-four-designs-for-upcoming-smart-glasses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-reportedly-testing-four-designs-for-upcoming-smart-glasses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ These glasses are a step back from an ambitious plan that once called for Apple to launch a variety of mixed and augmented reality devices. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, reportedly, testing, four, designs, for, upcoming, smart, glasses</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model</title>
<link>https://block385.com/trump-officials-may-be-encouraging-banks-to-test-anthropics-mythos-model</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/trump-officials-may-be-encouraging-banks-to-test-anthropics-mythos-model</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, officials, may, encouraging, banks, test, Anthropic’s, Mythos, model</media:keywords>
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<title>At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude</title>
<link>https://block385.com/at-the-humanx-conference-everyone-was-talking-about-claude</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/at-the-humanx-conference-everyone-was-talking-about-claude</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic was the star of the show at San Francisco&#039;s AI-centric conference. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms</title>
<link>https://block385.com/from-llms-to-hallucinations-heres-a-simple-guide-to-common-ai-terms</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/from-llms-to-hallucinations-heres-a-simple-guide-to-common-ai-terms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, LLMs, hallucinations, here’s, simple, guide, common, terms</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altman-responds-to-incendiary-new-yorker-article-after-attack-on-his-home</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altman-responds-to-incendiary-new-yorker-article-after-attack-on-his-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The OpenAI CEO&#039;s new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman, responds, ‘incendiary’, New, Yorker, article, after, attack, his, home</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-temporarily-banned-openclaws-creator-from-accessing-claude</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-temporarily-banned-openclaws-creator-from-accessing-claude</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This ban took place after Claude&#039;s pricing changed for OpenClaw users last week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, temporarily, banned, OpenClaw’s, creator, from, accessing, Claude</media:keywords>
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<title>Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored her warnings</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stalking-victim-sues-openai-claims-chatgpt-fueled-her-abusers-delusions-and-ignored-her-warnings</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stalking-victim-sues-openai-claims-chatgpt-fueled-her-abusers-delusions-and-ignored-her-warnings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI ignored three warnings that a ChatGPT user was dangerous — including its own mass-casualty flag — while he stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend, a new lawsuit alleges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stalking, victim, sues, OpenAI, claims, ChatGPT, fueled, her, abuser’s, delusions, and, ignored, her, warnings</media:keywords>
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<title>TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunch-is-heading-to-tokyo-and-bringing-the-startup-battlefield-with-it</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunch-is-heading-to-tokyo-and-bringing-the-startup-battlefield-with-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SusHi Tech 2026 is zeroing in on four technology domains reshaping society: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment. Expect live demos of humanoid robots, sessions on autonomous driving&#039;s software revolution, deep dives into cyber defense and climate tech, and candid conversations about how AI is rewriting the global music and anime industries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, heading, Tokyo, —, and, bringing, the, Startup, Battlefield, with</media:keywords>
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<title>Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass</title>
<link>https://block385.com/last-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/last-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This is it. Tonight is your last chance to lock in savings of up to $500 for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. These discounts end at 11:59 p.m. PT. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Last, hours:, Save, 500, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, pass</media:keywords>
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<title>ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chatgpt-finally-offers-100month-pro-plan</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chatgpt-finally-offers-100month-pro-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI announced on Thursday something that power users have been asking for: a $100/month plan. Previously subscriptions jumped from $20 to $200 per month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ChatGPT, finally, offers, 100month, Pro, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>Florida AG announces investigation into OpenAI over shooting that allegedly involved ChatGPT</title>
<link>https://block385.com/florida-ag-announces-investigation-into-openai-over-shooting-that-allegedly-involved-chatgpt</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/florida-ag-announces-investigation-into-openai-over-shooting-that-allegedly-involved-chatgpt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ChatGPT had reportedly been used to plan the attack that killed two and injured five at Florida State University last April. The family of one victim has said that they plan to sue OpenAI over the incident. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Florida, announces, investigation, into, OpenAI, over, shooting, that, allegedly, involved, ChatGPT</media:keywords>
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<title>After data breach, $10B&#45;valued startup Mercor is having a month</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After falling victim to a hacker, Mercor is facing lawsuits and reportedly losing big-name customers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, data, breach, 10B-valued, startup, Mercor, having, month</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta AI app climbs to No. 5 on the App Store after Muse Spark launch</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-ai-app-climbs-to-no-5-on-the-app-store-after-muse-spark-launch</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-ai-app-climbs-to-no-5-on-the-app-store-after-muse-spark-launch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The app was ranking No. 57 on the App Store just before Meta AI&#039;s new model launched. Now it&#039;s No. 5 — and rising. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, app, climbs, No., the, App, Store, after, Muse, Spark, launch</media:keywords>
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<title>Is Anthropic limiting the release of Mythos to protect the internet — or Anthropic?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/is-anthropic-limiting-the-release-of-mythos-to-protect-the-internet-or-anthropic</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/is-anthropic-limiting-the-release-of-mythos-to-protect-the-internet-or-anthropic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Are real cybersecurity concerns a cover for a bigger problem at the frontier lab? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, limiting, the, release, Mythos, protect, the, internet, —, Anthropic</media:keywords>
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<title>Google and Intel deepen AI infrastructure partnership</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-and-intel-deepen-ai-infrastructure-partnership</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-and-intel-deepen-ai-infrastructure-partnership</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two tech giants are looking to co-develop custom chips, at a time when demand for CPUs is high due to a growing global shortage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, and, Intel, deepen, infrastructure, partnership</media:keywords>
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<title>Sierra’s Bret Taylor says the era of clicking buttons is over</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sierras-bret-taylor-says-the-era-of-clicking-buttons-is-over</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sierras-bret-taylor-says-the-era-of-clicking-buttons-is-over</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Co-founder of Sierra predicts that AI agents will make software interfaces obsolete. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sierra’s, Bret, Taylor, says, the, era, clicking, buttons, over</media:keywords>
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<title>Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket</title>
<link>https://block385.com/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 go up again. Miss this, and you’ll be paying more for the same access to one of the most anticipated tech epicenters of the year. Register now to lock in these savings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Final, days, save, 500, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, ticket</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-ceo-takes-aim-at-nvidia-intel-starlink-more-in-annual-shareholder-letter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-ceo-takes-aim-at-nvidia-intel-starlink-more-in-annual-shareholder-letter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Andy Jassy&#039;s annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, CEO, takes, aim, Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more, annual, shareholder, letter</media:keywords>
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<title>Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poke-makes-using-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poke-makes-using-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poke, makes, using, agents, easy, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<title>Poke makes AI agents as easy to use as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-to-use-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-to-use-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poke, makes, agents, easy, use, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<title>AI agent Poke makes setting up automations as easy as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-agent-poke-makes-setting-up-automations-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-agent-poke-makes-setting-up-automations-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>agent, Poke, makes, setting, automations, easy, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<title>Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poke, makes, agents, easy, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<title>AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict</title>
<link>https://block385.com/aws-boss-explains-why-investing-billions-in-both-anthropic-and-openai-is-an-ok-conflict</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/aws-boss-explains-why-investing-billions-in-both-anthropic-and-openai-is-an-ok-conflict</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AWS, boss, explains, why, investing, billions, both, Anthropic, and, OpenAI, conflict</media:keywords>
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<title>Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tubi-is-the-first-streamer-to-launch-a-native-app-within-chatgpt</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tubi-is-the-first-streamer-to-launch-a-native-app-within-chatgpt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tubi, the, first, streamer, launch, native, app, within, ChatGPT</media:keywords>
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<title>Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support</title>
<link>https://block385.com/astropads-workbench-reimagines-remote-desktop-for-ai-agents-not-it-support</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/astropads-workbench-reimagines-remote-desktop-for-ai-agents-not-it-support</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Astropad’s, Workbench, reimagines, remote, desktop, for, agents, not, support</media:keywords>
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<title>Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won’t hit a wall anytime soon—here’s why</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mustafa-suleyman-ai-development-wont-hit-a-wall-anytime-soonheres-why</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mustafa-suleyman-ai-development-wont-hit-a-wall-anytime-soonheres-why</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We evolved for a linear world. If you walk for an hour, you cover a certain distance. Walk for two hours and you cover double that distance. This intuition served us well on the savannah. But it catastrophically fails when confronting AI and the core exponential trends at its heart. From the time I began… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mustafa, Suleyman:, development, won’t, hit, wall, anytime, soon—here’s, why</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-releases-a-new-safety-blueprint-to-address-the-rise-in-child-sexual-exploitation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-releases-a-new-safety-blueprint-to-address-the-rise-in-child-sexual-exploitation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, releases, new, safety, blueprint, address, the, rise, child, sexual, exploitation</media:keywords>
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<title>Databricks co&#45;founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/databricks-co-founder-wins-prestigious-acm-award-says-agi-is-here-already</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/databricks-co-founder-wins-prestigious-acm-award-says-agi-is-here-already</guid>
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<title>Final 3 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass</title>
<link>https://block385.com/final3days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until April 10, 11:59 p.m. PT. Secure your spot at the center of the tech ecosystem. Register here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Final 3 days, save, 500, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, pass</media:keywords>
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<title>Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third&#45;party agents in Confluence</title>
<link>https://block385.com/atlassian-launches-visualai-toolsand-third-party-agentsin-confluence</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Confluence users can now create visual assets within the software in addition to new third-party agents working with Lovable, Replit, and Gamma. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Atlassian, launches, visual AI, tools and, third-party, agents in, Confluence</media:keywords>
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<title>I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee</title>
<link>https://block385.com/i-cant-help-rooting-for-tiny-open-source-ai-model-maker-arcee</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it&#039;s gaining popularity with OpenClaw users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>can’t, help, rooting, for, tiny, open, source, model, maker, Arcee</media:keywords>
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<title>Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/firmus-the-southgate-ai-data-center-builder-backed-by-nvidia-hits-55b-valuation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/firmus-the-southgate-ai-data-center-builder-backed-by-nvidia-hits-55b-valuation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firmus, the, ‘Southgate’, data, center, builder, backed, Nvidia, hits, 5.5B, valuation</media:keywords>
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<title>Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/intel-signs-on-to-elon-musks-terafab-chips-project</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Intel, signs, Elon, Musk’s, Terafab, chips, project</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropicups-compute-deal-with-google-and-broadcom-amid-skyrocketing-demand</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic ups, compute, deal, with, Google, and, Broadcom, amid, skyrocketing, demand</media:keywords>
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<title>Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-maps-can-now-write-captions-for-your-photos-using-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Maps, can, now, write, captions, for, your, photos, using</media:keywords>
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<title>Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips</title>
<link>https://block385.com/uber-is-the-latest-to-be-won-over-by-amazons-ai-chips</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon&#039;s chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Uber, the, latest, won, over, Amazon’s, chips</media:keywords>
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<title>Enabling agent&#45;first process redesign</title>
<link>https://block385.com/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Unlike static, rules-based systems, AI agents can learn, adapt, and optimize processes dynamically. As they interact with data, systems, people, and other agents in real time, AI agents can execute entire workflows autonomously. But unlocking their potential requires redesigning processes around agents rather than bolting them onto fragmented legacy workflows using traditional optimization methods. Companies… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Enabling, agent-first, process, redesign</media:keywords>
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<title>4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/4days-left-to-save-close-to-500-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-passes</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 4 days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch disrupt 2026 ticket. These low rates will disappear on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>4 days, left, save, close, 500, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, passes</media:keywords>
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<title>The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets </title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-gold-rush-is-pulling-private-wealth-into-riskier-earlier-bets</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On a recent episode of Equity, we  talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, gold, rush, pulling, private, wealth, into, riskier, earlier, bets </media:keywords>
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<title>AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey&#45;style reports at a fraction of the cost</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-startup-rocket-offers-vibe-mckinsey-style-reports-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-startup-rocket-offers-vibe-mckinsey-style-reports-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rocket&#039;s new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>startup, Rocket, offers, vibe, McKinsey-style, reports, fraction, the, cost</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund </title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-alums-have-been-quietly-investing-from-a-new-potentially-100m-fund</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-alums-have-been-quietly-investing-from-a-new-potentially-100m-fund</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, alums, have, been, quietly, investing, from, new, potentially, 100M, fund </media:keywords>
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<title>Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-quietly-launched-an-ai-dictation-app-that-works-offline</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, quietly, launched, dictation, app, that, works, offline</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four&#45;day workweek</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-vision-for-the-ai-economy-public-wealth-funds-robot-taxes-and-a-four-day-workweek</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-vision-for-the-ai-economy-public-wealth-funds-robot-taxes-and-a-four-day-workweek</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, vision, for, the, economy:, public, wealth, funds, robot, taxes, and, four-day, workweek</media:keywords>
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<title>Google quietly releases an offline&#45;first AI dictation app on iOS</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-quietly-releases-an-offline-first-ai-dictation-app-on-ios</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-quietly-releases-an-offline-first-ai-dictation-app-on-ios</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, quietly, releases, offline-first, dictation, app, iOS</media:keywords>
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<title>Iran threatens ‘Stargate’ AI data centers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/iran-threatens-stargate-ai-data-centers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the war between the U.S. and Iran escalates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The one piece of data that could actually shed light on your job and AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-one-piece-of-data-that-could-actually-shed-light-on-your-job-and-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Within Silicon Valley’s orbit, an AI-fueled jobs apocalypse is spoken about as a given. The mood is so grim that a societal impacts researcher at Anthropic, responding Wednesday to a call for… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, one, piece, data, that, could, actually, shed, light, your, job, and</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four&#45;day work week</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-vision-for-the-ai-economy-public-wealth-funds-robot-taxes-and-a-four-day-work-week</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-vision-for-the-ai-economy-public-wealth-funds-robot-taxes-and-a-four-day-work-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, vision, for, the, economy:, public, wealth, funds, robot, taxes, and, four-day, work, week</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: a chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-a-chance-for-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k-5451</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-a-chance-for-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k-5451</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nominate your startup, or one you know that deserves the spotlight, and finish the process by applying. Selected 200 have a chance at VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K for Startup Battlefield 200. Applications close on May 27. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, open:, chance, for, access, TechCrunch, coverage, and, 100K</media:keywords>
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<title>Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ticket-savings-of-up-to-500-this-week-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Starting today, you have 5 days to save nearly $500 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. This offer disappears Friday, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here to secure these low rates. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ticket, savings, 500, this, week, for, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: A chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-a-chance-for-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-a-chance-for-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nominate your startup, or one you know that deserves the spotlight, and finish the process by applying. Selected 200 have a chance at VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K for Startup Battlefield 200. Applications close on May 27. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, open:, chance, for, access, TechCrunch, coverage, and, 100K</media:keywords>
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<title>Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spains-xoople-raises-130-million-series-b-to-map-the-earth-for-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spains-xoople-raises-130-million-series-b-to-map-the-earth-for-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople&#039;s spacecraft. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spain’s, Xoople, raises, 130, million, Series, map, the, Earth, for</media:keywords>
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<title>AI is changing how small online sellers decide what to make</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-is-changing-how-small-online-sellers-decide-what-to-make</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-is-changing-how-small-online-sellers-decide-what-to-make</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For years Mike McClary sold the Guardian LTE Flashlight, a heavy-duty black model, online through his small outdoor brand. The product, designed for brightness and durability, became one of his most popular items ever. Even after he stopped offering it around 2017, customers kept sending him emails asking where they could buy it.  When McClary… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>changing, how, small, online, sellers, decide, what, make</media:keywords>
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<title>Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use</title>
<link>https://block385.com/copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-according-to-microsofts-terms-of-use</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-according-to-microsofts-terms-of-use</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Copilot, ‘for, entertainment, purposes, only, ’, according, Microsoft’s, terms, use</media:keywords>
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<title>Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/can-orbital-data-centers-help-justify-a-massive-valuation-for-spacex</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk&#039;s vision for data centers in space. ]]></description>
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<title>In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-japan-the-robot-isnt-coming-for-your-job-its-filling-the-one-nobody-wants</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-japan-the-robot-isnt-coming-for-your-job-its-filling-the-one-nobody-wants</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-says-claude-code-subscribers-will-need-to-pay-extra-for-openclaw-usage</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-says-claude-code-subscribers-will-need-to-pay-extra-for-openclaw-usage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It’s about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-is-having-a-moment-in-the-private-markets-spacex-could-spoil-the-party</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX&#039;s looming IPO poised to reshape the landscape for everyone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-ramps-up-its-political-activities-with-a-new-pac</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-ramps-up-its-political-activities-with-a-new-pac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With the midterms right around the corner, the new group is positioned to back candidates who support the AI company&#039;s policy agenda. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-executive-shuffle-includes-new-role-for-coo-brad-lightcap-to-lead-special-projects</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-executive-shuffle-includes-new-role-for-coo-brad-lightcap-to-lead-special-projects</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In addition to Lightcap&#039;s new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-buys-biotech-startup-coefficient-bio-in-400m-deal-reports</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-buys-biotech-startup-coefficient-bio-in-400m-deal-reports</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, buys, biotech, startup, Coefficient, Bio, 400M, deal:, Reports</media:keywords>
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<title>AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-companies-are-building-huge-natural-gas-plants-to-power-data-centers-what-could-go-wrong</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-companies-are-building-huge-natural-gas-plants-to-power-data-centers-what-could-go-wrong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>companies, are, building, huge, natural, gas, plants, power, data, centers., What, could, wrong</media:keywords>
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<title>People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center</title>
<link>https://block385.com/people-would-rather-have-an-amazon-warehouse-in-their-backyard-than-a-data-center</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/people-would-rather-have-an-amazon-warehouse-in-their-backyard-than-a-data-center</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new poll shows that the debate over data centers is far from settled. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>People, would, rather, have, Amazon, warehouse, their, backyard, than, data, center</media:keywords>
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<title>The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-facebook-insider-building-content-moderation-for-the-ai-era</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-facebook-insider-building-content-moderation-for-the-ai-era</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Facebook, insider, building, content, moderation, for, the, era</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder&#45;led business talk show</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-acquires-tbpn-the-buzzy-founder-led-business-talk-show</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-acquires-tbpn-the-buzzy-founder-led-business-talk-show</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ TBPN, Silicon Valley&#039;s cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it&#039;s overseen by chief political operative, Chris Lehane. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-takes-on-ai-rivals-with-three-new-foundational-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-takes-on-ai-rivals-with-three-new-foundational-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group&#039;s formation six months ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, takes, rivals, with, three, new, foundational, models</media:keywords>
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<title>Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-now-lets-you-direct-avatars-through-prompts-in-its-vids-app</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-now-lets-you-direct-avatars-through-prompts-in-its-vids-app</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-took-down-thousands-of-github-repos-trying-to-yank-its-leaked-source-code-a-move-the-company-says-was-an-accident</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-took-down-thousands-of-github-repos-trying-to-yank-its-leaked-source-code-a-move-the-company-says-was-an-accident</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, took, down, thousands, GitHub, repos, trying, yank, its, leaked, source, code, —, move, the, company, says, was, accident</media:keywords>
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<title>Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project-5282</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project-5282</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company&#039;s systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mercor, says, was, hit, cyberattack, tied, compromise, open, source, LiteLLM, project</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota</title>
<link>https://block385.com/metas-natural-gas-binge-could-power-south-dakota</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/metas-natural-gas-binge-could-power-south-dakota</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta&#039;s upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta’s, natural, gas, binge, could, power, South, Dakota</media:keywords>
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<title>Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cognichip-wants-ai-to-design-the-chips-that-power-ai-and-just-raised-60m-to-try</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cognichip-wants-ai-to-design-the-chips-that-power-ai-and-just-raised-60m-to-try</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The firm says it can can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cognichip, wants, design, the, chips, that, power, AI, and, just, raised, 60M, try</media:keywords>
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<title>Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together</title>
<link>https://block385.com/less-than-a-month-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/less-than-a-month-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Less, than, month:, StrictlyVC, San, Francisco, brings, leaders, from, TDK, Ventures, Replit, and, more, together</media:keywords>
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<title>The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-gig-workers-who-are-training-humanoid-robots-at-home</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-gig-workers-who-are-training-humanoid-robots-at-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When Zeus, a medical student living in a hilltop city in central Nigeria, returns to his studio apartment from a long day at the hospital, he turns on his ring light, straps his iPhone to his forehead, and starts recording himself. He raises his hands in front of him like a sleepwalker and puts a… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, gig, workers, who, are, training, humanoid, robots, home</media:keywords>
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<title>Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open&#45;source LiteLLM project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company&#039;s systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mercor, says, was, hit, cyberattack, tied, compromise, open-source, LiteLLM, project</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic is having a month</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-is-having-a-month</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-is-having-a-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A human really borks things at Anthropic for the second time this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, having, month</media:keywords>
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<title>Salesforce announces an AI&#45;heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features</title>
<link>https://block385.com/salesforce-announces-an-ai-heavy-makeover-for-slack-with-30-new-features</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/salesforce-announces-an-ai-heavy-makeover-for-slack-with-30-new-features</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Slack just got a whole lot more useful. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Salesforce, announces, AI-heavy, makeover, for, Slack, with, new, features</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-not-yet-public-raises-3b-from-retail-investors-in-monster-122b-fund-raise</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-not-yet-public-raises-3b-from-retail-investors-in-monster-122b-fund-raise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, not, yet, public, raises, 3B, from, retail, investors, monster, 122B, fund, raise</media:keywords>
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<title>Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon</title>
<link>https://block385.com/yupp-shuts-down-after-raising-33m-from-a16z-cryptos-chris-dixon</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/yupp-shuts-down-after-raising-33m-from-a16z-cryptos-chris-dixon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yupp, shuts, down, after, raising, 33M, from, a16z, crypto’s, Chris, Dixon</media:keywords>
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<title>Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-new-food-ordering-experiences-with-uber-eats-and-grubhub</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-new-food-ordering-experiences-with-uber-eats-and-grubhub</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You can now order from Uber Eats and Grubhub using Alexa+, an experience Amazon says will be similar to chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alexa, gets, new, food, ordering, experiences, with, Uber, Eats, and, Grubhub</media:keywords>
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<title>Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early&#45;stage AI startups</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups-5208</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups-5208</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” applications. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exclusive:, Runway, launches, 10M, fund, Builders, program, support, early-stage, startups</media:keywords>
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<title>Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative</title>
<link>https://block385.com/shifting-to-ai-model-customization-is-an-architectural-imperative</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/shifting-to-ai-model-customization-is-an-architectural-imperative</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the early days of large language models (LLMs), we grew accustomed to massive 10x jumps in reasoning and coding capability with every new model iteration. Today, those jumps have flattened into incremental gains. The exception is domain-specialized intelligence, where true step-function improvements are still the norm. When a model is fused with an organization’s… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shifting, model, customization, architectural, imperative</media:keywords>
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<title>AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-benchmarks-are-broken-heres-what-we-need-instead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-benchmarks-are-broken-heres-what-we-need-instead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For decades, artificial intelligence has been evaluated through the question of whether machines outperform humans. From chess to advanced math, from coding to essay writing, the performance of AI models and applications is tested against that of individual humans completing tasks.  This framing is seductive: An AI vs. human comparison on isolated problems with clear… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>benchmarks, are, broken., Here’s, what, need, instead.</media:keywords>
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<title>Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” applications. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exclusive:, Runway, launches, 10M, fund, Builders, program, support, early, stage, startups</media:keywords>
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<title>Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nomadic-raises-84-million-to-wrangle-the-data-pouring-off-autonomous-vehicles</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nomadic-raises-84-million-to-wrangle-the-data-pouring-off-autonomous-vehicles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company turns footage from robots into structured, searchable datasets with a deep learning model. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nomadic, raises, 8.4, million, wrangle, the, data, pouring, off, autonomous, vehicles</media:keywords>
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<title>With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-its-new-app-store-ring-bets-on-ai-to-go-beyond-home-security</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/with-its-new-app-store-ring-bets-on-ai-to-go-beyond-home-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ring&#039;s app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>With, its, new, app, store, Ring, bets, beyond, home, security</media:keywords>
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<title>15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll</title>
<link>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss-according-to-new-poll</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss-according-to-new-poll</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 15% of Americans say they&#039;d be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set schedules. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>15, Americans, say, they’d, willing, work, for, boss, according, new, poll</media:keywords>
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<title>Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve</title>
<link>https://block385.com/popular-ai-gateway-startup-litellm-ditches-controversial-startup-delve</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/popular-ai-gateway-startup-litellm-ditches-controversial-startup-delve</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Popular, gateway, startup, LiteLLM, ditches, controversial, startup, Delve</media:keywords>
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<title>15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss</title>
<link>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Your human manager may soon be a chatbot. Across organizations, AI is being used to replace layers of management in what some are calling &quot;The Great Flattening.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>15, Americans, say, they’d, willing, work, for, boss</media:keywords>
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<title>As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results</title>
<link>https://block385.com/as-more-americans-adopt-ai-tools-fewer-say-they-can-trust-the-results</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/as-more-americans-adopt-ai-tools-fewer-say-they-can-trust-the-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>more, Americans, adopt, tools, fewer, say, they, can, trust, the, results</media:keywords>
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<title>There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/there-are-more-ai-health-tools-than-everbut-how-well-do-they-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/there-are-more-ai-health-tools-than-everbut-how-well-do-they-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, Microsoft launched Copilot Health, a new space within its Copilot app where users will be able to connect their medical records and ask specific questions about their health. A couple of days earlier, Amazon had announced that Health AI, an LLM-based tool previously restricted to members of its One Medical service, would… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>There, are, more, health, tools, than, ever—but, how, well, they, work</media:keywords>
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<title>The Pentagon’s culture war tactic against Anthropic has backfired</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired-5140</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired-5140</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI. It’s the latest development in the month-long… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Pentagon’s, culture, war, tactic, against, Anthropic, has, backfired</media:keywords>
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<title>The Pentagon’s “culture war” tactic against Anthropic has backfired</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI. It’s the latest development in the month-long… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Pentagon’s, “culture, war”, tactic, against, Anthropic, has, backfired</media:keywords>
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<title>Mantis Biotech is making ‘digital twins’ of humans to help solve medicine’s data availability problem</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mantis-biotech-is-making-digital-twins-of-humans-to-help-solve-medicines-data-availability-problem</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mantis-biotech-is-making-digital-twins-of-humans-to-help-solve-medicines-data-availability-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mantis takes disparate sources of data to make synthetic datasets that can be used to build so-called &quot;digital twins&quot; of the human body, representing anatomy, physiology and behavior. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mantis, Biotech, making, ‘digital, twins’, humans, help, solve, medicine’s, data, availability, problem</media:keywords>
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<title>ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand</title>
<link>https://block385.com/scaleops-raises-130m-to-improve-computing-efficiency-amid-ai-demand</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/scaleops-raises-130m-to-improve-computing-efficiency-amid-ai-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ScaleOps just raised $130M to tackle GPU shortages and soaring AI cloud costs by automating infrastructure in real time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ScaleOps, raises, 130M, improve, computing, efficiency, amid, demand</media:keywords>
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<title>Mistral AI raises $830M in debt to set up a data center near Paris</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-ai-raises-830m-in-debt-to-set-up-a-data-center-near-paris</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mistral-ai-raises-830m-in-debt-to-set-up-a-data-center-near-paris</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mistral aims to start operating the data center by the second quarter of 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, raises, 830M, debt, set, data, center, near, Paris</media:keywords>
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<title>Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales</title>
<link>https://block385.com/qodo-raises-70m-for-code-verification-as-ai-coding-scales</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/qodo-raises-70m-for-code-verification-as-ai-coding-scales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Qodo, raises, 70M, for, code, verification, coding, scales</media:keywords>
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<title>AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre&#45;IPO round</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-chip-startup-rebellions-raises-400-million-at-23b-valuation-in-pre-ipo-round</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-chip-startup-rebellions-raises-400-million-at-23b-valuation-in-pre-ipo-round</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia&#039;s dominance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>chip, startup, Rebellions, raises, 400, million, 2.3B, valuation, pre-IPO, round</media:keywords>
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<title>Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space</title>
<link>https://block385.com/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-a-to-build-data-centers-in-space</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-a-to-build-data-centers-in-space</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Starcloud, raises, 170, million, Series, build, data, centers, space</media:keywords>
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<title>Why OpenAI really shut down Sora</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, OpenAI, really, shut, down, Sora</media:keywords>
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<title>Sora’s shutdown could be a reality check moment for AI video</title>
<link>https://block385.com/soras-shutdown-could-be-a-reality-check-moment-for-ai-video</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/soras-shutdown-could-be-a-reality-check-moment-for-ai-video</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Is this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sora’s, shutdown, could, reality, check, moment, for, video</media:keywords>
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<title>Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bluesky, leans, into, with, Attie, app, for, building, custom, feeds</media:keywords>
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<title>Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stanford-study-outlines-dangers-of-asking-ai-chatbots-for-personal-advice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stanford-study-outlines-dangers-of-asking-ai-chatbots-for-personal-advice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stanford, study, outlines, dangers, asking, chatbots, for, personal, advice</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk’s last co&#45;founder reportedly leaves xAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-last-co-founder-reportedly-leaves-xai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-last-co-founder-reportedly-leaves-xai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All but two of Musk&#039;s 11 xAI co-founders departed before this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, last, co-founder, reportedly, leaves, xAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-claude-popularity-with-paying-consumers-is-skyrocketing</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-claude-popularity-with-paying-consumers-is-skyrocketing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we&#039;ve seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn&#039;t disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, Claude, popularity, with, paying, consumers, skyrocketing</media:keywords>
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<title>Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-softbanks-new-40b-loan-points-to-a-2026-openai-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-softbanks-new-40b-loan-points-to-a-2026-openai-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, SoftBank’s, new, 40B, loan, points, 2026, OpenAI, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’ with blockbuster US IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/memory-chip-giant-sk-hynix-could-help-end-rammageddon-with-blockbuster-us-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/memory-chip-giant-sk-hynix-could-help-end-rammageddon-with-blockbuster-us-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end the &#039;RAMmageddon&#039; memory shortage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Memory, chip, giant, hynix, could, help, end, ‘RAMmageddon’, with, blockbuster, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead</title>
<link>https://block385.com/david-sacks-is-done-as-ai-czar-heres-what-hes-doing-instead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/david-sacks-is-done-as-ai-czar-heres-what-hes-doing-instead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sacks will be much further from the power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>David, Sacks, done, czar, —, here’s, what, he’s, doing, instead</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-shuts-down-sora-while-meta-gets-shut-out-in-court</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-shuts-down-sora-while-meta-gets-shut-out-in-court</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, shuts, down, Sora, while, Meta, gets, shut, out, court</media:keywords>
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<title>VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/vcs-are-betting-billions-on-ais-next-wave-so-why-is-openai-killing-sora</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/vcs-are-betting-billions-on-ais-next-wave-so-why-is-openai-killing-sora</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>VCs, are, betting, billions, AI’s, next, wave, why, OpenAI, killing, Sora</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-wins-injunction-against-trump-administration-over-defense-department-saga</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-wins-injunction-against-trump-administration-over-defense-department-saga</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is launching &quot;switching tools&quot; that, just as it sounds, will make it easier for users of other chatbots to switch to Gemini. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Wikipedia cracks down on the use of AI in article writing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wikipedia-cracks-down-on-the-use-of-ai-in-article-writing</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wikipedia, cracks, down, the, use, article, writing</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-abandons-yet-another-side-quest-chatgpts-erotic-mode</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-abandons-yet-another-side-quest-chatgpts-erotic-mode</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>OpenAI, abandons, yet, another, side, quest:, ChatGPT’s, erotic, mode</media:keywords>
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<title>Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills</title>
<link>https://block385.com/data-centers-get-ready-the-senate-wants-to-see-your-power-bills</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/data-centers-get-ready-the-senate-wants-to-see-your-power-bills</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Data, centers, get, ready, —, the, Senate, wants, see, your, power, bills</media:keywords>
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<title>Cohere launches an open source voice model specifically for transcription</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription-5002</link>
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<media:keywords>Cohere, launches, open, source, voice, model, specifically, for, transcription</media:keywords>
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<title>Mistral releases a new open source model for speech generation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation-5003</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The model, which lets enterprises build voice agents for sales and customer engagement, puts Mistral in direct competition with the likes of ElevenLabs, Deepgram, and OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, releases, new, open, source, model, for, speech, generation</media:keywords>
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<title>Cohere launches an open&#45;source voice model specifically for transcription</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cohere, launches, open-source, voice, model, specifically, for, transcription</media:keywords>
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<title>ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bytedances-new-ai-video-generation-model-dreamina-seedance-20-comes-to-capcut</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Conntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems</title>
<link>https://block385.com/conntour-raises-7m-from-general-catalyst-yc-to-build-an-ai-search-engine-for-security-video-systems</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-pound-of-flesh-from-data-centers-one-senators-answer-to-ai-job-losses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-pound-of-flesh-from-data-centers-one-senators-answer-to-ai-job-losses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘pound, flesh’, from, data, centers:, one, senator’s, answer, job, losses</media:keywords>
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<title>Mistral releases a new open&#45;source model for speech generation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mistral&#039;s new speech model can run on a smartwatch or a smartphone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, releases, new, open-source, model, for, speech, generation</media:keywords>
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<title>The least surprising chapter of the Manus story is what’s happening right now</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-least-surprising-chapter-of-the-manus-story-is-whats-happening-right-now</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-least-surprising-chapter-of-the-manus-story-is-whats-happening-right-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Did anyone think there would not be a reckoning over this tie-up? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, least, surprising, chapter, the, Manus, story, what’s, happening, right, now</media:keywords>
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<title>Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mercor-competitor-deccan-ai-raises-25m-sources-experts-from-india</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mercor-competitor-deccan-ai-raises-25m-sources-experts-from-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mercor, competitor, Deccan, raises, 25M, sources, experts, from, India</media:keywords>
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<title>The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-skills-gap-is-here-says-ai-company-and-power-users-are-pulling-ahead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-skills-gap-is-here-says-ai-company-and-power-users-are-pulling-ahead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, skills, gap, here, says, company, and, power, users, are, pulling, ahead</media:keywords>
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<title>Melania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child</title>
<link>https://block385.com/melania-trump-wants-a-robot-to-homeschool-your-child</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/melania-trump-wants-a-robot-to-homeschool-your-child</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first lady sees AI and robotics playing a prominent role in the future of American education. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Melania, Trump, wants, robot, homeschool, your, child</media:keywords>
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<title>Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-unveils-turboquant-a-new-ai-memory-compression-algorithm-and-yes-the-internet-is-calling-it-pied-piper</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-unveils-turboquant-a-new-ai-memory-compression-algorithm-and-yes-the-internet-is-calling-it-pied-piper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO&#039;s &quot;Silicon Valley.&quot; The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s “working memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, unveils, TurboQuant, new, memory, compression, algorithm, — and, yes, the, internet, calling, ‘Pied, Piper’</media:keywords>
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<title>Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down</title>
<link>https://block385.com/harvey-confirms-11b-valuation-sequoia-triples-down</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/harvey-confirms-11b-valuation-sequoia-triples-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Investors like Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz,  Kleiner Perkins, and Elad Gil can&#039;t get enough of AI legal tech startup Harvey. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Harvey, confirms, 11B, valuation:, Sequoia, triples, down</media:keywords>
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<title>Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bernie-sanders-and-aoc-propose-a-ban-on-data-center-construction</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bernie-sanders-and-aoc-propose-a-ban-on-data-center-construction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bernie, Sanders, and, AOC, propose, ban, data, center, construction</media:keywords>
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<title>Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-launches-lyria-3-pro-music-generation-model</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is launching Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded music model that generates longer, more customizable tracks, as it expands AI music tools across Gemini, enterprise products, and other services. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, launches, Lyria, Pro, music, generation, model</media:keywords>
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<title>Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior</title>
<link>https://block385.com/reddit-takes-on-the-bots-with-new-human-verification-requirements-for-fishy-behavior</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/reddit-takes-on-the-bots-with-new-human-verification-requirements-for-fishy-behavior</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reddit will require suspected automated accounts to verify they’re human, as it ramps up efforts to curb bot-driven spam and manipulation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>This startup wants to change how mathematicians do math</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startup-wants-to-change-how-mathematicians-do-math</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a free new AI tool for mathematicians, designed to discover mathematical patterns that could unlock solutions to long-standing problems. The tool, called Axplorer, is a redesign of an existing one called PatternBoost that François Charton, now a research scientist at Axiom, co-developed in 2024… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-turns-to-ai-to-make-shopping-easier-on-instagram-and-facebook</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they&#039;re shopping in its apps. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-launches-new-initiative-to-support-entrepreneurship-drive-ai-adoption</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a memo to staff that small businesses have always been a big part of the company&#039;s business model, and that while tens of millions of entrepreneurs already use its platforms to grow and connect with customers, the company wants to do more in the space. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>With Sift, two ex&#45;SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-sift-two-ex-spacex-engineers-are-bringing-the-software-that-helped-launch-rockets-to-the-factory-floor</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Granola raises $125M, hits $1.5B valuation as it expands from meeting notetaker to enterprise AI app</title>
<link>https://block385.com/granola-raises-125m-hits-15b-valuation-as-it-expands-from-meeting-notetaker-to-enterprise-ai-app</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Granola&#039;s valuation jumped from $250 million to $1.5 billion with this round, and it has added more support for AI agents after users previously complained. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Agentic commerce runs on truth and context</title>
<link>https://block385.com/agentic-commerce-runs-on-truth-and-context</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Imagine telling a digital agent, “Use my points and book a family trip to Italy. Keep it within budget, pick hotels we’ve liked before, and handle the details.” Instead of returning a list of links, the agent assembles an itinerary and executes the purchase. That shift, from assistance to execution, is what makes agentic AI… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>With Sift Stack, two ex&#45;SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-sift-stack-two-ex-spacex-engineers-are-bringing-the-software-that-helped-launch-rockets-to-the-factory-floor</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window&#45;washing drones </title>
<link>https://block385.com/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-itswindow-washing-drones</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-itswindow-washing-drones</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lucid, Bots, raises, 20M, keep, with, demand, for, its window-washing, drones </media:keywords>
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<title>The AI Hype Index: AI goes to war</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-hype-index-ai-goes-to-war</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-hype-index-ai-goes-to-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI is at war. Anthropic and the Pentagon feuded over how to weaponize Anthropic’s AI model Claude; then OpenAI swept the Pentagon off its feet with an “opportunistic and sloppy” deal. Users quit ChatGPT in droves. People marched through London in the biggest protest against AI to date. If you’re keeping score, Anthropic—the company founded… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Hype, Index:, goes, war</media:keywords>
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<title>With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-35b-in-fresh-capital-kleiner-perkins-is-going-all-in-on-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/with-35b-in-fresh-capital-kleiner-perkins-is-going-all-in-on-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>With, 3.5B, fresh, capital, Kleiner, Perkins, going, all</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-sora-was-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone-now-its-shutting-down</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-sora-was-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone-now-its-shutting-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Though the underlying Sora 2 video- and audio-generation model is scarily impressive, there was not sustained interest in an AI-only social feed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, Sora, was, the, creepiest, app, your, phone, —, now, it’s, shutting, down</media:keywords>
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<title>Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center</title>
<link>https://block385.com/kentucky-woman-rejects-26m-offer-to-turn-her-farm-into-a-data-center</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/kentucky-woman-rejects-26m-offer-to-turn-her-farm-into-a-data-center</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A &quot;major artificial intelligence company&quot; reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kentucky, woman, rejects, 26M, offer, turn, her, farm, into, data, center</media:keywords>
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<title>Arm is releasing the first in&#45;house chip in its 35&#45;year history</title>
<link>https://block385.com/arm-is-releasing-thefirst-in-house-chip-in-its-35-year-history</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/arm-is-releasing-thefirst-in-house-chip-in-its-35-year-history</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip&#039;s first customer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Arm, releasing, the first, in-house, chip, its, 35-year, history</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-tests-new-tool-to-stop-ai-slop-from-being-attributed-to-real-artists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-tests-new-tool-to-stop-ai-slop-from-being-attributed-to-real-artists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, tests, new, tool, stop, slop, from, being, attributed, real, artists</media:keywords>
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<title>Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product</title>
<link>https://block385.com/databricks-bought-two-startups-to-underpin-its-new-ai-security-product</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/databricks-bought-two-startups-to-underpin-its-new-ai-security-product</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Databricks, bought, two, startups, underpin, its, new, security, product</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic hands Claude Code more control, but keeps it on a leash</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-hands-claude-code-more-control-but-keeps-it-on-a-leash</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-hands-claude-code-more-control-but-keeps-it-on-a-leash</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic’s new auto mode for Claude Code lets AI execute tasks with fewer approvals, reflecting a broader shift toward more autonomous tools that balance speed with safety through built-in safeguards. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, hands, Claude, Code, more, control, but, keeps, leash</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI’s plans to make ChatGPT more like Amazon aren’t going so well</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-plans-to-make-chatgpt-more-like-amazon-arent-going-so-well</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-plans-to-make-chatgpt-more-like-amazon-arent-going-so-well</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI says its moving away from Instant Checkout, which allowed users to buy items directly through the ChatGPT interface. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, plans, make, ChatGPT, more, like, Amazon, aren’t, going, well</media:keywords>
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<title>Google TV’s new Gemini features keep fans updated on sports teams and more</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-tvs-new-gemini-features-keep-fans-updated-on-sports-teams-and-more</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-tvs-new-gemini-features-keep-fans-updated-on-sports-teams-and-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Three Gemini-powered features are coming to your Google TV. This includes visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, TV’s, new, Gemini, features, keep, fans, updated, sports, teams, and, more</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI adds open source tools to help developers build for teen safety</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-adds-open-source-tools-to-help-developers-build-for-teen-safety</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-adds-open-source-tools-to-help-developers-build-for-teen-safety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rather than working from scratch to figure out how to make AI safer for teens, developers can use these policies to fortify what they build. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, adds, open, source, tools, help, developers, build, for, teen, safety</media:keywords>
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<title>Talat’s AI meeting notes stay on your machine, not in the cloud</title>
<link>https://block385.com/talats-ai-meeting-notes-stay-on-your-machine-not-in-the-cloud</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/talats-ai-meeting-notes-stay-on-your-machine-not-in-the-cloud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The subscription-free AI meeting notes app is a local-first twist on notetaking tools like Granola. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Talat’s, meeting, notes, stay, your, machine, not, the, cloud</media:keywords>
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<title>Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video&#45;editing app Captions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions-4859</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions-4859</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mirage, the maker of video-editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst&#039;s Customer Value Fund (CVF). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mirage, raises, 75M, continue, building, models, for, its, video-editing, app, Captions</media:keywords>
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<title>Doss raises $55M for AI inventory management that plugs into ERP</title>
<link>https://block385.com/doss-raises-55m-for-ai-inventory-management-that-plugs-into-erp</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/doss-raises-55m-for-ai-inventory-management-that-plugs-into-erp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Doss&#039;s AI-powered inventory management system integrates with existing ERP systems. The Series B round was co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Doss, raises, 55M, for, inventory, management, that, plugs, into, ERP</media:keywords>
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<title>Meet the former Apple designer building a new AI interface at Hark</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meet-the-former-apple-designer-building-a-new-ai-interface-at-hark</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meet-the-former-apple-designer-building-a-new-ai-interface-at-hark</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company said it would design models, hardware, and interfaces in tandem to deliver a &quot;seamless end-to-end personal intelligence product.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meet, the, former, Apple, designer, building, new, interface, Hark</media:keywords>
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<title>Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video editing app Captions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst&#039;s Customer Value Fund (CVF). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mirage, raises, 75M, continue, building, models, for, its, video, editing, app, Captions</media:keywords>
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<title>Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind</title>
<link>https://block385.com/agile-robotsbecomes-the-latest-robotics-company-to-partner-with-google-deepmind</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/agile-robotsbecomes-the-latest-robotics-company-to-partner-with-google-deepmind</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Agile Robots will incorporate Google DeepMind&#039;s robotics foundation models into its bots while collecting data for the AI research lab. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Agile, Robots becomes, the, latest, robotics, company, partner, with, Google, DeepMind</media:keywords>
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<title>Air Street becomes one of the largest solo VCs in Europe with $232M fund</title>
<link>https://block385.com/air-street-becomes-one-of-the-largest-solo-vcs-in-europe-with-232m-fund</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/air-street-becomes-one-of-the-largest-solo-vcs-in-europe-with-232m-fund</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ London’s Air Street Capital has raised a large Fund III with eyes locked on backing early-stage European and North American AI companies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Air, Street, becomes, one, the, largest, solo, VCs, Europe, with, 232M, fund</media:keywords>
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<title>Bernie Sanders’ AI ‘gotcha’ video flops, but the memes are great</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bernie-sanders-ai-gotcha-video-flops-but-the-memes-are-great</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bernie-sanders-ai-gotcha-video-flops-but-the-memes-are-great</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sen. Bernie Sanders thinks he&#039;s tricked Claude into revealing the AI industry&#039;s secrets, but he really just exposed how agreeable chatbots can become. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bernie, Sanders’, ‘gotcha’, video, flops, but, the, memes, are, great</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple sets June date for WWDC 2026, teasing ‘AI advancements’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-sets-june-date-for-wwdc-2026-teasing-ai-advancements</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-sets-june-date-for-wwdc-2026-teasing-ai-advancements</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Apple will host its next Worldwide Developers Conference the week of June 8. The company is expected to announce major updates to Siri with advanced AI capabilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, sets, June, date, for, WWDC, 2026, teasing, ‘AI, advancements’</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman&#45;backed fusion startup Helion in talks to sell power to OpenAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altman-backed-fusion-startup-helion-in-talks-to-sell-power-to-openai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altman-backed-fusion-startup-helion-in-talks-to-sell-power-to-openai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is stepping down as board chair of Helion. His departure comes as reports that the two companies are negotiating a deal that would see Helion sell 12.5% of its power output to OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman-backed, fusion, startup, Helion, talks, sell, power, OpenAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Vibe&#45;coding startup Lovable is on the hunt for acquisitions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/vibe-coding-startup-lovable-is-on-the-hunt-for-acquisitions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/vibe-coding-startup-lovable-is-on-the-hunt-for-acquisitions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lovable&#039;s founder said the fast-growing vibe-coding startup is looking for startups and teams to join its company. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vibe-coding, startup, Lovable, the, hunt, for, acquisitions</media:keywords>
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<title>The hardest question to answer about AI&#45;fueled delusions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-hardest-question-to-answer-about-ai-fueled-delusions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-hardest-question-to-answer-about-ai-fueled-delusions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I was originally going to write this week’s newsletter about AI and Iran, particularly the news we broke last Tuesday that the Pentagon is making plans for AI companies to train on… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:00:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, hardest, question, answer, about, AI-fueled, delusions</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Gimlet Labs is solving the AI inference bottleneck in a surprisingly elegant way</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-gimlet-labs-is-solving-the-ai-inference-bottleneck-in-a-surprisingly-elegant-way</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-gimlet-labs-is-solving-the-ai-inference-bottleneck-in-a-surprisingly-elegant-way</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gimlet Labs just raised an $80 million Series A for tech that lets AI run across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM, Cerebras and d-Matrix chips, simultaneously. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Gimlet, Labs, solving, the, inference, bottleneck, surprisingly, elegant, way</media:keywords>
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<title>Littlebird raises $11M for its AI&#45;assisted ‘recall’ tool that reads your computer screen</title>
<link>https://block385.com/littlebird-raises-11m-for-its-ai-assisted-recall-tool-that-reads-your-computer-screen</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/littlebird-raises-11m-for-its-ai-assisted-recall-tool-that-reads-your-computer-screen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Littlebird is building an AI that reads your screen in real time to capture context, answer questions, and automate tasks, without relying on screenshots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Littlebird, raises, 11M, for, its, AI-assisted, ‘recall’, tool, that, reads, your, computer, screen</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman&#45;backed fusion startup Helion in talks with OpenAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altman-backed-fusion-startup-helion-in-talks-with-openai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altman-backed-fusion-startup-helion-in-talks-with-openai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Helion is reportedly negotiating a deal that would see it sell 12.5% of its power output to OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman-backed, fusion, startup, Helion, talks, with, OpenAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Elizabeth Warren calls Pentagon’s decision to bar Anthropic ‘retaliation’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elizabeth-warren-calls-pentagons-decision-to-bar-anthropic-retaliation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elizabeth-warren-calls-pentagons-decision-to-bar-anthropic-retaliation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) equated the DoD&#039;s decision to label Anthropic a &quot;supply chain risk&quot; as retaliation, arguing that the Pentagon could simply have terminated its contract with the AI lab. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elizabeth, Warren, calls, Pentagon’s, decision, bar, Anthropic, ‘retaliation’</media:keywords>
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<title>The Bay Area’s animal welfare movement wants to recruit AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-bay-areas-animal-welfare-movement-wants-to-recruit-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-bay-areas-animal-welfare-movement-wants-to-recruit-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In early February, animal welfare advocates and AI researchers gathered in stocking feet at Mox, a scrappy, shoes-free coworking space in San Francisco. Yellow and red canopies billowed overhead, Persian rugs blanketed the floor, and mosaic lamps glowed beside potted plants.  In the common area, a wildlife advocate spoke passionately to a crowd lounging in… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Bay, Area’s, animal, welfare, movement, wants, recruit</media:keywords>
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<title>Do you want to build a robot snowman?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/do-you-want-to-build-a-robot-snowman</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/do-you-want-to-build-a-robot-snowman</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we recapped CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote and debated what it means for Nvidia’s future. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>you, want, build, robot, snowman</media:keywords>
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<title>Cursor admits its new coding model was built on top of Moonshot AI’s Kimi</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cursor-admits-its-new-coding-model-was-built-on-top-of-moonshot-ais-kimi</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cursor-admits-its-new-coding-model-was-built-on-top-of-moonshot-ais-kimi</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Building on top of a Chinese model feels particularly fraught right now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cursor, admits, its, new, coding, model, was, built, top, Moonshot, AI’s, Kimi</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk unveils chip manufacturing plans for SpaceX and Tesla</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-unveils-chip-manufacturing-plans-for-spacex-and-tesla</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-unveils-chip-manufacturing-plans-for-spacex-and-tesla</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk recently outlined ambitious plans for a chip-building collaboration Tesla and SpaceX — but he has a history of overpromising. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, unveils, chip, manufacturing, plans, for, SpaceX, and, Tesla</media:keywords>
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<title>An exclusive tour of Amazon’s Trainium lab, the chip that’s won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple </title>
<link>https://block385.com/an-exclusive-tour-of-amazons-trainium-lab-the-chip-thats-won-over-anthropic-openai-even-apple</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/an-exclusive-tour-of-amazons-trainium-lab-the-chip-thats-won-over-anthropic-openai-even-apple</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shortly after Amazon  announced its $50 billion investment in OpenAI, AWS invited me on a private tour of the chip lab at the heart of the deal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>exclusive, tour, Amazon’s, Trainium, lab, the, chip, that’s, won, over, Anthropic, OpenAI, even, Apple </media:keywords>
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<title>Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/are-ai-tokens-the-new-signing-bonus-or-just-a-cost-of-doing-business</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/are-ai-tokens-the-new-signing-bonus-or-just-a-cost-of-doing-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Maybe tokens really will become the fourth pillar of engineering compensation. But engineers might want to hold the line before embracing this as a straightforward win. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Are, tokens, the, new, signing, bonus, just, cost, doing, business</media:keywords>
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<title>Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns</title>
<link>https://block385.com/publisher-pulls-horror-novel-shy-girl-over-ai-concerns</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/publisher-pulls-horror-novel-shy-girl-over-ai-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hachette Book Group said it will not be publishing “Shy Girl” over concerns that artificial intelligence was used to generate the text. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Publisher, pulls, horror, novel, ‘Shy, Girl’, over, concerns</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Wall Street wasn’t won over by Nvidia’s big conference</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-wall-street-wasnt-won-over-by-nvidias-big-conference</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-wall-street-wasnt-won-over-by-nvidias-big-conference</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite investor fears of an AI bubble, Nvidia&#039;s latest conference shows that most in the industry aren&#039;t concerned by that possibility. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Wall, Street, wasn’t, won, over, Nvidia’s, big, conference</media:keywords>
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<title>Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake compliance’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/delve-accused-of-misleading-customers-with-fake-compliance</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/delve-accused-of-misleading-customers-with-fake-compliance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant” with privacy and security regulations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Delve, accused, misleading, customers, with, ‘fake, compliance’</media:keywords>
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<title>New court filing reveals Pentagon told Anthropic the two sides were nearly aligned — a week after Trump declared the relationship kaput</title>
<link>https://block385.com/new-court-filing-reveals-pentagon-told-anthropic-the-two-sides-were-nearly-aligned-a-week-after-trump-declared-the-relationship-kaput</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/new-court-filing-reveals-pentagon-told-anthropic-the-two-sides-were-nearly-aligned-a-week-after-trump-declared-the-relationship-kaput</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic submitted two sworn declarations to a California federal court late Friday afternoon, pushing back on the Pentagon&#039;s assertion that the AI company poses an &quot;unacceptable risk to national security&quot; and arguing that the government&#039;s case relies on technical misunderstandings and claims that were never actually raised during the months of negotiations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, court, filing, reveals, Pentagon, told, Anthropic, the, two, sides, were, nearly, aligned, —, week, after, Trump, declared, the, relationship, kaput</media:keywords>
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<title>What happened at Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 trillion bet</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-happened-at-nvidia-gtcnemoclaw-robot-olaf-and-a1-trillionbet</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-happened-at-nvidia-gtcnemoclaw-robot-olaf-and-a1-trillionbet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an “OpenClaw strategy,” and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that had to get its mic cut. The message was hard to miss: Nvidia […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, happened, Nvidia, GTC: NemoClaw, Robot, Olaf, and, a 1, trillion bet</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia has an OpenClaw strategy. Do you? </title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidia-has-anopenclawstrategy-do-you</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidia-has-anopenclawstrategy-do-you</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an “OpenClaw strategy,” and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that had to get its mic cut. The message was hard to miss: Nvidia […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia, has, an OpenClaw strategy., you </media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-rolls-back-some-of-its-copilot-ai-bloat-on-windows</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-rolls-back-some-of-its-copilot-ai-bloat-on-windows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, rolls, back, some, its, Copilot, bloat, Windows</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump’s AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/trumps-ai-framework-targets-state-laws-shifts-child-safety-burden-to-parents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/trumps-ai-framework-targets-state-laws-shifts-child-safety-burden-to-parents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump’s, framework, targets, state, laws, shifts, child, safety, burden, parents</media:keywords>
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<title>WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wordpresscom-now-lets-ai-agents-write-and-publish-posts-and-more</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wordpresscom-now-lets-ai-agents-write-and-publish-posts-and-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>WordPress.com, now, lets, agents, write, and, publish, posts, and, more</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-is-throwing-everything-into-building-a-fully-automated-researcher</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-is-throwing-everything-into-building-a-fully-automated-researcher</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI is refocusing its research efforts and throwing its resources into a new grand challenge. The San Francisco firm has set its sights on building what it calls an AI researcher, a fully automated agent-based system that will be able to go off and tackle large, complex problems by itself. ​​OpenAI says that the new… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, throwing, everything, into, building, fully, automated, researcher</media:keywords>
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<title>The best AI investment might be in energy tech</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-best-ai-investment-might-be-in-energy-tech</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-best-ai-investment-might-be-in-energy-tech</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Power has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in rolling out new AI data centers. That&#039;s creating an opening for investors. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, best, investment, might, energy, tech</media:keywords>
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<title>Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/jeff-bezos-reportedly-wants-100-billion-to-buy-and-transform-old-manufacturing-firms-with-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/jeff-bezos-reportedly-wants-100-billion-to-buy-and-transform-old-manufacturing-firms-with-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Amazon magnate has a new project centered around acquiring industrial firms and revamping them with AI technology. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jeff, Bezos, reportedly, wants, 100, billion, buy, and, transform, old, manufacturing, firms, with</media:keywords>
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<title>Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/online-bot-traffic-will-exceed-human-traffic-by-2027-cloudflare-ceo-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/online-bot-traffic-will-exceed-human-traffic-by-2027-cloudflare-ceo-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Online, bot, traffic, will, exceed, human, traffic, 2027, Cloudflare, CEO, says</media:keywords>
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<title>DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks’ app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/doordash-launches-a-new-tasks-app-that-pays-couriers-to-submit-videos-to-train-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/doordash-launches-a-new-tasks-app-that-pays-couriers-to-submit-videos-to-train-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Delivery couriers will be able to earn money by completing activities like filming everyday tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DoorDash, launches, new, ‘Tasks’, app, that, pays, couriers, submit, videos, train</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third&#45;party vendors</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-content-enforcement-systems-while-reducing-reliance-on-third-party-vendors</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-content-enforcement-systems-while-reducing-reliance-on-third-party-vendors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, rolls, out, new, content, enforcement, systems, while, reducing, reliance, third-party, vendors</media:keywords>
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<title>TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still open</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunchstartup-battlefield-200-nominationsare-stillopen</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunchstartup-battlefield-200-nominationsare-stillopen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nominate your startup, or one you know, for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 before May 27. Chance to win $100,000 equity-free funding and VC access. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch Startup, Battlefield, 200, nominations are, still open</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon brings Alexa+ to the UK</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-brings-alexa-to-the-uk</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-brings-alexa-to-the-uk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company is currently letting users in the U.K. try out Alexa+ for free via an early access program. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, brings, Alexa, the</media:keywords>
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<title>Multiverse Computing pushes its compressed AI models into the mainstream</title>
<link>https://block385.com/multiverse-computing-pushes-its-compressed-ai-models-into-the-mainstream</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/multiverse-computing-pushes-its-compressed-ai-models-into-the-mainstream</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After compressing models from major AI labs including OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek and Mistral AI, Multiverse Computing has launched both an app that showcases the capabilities of its compressed models and an API that makes them more widely available. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Multiverse, Computing, pushes, its, compressed, models, into, the, mainstream</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-is-having-trouble-with-rogue-ai-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-is-having-trouble-with-rogue-ai-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn&#039;t have permission to see it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, having, trouble, with, rogue, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman’s thank&#45;you to coders draws the memes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altmans-thank-you-to-coders-draws-the-memes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altmans-thank-you-to-coders-draws-the-memes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman’s, thank-you, coders, draws, the, memes</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion&#45;dollar behemoth to rival its chips business</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidia-is-quietly-building-a-multibillion-dollar-behemoth-to-rival-its-chips-business</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidia-is-quietly-building-a-multibillion-dollar-behemoth-to-rival-its-chips-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia&#039;s networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia, quietly, building, multibillion-dollar, behemoth, rival, its, chips, business</media:keywords>
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<title>Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nothing-ceo-carl-pei-says-smartphone-apps-will-disappear-as-ai-agents-take-their-place</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nothing-ceo-carl-pei-says-smartphone-apps-will-disappear-as-ai-agents-take-their-place</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user&#039;s behalf. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nothing, CEO, Carl, Pei, says, smartphone, apps, will, disappear, agents, take, their, place</media:keywords>
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<title>Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid</title>
<link>https://block385.com/patreon-ceo-calls-ai-companies-fair-use-argument-bogus-says-creators-should-be-paid</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/patreon-ceo-calls-ai-companies-fair-use-argument-bogus-says-creators-should-be-paid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers. ]]></description>
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<title>Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok&#45;style personalization tech to any consumer company</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sequen-snags-16m-to-bring-tiktok-style-personalization-tech-to-any-consumer-company</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sequen-snags-16m-to-bring-tiktok-style-personalization-tech-to-any-consumer-company</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sequen, snags, 16M, bring, TikTok-style, personalization, tech, any, consumer, company</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft hires the team of Sequoia&#45;backed AI collaboration platform, Cove</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-hires-the-team-of-sequoia-backed-ai-collaboration-platform-cove</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-hires-the-team-of-sequoia-backed-ai-collaboration-platform-cove</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, hires, the, team, Sequoia-backed, collaboration, platform, Cove</media:keywords>
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<title>This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startup-wants-to-make-enterprise-software-look-more-like-a-prompt</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-startup-wants-to-make-enterprise-software-look-more-like-a-prompt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-leaderboard-you-cant-game-funded-by-the-companies-it-ranks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-leaderboard-you-cant-game-funded-by-the-companies-it-ranks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from a UC Berkeley PhD research […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The Gemini&#45;powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-gemini-powered-features-in-google-workspace-that-are-worth-using</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-gemini-powered-features-in-google-workspace-that-are-worth-using</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From summarizing emails, drafting content, organizing data, and tracking meetings, here are all the best Gemini features in Google Workspace. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Gemini-powered, features, Google, Workspace, that, are, worth, using</media:keywords>
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<title>Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first&#45;time creators </title>
<link>https://block385.com/rebel-audio-is-a-new-ai-podcasting-tool-aimed-at-first-time-creators</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rebel-audio-is-a-new-ai-podcasting-tool-aimed-at-first-time-creators</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rebel, Audio, new, podcasting, tool, aimed, first-time, creators </media:keywords>
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<title>The PhD students who became the judges of the AI industry</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-phd-students-who-became-the-judges-of-the-ai-industry</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-phd-students-who-became-the-judges-of-the-ai-industry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from a UC Berkeley PhD research […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>DOD says Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ make it an ‘unacceptable risk to national security’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/dod-says-anthropics-red-lines-make-it-an-unacceptable-risk-to-national-security</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/dod-says-anthropics-red-lines-make-it-an-unacceptable-risk-to-national-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Defense Department said concerns that Anthropic might &quot;attempt to disable its technology&quot; during &quot;warfighting operations&quot; validate its decision to label the AI firm a supply chain risk. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DOD, says, Anthropic’s, ‘red, lines’, make, ‘unacceptable, risk, national, security’</media:keywords>
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<title>The Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-pentagon-is-planning-for-ai-companies-to-train-on-classified-data-defense-official-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-pentagon-is-planning-for-ai-companies-to-train-on-classified-data-defense-official-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pentagon is discussing plans to set up secure environments for generative AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data, MIT Technology Review has learned.  AI models like Anthropic’s Claude are already used to answer questions in classified settings, including for analyzing targets in Iran. But allowing models to train on… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:00:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Mistral bets on ‘build&#45;your&#45;own AI’ as it takes on OpenAI, Anthropic in the enterprise</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-bets-on-build-your-own-ai-as-it-takes-on-openai-anthropic-in-the-enterprise</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mistral-bets-on-build-your-own-ai-as-it-takes-on-openai-anthropic-in-the-enterprise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mistral Forge lets enterprises train custom AI models from scratch on their own data, challenging rivals that rely on fine-tuning and retrieval-based approaches. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, bets, ‘build-your-own, AI’, takes, OpenAI, Anthropic, the, enterprise</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Garry Tan’s Claude Code setup has gotten so much love, and hate</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-garry-tans-claude-code-setup-has-gotten-so-much-love-and-hate</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-garry-tans-claude-code-setup-has-gotten-so-much-love-and-hate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of people are trying Garry Tan&#039;s Claude Code setup, which was shared on Github. And everyone has an opinion: even Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-pentagon-is-developing-alternatives-to-anthropic-report-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-pentagon-is-developing-alternatives-to-anthropic-report-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After their dramatic falling-out, it doesn&#039;t seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Pentagon, developing, alternatives, Anthropic, report, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Gamma adds AI image&#45;generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gamma-adds-ai-image-generation-tools-in-bid-to-take-on-canva-and-adobe-4428</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gamma-adds-ai-image-generation-tools-in-bid-to-take-on-canva-and-adobe-4428</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company&#039;s new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets like interactive charts and visualizations, marketing collateral, social graphics, and infographics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gamma, adds, image-generation, tools, bid, take, Canva, and, Adobe</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-expands-government-footprint-with-aws-deal-report-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-expands-government-footprint-with-aws-deal-report-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion beyond its Pentagon deal last month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, expands, government, footprint, with, AWS, deal, report, says</media:keywords>
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<title>BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue</title>
<link>https://block385.com/buzzfeed-debuts-ai-slop-apps-in-bid-for-new-revenue</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/buzzfeed-debuts-ai-slop-apps-in-bid-for-new-revenue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BuzzFeed unveiled new AI-powered social apps at SXSW, but its demos drew muted reactions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BuzzFeed, debuts, slop, apps, bid, for, new, revenue</media:keywords>
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<title>Google’s Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-personal-intelligence-feature-is-expanding-to-all-us-users</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/googles-personal-intelligence-feature-is-expanding-to-all-us-users</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Personal Intelligence allows Google&#039;s AI assistant to tap into your Google ecosystem, such as Gmail and Google Photos, to provide more tailored responses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google’s, Personal, Intelligence, feature, expanding, all, users</media:keywords>
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<title>AI’s ‘boys’ club’ could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ais-boys-club-could-widen-the-wealth-gap-for-women-says-rana-el-kaliouby</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ais-boys-club-could-widen-the-wealth-gap-for-women-says-rana-el-kaliouby</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AI’s, ‘boys’, club’, could, widen, the, wealth, gap, for, women, says, Rana, Kaliouby</media:keywords>
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<title>World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/world-launches-tool-to-verify-humans-behind-ai-shopping-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/world-launches-tool-to-verify-humans-behind-ai-shopping-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As AI agents take the reins for online shoppers, Sam Altman&#039;s unconventional startup is looking to expand its verification offerings to support agentic commerce. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, launches, tool, verify, humans, behind, shopping, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>Niv&#45;AI exits stealth to wring more power performance out of GPUs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/niv-ai-exits-stealth-to-wring-more-power-performance-out-of-gpus</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/niv-ai-exits-stealth-to-wring-more-power-performance-out-of-gpus</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company raised $12 million in seed funding to measure and manage GPU power surges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Niv-AI, exits, stealth, wring, more, power, performance, out, GPUs</media:keywords>
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<title>Gamma adds AI image generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gamma-adds-ai-image-generation-tools-in-bid-to-take-on-canva-and-adobe</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gamma-adds-ai-image-generation-tools-in-bid-to-take-on-canva-and-adobe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company&#039;s new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets like interactive charts and visualizations, marketing collateral, social graphics, and infographics. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gamma, adds, image, generation, tools, bid, take, Canva, and, Adobe</media:keywords>
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<title>Picsart now allows creators to ‘hire’ AI assistants through agent marketplace</title>
<link>https://block385.com/picsart-now-allows-creators-to-hire-ai-assistants-through-agent-marketplace</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/picsart-now-allows-creators-to-hire-ai-assistants-through-agent-marketplace</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Picsart&#039;s AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Picsart, now, allows, creators, ‘hire’, assistants, through, agent, marketplace</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: Security</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidias-version-of-openclaw-could-solve-its-biggest-problem-security</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidias-version-of-openclaw-could-solve-its-biggest-problem-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia’s, version, OpenClaw, could, solve, its, biggest, problem:, Security</media:keywords>
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<title>Jensen Huang just put Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere</title>
<link>https://block385.com/jensen-huang-just-put-nvidias-blackwell-and-vera-rubin-sales-projections-into-the-1-trillion-stratosphere</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/jensen-huang-just-put-nvidias-blackwell-and-vera-rubin-sales-projections-into-the-1-trillion-stratosphere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects $1 trillion worth of orders for the chips. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jensen, Huang, just, put, Nvidia’s, Blackwell, and, Vera, Rubin, sales, projections, into, the, trillion, stratosphere</media:keywords>
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<title>Memories AI is building the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics</title>
<link>https://block385.com/memories-aiis-buildingthe-visual-memory-layer-for-wearables-and-robotics</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/memories-aiis-buildingthe-visual-memory-layer-for-wearables-and-robotics</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Memories.ai is building a large visual memory model that can index and retrieve video-recorded memories for physical AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Memories, AI is, building the, visual, memory, layer, for, wearables, and, robotics</media:keywords>
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<title>Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/warren-presses-pentagon-over-decision-to-grant-xai-access-to-classified-networks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/warren-presses-pentagon-over-decision-to-grant-xai-access-to-classified-networks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that Grok, xAI&#039;s controversial chatbot, has created harmful outputs for users and poses a potential national security risk. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Warren, presses, Pentagon, over, decision, grant, xAI, access, classified, networks</media:keywords>
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<title>The dictionary sues OpenAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-dictionary-sues-openai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-dictionary-sues-openai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say that OpenAI violated the copyright of almost 100,000 articles by using them for LLM training. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, dictionary, sues, OpenAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia’s DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidias-dlss-5-uses-generative-ai-to-boost-photorealism-in-video-games-with-ambitions-beyond-gaming</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidias-dlss-5-uses-generative-ai-to-boost-photorealism-in-video-games-with-ambitions-beyond-gaming</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 uses generative AI and structured graphics data to make video games more realistic. CEO Jensen Huang says the approach could eventually spread to other industries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia’s, DLSS, uses, generative, boost, photorealism, video, games, with, ambitions, beyond, gaming</media:keywords>
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<title>Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Frore hits $1.64B</title>
<link>https://block385.com/another-deep-tech-chip-startup-becomes-a-unicorn-frore-hits-164b</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ At Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang&#039;s urging, Frore developed liquid-cooling tech for chips. That shift helped it raise $143 million. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Fuse raises $25M  to disrupt aging loan origination systems used by US credit unions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/fuse-raises-25m-to-disrupt-aging-loan-origination-systems-used-by-us-credit-unions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/fuse-raises-25m-to-disrupt-aging-loan-origination-systems-used-by-us-credit-unions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup also announced a $5 million &quot;rescue fund&quot; to help credit unions ditch legacy software for its AI-native platform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fuse, raises, 25M, disrupt, aging, loan, origination, systems, used, credit, unions</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk’s xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-xai-faces-child-porn-lawsuit-from-minors-grok-allegedly-undressed</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-xai-faces-child-porn-lawsuit-from-minors-grok-allegedly-undressed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The three plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who had real images of them as a minors altered into sexual content by Grok. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, xAI, faces, child, porn, lawsuit, from, minors, Grok, allegedly, undressed</media:keywords>
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<title>Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran</title>
<link>https://block385.com/where-openais-technology-could-show-up-in-iran</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/where-openais-technology-could-show-up-in-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. It’s been just over two weeks since OpenAI reached a controversial agreement to allow the Pentagon to use its AI in classified environments. There are still pressing questions about what exactly OpenAI’s… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Where, OpenAI’s, technology, could, show, Iran</media:keywords>
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<title>How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-to-watch-jensen-huangs-nvidia-gtc-2026-keynote-and-what-to-expect</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-to-watch-jensen-huangs-nvidia-gtc-2026-keynote-and-what-to-expect</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ GTC is Nvidia&#039;s flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang&#039;s keynote will focus on Nvidia&#039;s role in the future of computing and AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, watch, Jensen, Huang’s, Nvidia, GTC, 2026, keynote, — and, what, expect</media:keywords>
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<title>Nurturing agentic AI beyond the toddler stage</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nurturing-agentic-ai-beyond-the-toddler-stage</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nurturing-agentic-ai-beyond-the-toddler-stage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Parents of young children face a lot of fears about developmental milestones, from infancy through adulthood. The number of months it takes a baby to learn to talk or walk is often used as a benchmark for wellness, or an indicator of additional tests needed to properly diagnose a potential health condition. A parent rejoices… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nurturing, agentic, beyond, the, toddler, stage</media:keywords>
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<title>Securing digital assets against future threats</title>
<link>https://block385.com/securing-digital-assets-against-futurethreats</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/securing-digital-assets-against-futurethreats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Securing, digital, assets, against, future threats</media:keywords>
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<title>Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-accel-india-accelerator-chooses-5-startups-and-none-are-ai-wrappers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-accel-india-accelerator-chooses-5-startups-and-none-are-ai-wrappers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were &quot;wrappers&quot; as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Accel, India, accelerator, chooses, startups, and, none, are, ‘AI, wrappers’</media:keywords>
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<title>Google, Accel India accelerator choses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-accel-india-accelerator-choses-5-startups-and-none-are-ai-wrappers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-accel-india-accelerator-choses-5-startups-and-none-are-ai-wrappers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were &quot;wrappers&quot; as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Accel, India, accelerator, choses, startups, and, none, are, ‘AI, wrappers’</media:keywords>
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<title>ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bytedance-reportedly-pauses-global-launch-of-its-seedance-20-video-generator</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bytedance-reportedly-pauses-global-launch-of-its-seedance-20-video-generator</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ByteDance, reportedly, pauses, global, launch, its, Seedance, 2.0, video, generator</media:keywords>
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<title>Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wiz-investor-unpacks-googles-32b-acquisition</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wiz-investor-unpacks-googles-32b-acquisition</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google&#039;s biggest acquisition ever. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wiz, investor, unpacks, Google’s, 32B, acquisition</media:keywords>
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<title>US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B</title>
<link>https://block385.com/us-army-announces-contract-with-anduril-worth-up-to-20b</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/us-army-announces-contract-with-anduril-worth-up-to-20b</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate &quot;procurement actions.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Army, announces, contract, with, Anduril, worth, 20B</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-reportedly-considering-layoffs-that-could-affect-20-of-the-company</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-reportedly-considering-layoffs-that-could-affect-20-of-the-company</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ These layoffs could help Facebook&#039;s parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, reportedly, considering, layoffs, that, could, affect, 20, the, company</media:keywords>
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<title>How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-to-use-the-new-chatgpt-app-integrations-including-doordash-spotify-uber-and-others</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-to-use-the-new-chatgpt-app-integrations-including-doordash-spotify-uber-and-others</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, use, the, new, ChatGPT, app, integrations, including, DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and, others</media:keywords>
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<title>‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI is starting over again, again</title>
<link>https://block385.com/not-built-right-the-first-time-musks-xai-is-starting-over-again-again</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/not-built-right-the-first-time-musks-xai-is-starting-over-again-again</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Not, built, right, the, first, time’, —, Musk’s, xAI, starting, over, again, again</media:keywords>
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<title>Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/lawyer-behind-ai-psychosis-cases-warns-of-mass-casualty-risks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/lawyer-behind-ai-psychosis-cases-warns-of-mass-casualty-risks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lawyer, behind, psychosis, cases, warns, mass, casualty, risks</media:keywords>
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<title>Nyne, founded by a father&#45;son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nyne-founded-by-a-father-son-duo-gives-ai-agents-the-human-context-theyre-missing</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nyne-founded-by-a-father-son-duo-gives-ai-agents-the-human-context-theyre-missing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nyne, founded, father-son, duo, gives, agents, the, human, context, they’re, missing</media:keywords>
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<title>Steven Spielberg says he’s ‘never used AI’ in any of his films</title>
<link>https://block385.com/steven-spielberg-says-hes-never-used-ai-in-any-of-his-films</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/steven-spielberg-says-hes-never-used-ai-in-any-of-his-films</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Steven, Spielberg, says, he’s, ‘never, used, AI’, any, his, films</media:keywords>
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<title>The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-biggest-ai-stories-of-the-year-so-far</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-biggest-ai-stories-of-the-year-so-far</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, biggest, stories, the, year, so, far</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-will-let-you-edit-your-taste-profile-to-control-your-recommendations</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-will-let-you-edit-your-taste-profile-to-control-your-recommendations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When you edit your Taste Profile, you&#039;ll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, will, let, you, edit, your, Taste, Profile, control, your, recommendations</media:keywords>
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<title>The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the ‘Deal of the Decade’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-32b-acquisition-that-one-vc-is-calling-the-deal-of-the-decade</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-32b-acquisition-that-one-vc-is-calling-the-deal-of-the-decade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what just became the largest venture-backed acquisition in history — Google’s $32 billion deal, finalized after a declined 2024 offer, antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, 32B, acquisition, that, one, calling, the, ‘Deal, the, Decade’</media:keywords>
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<title>The wild six weeks for NanoClaw’s creator that led to a deal with Docker</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-wild-six-weeks-for-nanoclaws-creator-that-led-to-a-deal-with-docker</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-wild-six-weeks-for-nanoclaws-creator-that-led-to-a-deal-with-docker</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer&#039;s dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, wild, six, weeks, for, NanoClaw’s, creator, that, led, deal, with, Docker</media:keywords>
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<title>Why physical AI is becoming manufacturing’s next advantage</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-physical-ai-is-becoming-manufacturings-next-advantage</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-physical-ai-is-becoming-manufacturings-next-advantage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For decades, manufacturers have pursued automation to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and stabilize operations. That approach delivered meaningful gains, but it is no longer enough. Today’s manufacturing leaders face a different challenge: how to grow amid labor constraints, rising complexity, and increasing pressure to innovate faster without sacrificing safety, quality, or trust. The next phase… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:00:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, physical, becoming, manufacturing’s, next, advantage</media:keywords>
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<title>Peacock expands into AI&#45;driven video, mobile&#45;first live sports, and gaming</title>
<link>https://block385.com/peacock-expands-into-ai-driven-video-mobile-first-live-sports-and-gaming</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/peacock-expands-into-ai-driven-video-mobile-first-live-sports-and-gaming</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Peacock is betting on new AI-powered video experiences, vertical clips, and mobile games to help its growth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Peacock, expands, into, AI-driven, video, mobile-first, live, sports, and, gaming</media:keywords>
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<title>Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it</title>
<link>https://block385.com/before-quantum-computing-arrives-this-startup-wants-enterprises-already-running-on-it</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/before-quantum-computing-arrives-this-startup-wants-enterprises-already-running-on-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After selling his AI startup to AMD for $665 million, Peter Sarlin is back with QuTwo, a new venture building the infrastructure it believes enterprises will need when quantum computing finally arrives. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Before, quantum, computing, arrives, this, startup, wants, enterprises, already, running</media:keywords>
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<title>Truecaller now lets you hang up on scammers — on behalf of your family</title>
<link>https://block385.com/truecaller-now-lets-you-hang-up-on-scammers-on-behalf-of-your-family</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/truecaller-now-lets-you-hang-up-on-scammers-on-behalf-of-your-family</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Caller identity platform Truecaller recently launched a new feature that lets one person become an admin of a family group, get alerts about fraud calls received by other members, and even end a call on their behalf if they suspect a family member might get scammed. The company, which has over 450 million users, first […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Truecaller, now, lets, you, hang, scammers, —, behalf, your, family</media:keywords>
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<title>Bumble introduces an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bumble-introduces-an-ai-dating-assistant-bee</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bumble-introduces-an-ai-dating-assistant-bee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bumble&#039;s new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bumble, introduces, dating, assistant, ‘Bee’</media:keywords>
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<title>Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t do NSFW content</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-a-new-adults-only-personality-option-that-curses-but-wont-do-nsfw-content</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-a-new-adults-only-personality-option-that-curses-but-wont-do-nsfw-content</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alexa, gets, new, ‘adults, only’, personality, option, that, curses, but, won’t, NSFW, content</media:keywords>
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<title>A defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-defense-official-reveals-how-ai-chatbots-could-be-used-for-targeting-decisions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-defense-official-reveals-how-ai-chatbots-could-be-used-for-targeting-decisions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations—which would be vetted by humans—about which to strike first, according to a Defense Department official with knowledge of the matter. The disclosure about how the military may use AI chatbots comes as the Pentagon faces scrutiny over a strike… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sales-automation-startup-rox-ai-hits-12b-valuation-sources-say</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sales-automation-startup-rox-ai-hits-12b-valuation-sources-say</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rox, founded in 2024 by the former chief growth officer of New Relic, offers an AI-native alternative to CRM tools. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sales, automation, startup, Rox, hits, 1.2B, valuation, sources, say</media:keywords>
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<title>How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-to-watch-jensen-huangs-nvidia-gtc-2026-keynote</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-to-watch-jensen-huangs-nvidia-gtc-2026-keynote</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia kicks off its GTC conference with Huang&#039;s keynote on Monday, which can be watched in person or via livestream. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, watch, Jensen, Huang’s, Nvidia, GTC, 2026, keynote</media:keywords>
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<title>Facebook Marketplace now lets Meta AI respond to buyers’ messages</title>
<link>https://block385.com/facebook-marketplace-now-lets-meta-ai-respond-to-buyers-messages</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/facebook-marketplace-now-lets-meta-ai-respond-to-buyers-messages</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When buyers inquire about an item’s availability, sellers can use Meta AI to automatically draft replies using information from their listing, such as the description, availability, pickup location, and price. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Facebook, Marketplace, now, lets, Meta, respond, buyers’, messages</media:keywords>
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<title>Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tinder-tries-to-lure-people-back-to-online-dating-with-irl-events-virtual-speed-dating</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tinder-tries-to-lure-people-back-to-online-dating-with-irl-events-virtual-speed-dating</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tinder just got a major revamp as it attempts to re-engange its user base and attract younger daters. This includes in-person events, AI enhancements, and even virtual speed dating. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tinder, tries, lure, people, back, online, dating, with, IRL, events, virtual, speed, dating</media:keywords>
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<title>Bumble to launch an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bumble-to-launch-an-ai-dating-assistant-bee</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bumble-to-launch-an-ai-dating-assistant-bee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bumble&#039;s new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bumble, launch, dating, assistant, ‘Bee’</media:keywords>
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<title>A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-writer-is-suing-grammarly-for-turning-her-and-other-authors-into-ai-editors-without-consent</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-writer-is-suing-grammarly-for-turning-her-and-other-authors-into-ai-editors-without-consent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>writer, suing, Grammarly, for, turning, her, and, other, authors, into, ‘AI, editors’, without, consent</media:keywords>
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<title>Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gumloop-lands-50m-from-benchmark-to-turn-every-employee-into-an-ai-agent-builder</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gumloop-lands-50m-from-benchmark-to-turn-every-employee-into-an-ai-agent-builder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As companies race to adopt AI, Benchmark general partner Everett Randle believes the key to success lies in empowering every worker with AI superpowers, and Gumloop’s intuitive agent builder is an example of the kind of tool that will unlock that potential. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gumloop, lands, 50M, from, Benchmark, turn, every, employee, into, agent, builder</media:keywords>
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<title>Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/atlassian-follows-blocks-footsteps-and-cuts-staff-in-the-name-of-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/atlassian-follows-blocks-footsteps-and-cuts-staff-in-the-name-of-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Atlassian laid off 10% of its workforce, around 1,600 people, as the company looks to funnel more funds to AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Atlassian, follows, Block’s, footsteps, and, cuts, staff, the, name</media:keywords>
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<title>Alexa+ gets a new ‘adults only’ personality option that curses but won’t get into NSFW content</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-a-new-adults-only-personality-option-that-curses-but-wont-get-into-nsfw-content</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-a-new-adults-only-personality-option-that-curses-but-wont-get-into-nsfw-content</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alexa, gets, new, ‘adults, only’, personality, option, that, curses, but, won’t, get, into, NSFW, content</media:keywords>
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<title>Wonderful raises $150M Series B at $2B valuation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wonderful-raises-150m-series-b-at-2b-valuation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wonderful-raises-150m-series-b-at-2b-valuation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The funding round, led by Insight Partners, comes just four months after Wonderful raised a $100 million Series A. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wonderful, raises, 150M, Series, 2B, valuation</media:keywords>
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<title>Pragmatic by design: Engineering AI for the real world</title>
<link>https://block385.com/pragmatic-by-design-engineering-ai-for-the-real-world</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/pragmatic-by-design-engineering-ai-for-the-real-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The impact of artificial intelligence extends far beyond the digital world and into our everyday lives, across the cars we drive, the appliances in our homes, and medical devices that keep people alive. More and more, product engineers are turning to AI to enhance, validate, and streamline the design of the items that furnish our… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pragmatic, design:, Engineering, for, the, real, world</media:keywords>
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<title>Building a strong data infrastructure for AI agent success</title>
<link>https://block385.com/building-a-strong-data-infrastructure-for-ai-agent-success</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/building-a-strong-data-infrastructure-for-ai-agent-success</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the race to adopt and show value from AI, enterprises are moving faster than ever to deploy agentic AI as copilots, assistants, and autonomous task-runners. In late 2025, nearly two-thirds of companies were experimenting with AI agents, while 88% were using AI in at least one business function, up from 78% in 2024, according… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Building, strong, data, infrastructure, for, agent, success</media:keywords>
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<title>Google Maps is getting an AI ‘Ask Maps’ feature and upgraded ‘immersive’ navigation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-maps-is-getting-an-ai-ask-maps-feature-and-upgraded-immersive-navigation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-maps-is-getting-an-ai-ask-maps-feature-and-upgraded-immersive-navigation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The tech giant says the &quot;Immersive Navigation&quot; launch is the biggest update to Maps in over a decade. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Maps, getting, ‘Ask, Maps’, feature, and, upgraded, ‘immersive’, navigation</media:keywords>
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<title>Google is using old news reports and AI to predict flash floods</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-is-using-old-news-reports-and-ai-to-predict-flash-floods</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-is-using-old-news-reports-and-ai-to-predict-flash-floods</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new way to solve data scarcity: Turning qualitative reports into quantitative data with an LLM. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, using, old, news, reports, and, predict, flash, floods</media:keywords>
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<title>AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-put-out-the-worst-song-ive-ever-heard</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-put-out-the-worst-song-ive-ever-heard</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This song is an AI actor&#039;s rallying cry to other AI actors, urging them to keep going despite the naysayers who doubt their humanity. Literally no one can relate to this. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘actor’, Tilly, Norwood, put, out, the, worst, song, I’ve, ever, heard</media:keywords>
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<title>Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees</title>
<link>https://block385.com/lovable-says-it-added-100m-in-revenue-last-month-alone-with-just-146-employees</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/lovable-says-it-added-100m-in-revenue-last-month-alone-with-just-146-employees</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Swedish vibe-coding unicorn Lovable crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in February. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lovable, says, added, 100M, revenue, last, month, alone, with, just, 146, employees</media:keywords>
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<title>Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought</title>
<link>https://block385.com/zendesk-acquires-agentic-customer-service-startup-forethought</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/zendesk-acquires-agentic-customer-service-startup-forethought</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Forethought was years ahead of its time and the 2018 winner of TechCrunch Battlefield. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zendesk, acquires, agentic, customer, service, startup, Forethought</media:keywords>
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<title>Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck’s AI startup</title>
<link>https://block385.com/netflix-may-have-paid-600-million-for-ben-afflecks-ai-startup</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/netflix-may-have-paid-600-million-for-ben-afflecks-ai-startup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This deal could rank as among the streaming giant&#039;s largest acquisitions ever. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Netflix, may, have, paid, 600, million, for, Ben, Affleck’s, startup</media:keywords>
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<title>Ford’s new AI assistant will help fleet owners know if seatbelts are being used</title>
<link>https://block385.com/fords-new-ai-assistant-will-help-fleet-owners-know-if-seatbelts-are-being-used</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/fords-new-ai-assistant-will-help-fleet-owners-know-if-seatbelts-are-being-used</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ford Pro AI debuted at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis and is now available to all of its U.S.-based Pro telematics subscribers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ford’s, new, assistant, will, help, fleet, owners, know, seatbelts, are, being, used</media:keywords>
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<title>Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B</title>
<link>https://block385.com/replit-snags-9b-valuation-6-months-after-hitting-3b</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/replit-snags-9b-valuation-6-months-after-hitting-3b</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Replit raised a new $400 million round and said it hopes to have $1B in ARR by year&#039;s end. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Replit, snags, 9B, valuation, months, after, hitting, 3B</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta’s Moltbook deal points to a future built around AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/metas-moltbook-deal-points-to-a-future-built-around-ai-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/metas-moltbook-deal-points-to-a-future-built-around-ai-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta’s Moltbook acquisition may look odd at first, but the deal could signal how Meta sees AI agents shaping future advertising and commerce on an agentic web. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta’s, Moltbook, deal, points, future, built, around, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>WordPress debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my.WordPress.net</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wordpress-debuts-a-private-workspace-that-runs-in-your-browser-via-a-new-service-mywordpressnet</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wordpress-debuts-a-private-workspace-that-runs-in-your-browser-via-a-new-service-mywordpressnet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ WordPress’s new browser-based service lets users create private sites without hosting or signup, turning the platform into a personal workspace for writing, research, and AI tools. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>WordPress, debuts, private, workspace, that, runs, your, browser, via, new, service, my.WordPress.net</media:keywords>
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<title>Rivian spin&#45;out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI&#45;powered robots</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rivian-spin-out-mind-robotics-raises-500m-for-industrial-ai-powered-robots</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rivian-spin-out-mind-robotics-raises-500m-for-industrial-ai-powered-robots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup, which was created by Rivian founder RJ Scaringe, is looking to train on data from, and deploy in, Rivian&#039;s factory. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rivian, spin-out, Mind, Robotics, raises, 500M, for, industrial, AI-powered, robots</media:keywords>
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<title>Canopii looks to succeed where past indoor farms have not</title>
<link>https://block385.com/canopii-looks-to-succeed-where-past-indoor-farms-have-not</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/canopii-looks-to-succeed-where-past-indoor-farms-have-not</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Canopii&#039;s robotic farms can autonomously grow 40,000 pounds of herbs and leafy greens a year while being the size of a basketball court. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Canopii, looks, succeed, where, past, indoor, farms, have, not</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon expands a program that lets customers shop from other retailers’ sites</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-expands-a-program-that-lets-customers-shop-from-other-retailers-sites</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-expands-a-program-that-lets-customers-shop-from-other-retailers-sites</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The changes allow more merchants to participate in Amazon&#039;s Shop Direct program, which sends Amazon customers to other retailers&#039; websites. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, expands, program, that, lets, customers, shop, from, other, retailers’, sites</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta didn’t buy Moltbook for bots — it bought into the agentic web</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-didnt-buy-moltbook-for-bots-it-bought-into-the-agentic-web</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-didnt-buy-moltbook-for-bots-it-bought-into-the-agentic-web</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta’s Moltbook acquisition may look odd at first, but the deal could signal how Meta sees AI agents shaping future advertising and commerce on an agentic web. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, didn’t, buy, Moltbook, for, bots, —, bought, into, the, agentic, web</media:keywords>
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<title>Hustlers are cashing in on China’s OpenClaw AI craze</title>
<link>https://block385.com/hustlers-are-cashing-in-on-chinas-openclaw-ai-craze</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/hustlers-are-cashing-in-on-chinas-openclaw-ai-craze</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Feng Qingyang had always hoped to launch his own company, but he never thought this would be how—or that the day would come this fast.  Feng, a 27-year-old software engineer based in Beijing, started tinkering with OpenClaw, a popular new open-source AI tool that can take over a device and autonomously complete tasks for a… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hustlers, are, cashing, China’s, OpenClaw, craze</media:keywords>
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<title>Google brings Gemini in Chrome to India</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-brings-gemini-in-chrome-to-india</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-brings-gemini-in-chrome-to-india</guid>
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<title>Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments, and more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI&#45;powered apps struggle with long&#45;term retention, new report shows</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-powered-apps-struggle-with-long-term-retention-new-report-shows</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-powered-apps-struggle-with-long-term-retention-new-report-shows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI can drive stronger early
monetization for apps, but sustaining value remains the challenge, RevenueCat&#039;s latest report finds. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>ChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chatgpt-can-now-create-interactive-visuals-to-help-you-understand-math-and-science-concepts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chatgpt-can-now-create-interactive-visuals-to-help-you-understand-math-and-science-concepts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On Tuesday, OpenAI introduced dynamic visual explanations, a new ChatGPT feature that allows users to see how formulas, variables, and mathematical relationships change in real time.  Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at a static diagram, users can now interact directly with interactive visuals. For example, when exploring the Pythagorean theorem, you can […] ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI&#45;powered apps can make money, but struggle with long&#45;term retention, new data shows</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-powered-apps-can-make-money-but-struggle-with-long-term-retention-new-data-shows</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-powered-apps-can-make-money-but-struggle-with-long-term-retention-new-data-shows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI can drive stronger early
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta says that Moltbook&#039;s approach to &quot;connecting agents through an always-on-directory&quot; is novel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, acquired, Moltbook, the, agent, social, network, that, went, viral, because, fake, posts</media:keywords>
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<title>Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legal tech boom endures</title>
<link>https://block385.com/legora-reaches-555-billion-valuation-as-ai-legal-tech-boom-endures</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/legora-reaches-555-billion-valuation-as-ai-legal-tech-boom-endures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in the U.S. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AgentMail raises $6M to build an email service for AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/agentmail-raises-6m-to-build-an-email-service-for-ai-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/agentmail-raises-6m-to-build-an-email-service-for-ai-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AgentMail provides an API platform that lets you give AI agents their own email inboxes, with support for two-way conversations, parsing, threading, labeling, searching, and replying. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AgentMail, raises, 6M, build, email, service, for, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch&#45;perfect view of the world</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-pokemon-go-is-giving-delivery-robots-an-inch-perfect-view-of-the-world</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-pokemon-go-is-giving-delivery-robots-an-inch-perfect-view-of-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pokémon Go was the world’s first augmented-reality megahit. Released in 2016 by the Google spinout Niantic, the AR twist on the juggernaut Pokémon franchise fast became a global phenomenon. From Chicago to Oslo to Enoshima, players hit the streets in the urgent hope of catching a Jigglypuff or a Squirtle or (with a huge amount… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:00:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Pokémon, giving, delivery, robots, inch-perfect, view, the, world</media:keywords>
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<title>Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures</title>
<link>https://block385.com/legora-reaches-555-billion-valuation-as-ai-legaltech-boom-endures</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/legora-reaches-555-billion-valuation-as-ai-legaltech-boom-endures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in the U.S. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>YouTube expands AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists</title>
<link>https://block385.com/youtube-expands-ai-deepfake-detection-to-politicians-government-officials-and-journalists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/youtube-expands-ai-deepfake-detection-to-politicians-government-officials-and-journalists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ YouTube&#039;s AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>YouTube, expands, deepfake, detection, politicians, government, officials, and, journalists</media:keywords>
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<title>Thinking Machines Lab inks massive compute deal with Nvidia</title>
<link>https://block385.com/thinking-machineslab-inksmassive-compute-deal-with-nvidia</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/thinking-machineslab-inksmassive-compute-deal-with-nvidia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The multi-year deal involves at least a gigawatt of compute power and also includes a strategic investment from Nvidia ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thinking, Machines Lab, inks massive, compute, deal, with, Nvidia</media:keywords>
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<title>Google gives in to users’ complaints over AI&#45;powered ‘Ask Photos’ search feature</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-gives-in-to-users-complaints-over-ai-powered-ask-photos-search-feature</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-gives-in-to-users-complaints-over-ai-powered-ask-photos-search-feature</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The option appears on the Google Photos Search screen and lets users pick which experience they want. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, gives, users’, complaints, over, AI-powered, ‘Ask, Photos’, search, feature</media:keywords>
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<title>Zoom introduces an AI&#45;powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month</title>
<link>https://block385.com/zoom-introduces-an-ai-powered-office-suite-says-ai-avatars-for-meetings-arrive-this-month</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/zoom-introduces-an-ai-powered-office-suite-says-ai-avatars-for-meetings-arrive-this-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Zoom is also introducing a real-time deepfake detection tech for meetings ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zoom, introduces, AI-powered, office, suite, says, avatars, for, meetings, arrive, this, month</media:keywords>
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<title>Sandbar secures $23M Series A for its AI note&#45;taking ring</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sandbar-secures-23m-series-a-for-its-ai-note-taking-ring</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sandbar-secures-23m-series-a-for-its-ai-note-taking-ring</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sandbar aims to ship the Stream, which can be used to take notes, chat with an AI assistant, and for media playback, this summer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sandbar, secures, 23M, Series, for, its, note-taking, ring</media:keywords>
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<title>Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-new-gemini-capabilities-to-docs-sheets-slides-and-drive</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, rolls, out, new, Gemini, capabilities, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and, Drive</media:keywords>
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<title>Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop</title>
<link>https://block385.com/adobe-is-debuting-an-ai-assistant-for-photoshop</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/adobe-is-debuting-an-ai-assistant-for-photoshop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image editing features to Firefly. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Adobe, debuting, assistant, for, Photoshop</media:keywords>
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<title>Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/yann-lecuns-ami-labs-raises-103-billion-to-build-world-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/yann-lecuns-ami-labs-raises-103-billion-to-build-world-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yann, LeCun’s, AMI, Labs, raises, 1.03, billion, build, world, models</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic’s defense in DOD lawsuit</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-and-google-employees-rush-to-anthropics-defense-in-dod-lawsuit</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-and-google-employees-rush-to-anthropics-defense-in-dod-lawsuit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic&#039;s lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk, according to court filings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, and, Google, employees, rush, Anthropic’s, defense, DOD, lawsuit</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply&#45;chain risk designation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-sues-defense-department-over-supply-chain-risk-designation-3861</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-sues-defense-department-over-supply-chain-risk-designation-3861</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD&#039;s actions &quot;unprecedented and unlawful.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:30:06 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI&#45;generated code</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-launches-code-review-tool-to-check-flood-of-ai-generated-code</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-launches-code-review-tool-to-check-flood-of-ai-generated-code</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of code produced with AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:50:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-acquires-promptfoo-to-secure-its-ai-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-acquires-promptfoo-to-secure-its-ai-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:50:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, acquires, Promptfoo, secure, its, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>Qualcomm’s partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning</title>
<link>https://block385.com/qualcomms-partnership-with-neura-robotics-is-just-the-beginning</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/qualcomms-partnership-with-neura-robotics-is-just-the-beginning</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm&#039;s new IQ10 processors that were released at CES. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:10:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Qualcomm’s, partnership, with, Neura, Robotics, just, the, beginning</media:keywords>
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<title>How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-ai-is-turning-the-iran-conflict-into-theater</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-ai-is-turning-the-iran-conflict-into-theater</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. “Anyone wanna host a get together in SF and pull this up on a 100 inch TV?”  The author of that post on X was referring to an online intelligence dashboard following… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:55:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, turning, the, Iran, conflict, into, theater</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-sues-defense-department-over-supply-chain-risk-designation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-sues-defense-department-over-supply-chain-risk-designation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD&#039;s actions &quot;unprecedented and unlawful.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:50:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B  valuation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sandberg-clegg-join-nscale-board-as-this-stargate-norway-startup-hits-146b-valuation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sandberg-clegg-join-nscale-board-as-this-stargate-norway-startup-hits-146b-valuation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:10:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sandberg, Clegg, join, Nscale, board, this, ‘Stargate, Norway’, startup, hits, 14.6B, valuation</media:keywords>
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<title>Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rings-jamie-siminoff-has-been-trying-to-calm-privacy-fears-since-the-super-bowl-but-his-answers-may-not-help</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rings-jamie-siminoff-has-been-trying-to-calm-privacy-fears-since-the-super-bowl-but-his-answers-may-not-help</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:50:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ring’s, Jamie, Siminoff, has, been, trying, calm, privacy, fears, since, the, Super, Bowl, but, his, answers, may, not, help</media:keywords>
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<title>Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/will-the-pentagons-anthropic-controversy-scare-startups-away-from-defense-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/will-the-pentagons-anthropic-controversy-scare-startups-away-from-defense-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Will, the, Pentagon’s, Anthropic, controversy, scare, startups, away, from, defense, work</media:keywords>
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<title>Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps</title>
<link>https://block385.com/owner-of-ice-detention-facility-sees-big-opportunity-in-ai-man-camps</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/owner-of-ice-detention-facility-sees-big-opportunity-in-ai-man-camps</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields. ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI hardware exec Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-hardware-exec-caitlin-kalinowski-quits-in-response-to-pentagon-deal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI&#039;s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company&#039;s robotics team. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:10:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-roadmap-for-ai-if-anyone-will-listen</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-roadmap-for-ai-if-anyone-will-listen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week&#039;s Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:10:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-just-gave-sundar-pichai-a-692m-pay-package</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-just-gave-sundar-pichai-a-692m-pay-package</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, just, gave, Sundar, Pichai, 692M, pay, package</media:keywords>
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<title>Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/grammarlys-expert-review-is-just-missing-the-actual-experts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/grammarlys-expert-review-is-just-missing-the-actual-experts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world&#039;s great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:10:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-robotics-lead-caitlin-kalinowski-quits-in-response-to-pentagon-deal</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-robotics-lead-caitlin-kalinowski-quits-in-response-to-pentagon-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI&#039;s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company&#039;s robotics team. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:50:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ again</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-delays-chatgpts-adult-mode-again</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-delays-chatgpts-adult-mode-again</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed from December. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, delays, ChatGPT’s, ‘adult, mode’, again</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non&#45;defense customers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-google-amazon-say-anthropic-claude-remains-available-to-non-defense-customers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-google-amazon-say-anthropic-claude-remains-available-to-non-defense-customers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump&#039;s Department of War feud with Anthropic won&#039;t impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, Google, Amazon, say, Anthropic, Claude, remains, available, non-defense, customers</media:keywords>
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<title>Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/is-the-pentagon-allowed-to-surveil-americans-with-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/is-the-pentagon-allowed-to-surveil-americans-with-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and AI company Anthropic over its technology has raised a deep open question: does the law actually allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans? Surprisingly, the answer is not straightforward. More than a decade after Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s collection of bulk… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:50:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>the, Pentagon, allowed, surveil, Americans, with, AI</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft: Anthropic Claude remains available to customers except the Defense Department</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-anthropic-claude-remains-available-to-customers-except-the-defense-department</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-anthropic-claude-remains-available-to-customers-except-the-defense-department</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trump&#039;s Department of War feud with Anthropic won&#039;t impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft:, Anthropic, Claude, remains, available, customers, except, the, Defense, Department</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-claude-found-22-vulnerabilities-in-firefox-over-two-weeks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-claude-found-22-vulnerabilities-in-firefox-over-two-weeks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — fourteen of them classified as &quot;high-severity.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic’s Pentagon deal is a cautionary tale for startups chasing federal contracts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropicspentagon-deal-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-startups-chasing-federal-contracts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropicspentagon-deal-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-startups-chasing-federal-contracts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much control the military should have over its AI models, including its use in autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. As Anthropic’s $200 million contract fell apart, the DoD turned to OpenAI instead, which accepted and then watched ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295%. As the stakes keep rising, the question remains: how much unrestricted […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s Pentagon, deal, cautionary, tale, for, startups, chasing, federal, contracts</media:keywords>
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<title>Claude’s consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle</title>
<link>https://block385.com/claudes-consumer-growth-surge-continues-after-pentagon-deal-debacle</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/claudes-consumer-growth-surge-continues-after-pentagon-deal-debacle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Claude&#039;s app is now seeing more new installs than ChatGPT and is growing its daily active users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Claude’s, consumer, growth, surge, continues, after, Pentagon, deal, debacle</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic vs. the Pentagon, the SaaSpocalypse, and why competitions is good, actually</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-thesaaspocalypse-and-why-competitionsisgood-actually</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-thesaaspocalypse-and-why-competitionsisgood-actually</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much control the military should have over its AI models, including its use in autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. As Anthropic’s $200 million contract fell apart, the DoD turned to OpenAI instead, which accepted and then watched ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295%. As the stakes keep rising, the question remains: how much unrestricted […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, vs., the, Pentagon, the SaaSpocalypse, and, why, competitions is good, actually</media:keywords>
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<title>City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A</title>
<link>https://block385.com/city-detect-which-uses-ai-to-help-cities-stay-safe-and-clean-raises-13m-series-a</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/city-detect-which-uses-ai-to-help-cities-stay-safe-and-clean-raises-13m-series-a</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ City Detect, a company that helps local governments prevent urban decay, is in at least 17 cities so far, including Dallas and Miami. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>City, Detect, which, uses, help, cities, stay, safe, and, clean, raises, 13M, Series</media:keywords>
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<title>After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-europe-whatsapp-will-let-rival-ai-companies-offer-chatbots-in-brazil</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-europe-whatsapp-will-let-rival-ai-companies-offer-chatbots-in-brazil</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a fee, a day after the company confirmed a similar decision for users in Europe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, Europe, WhatsApp, will, let, rival, companies, offer, chatbots, Brazil</media:keywords>
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<title>Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence’ models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/luma-launches-creative-ai-agents-powered-by-its-new-unified-intelligence-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/luma-launches-creative-ai-agents-powered-by-its-new-unified-intelligence-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply&#45;chain label in court</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-to-challenge-dods-supply-chain-label-in-court-3666</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-to-challenge-dods-supply-chain-label-in-court-3666</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he plans to challenge the Department of Defense&#039;s designation of the AI firm as a supply-chain risk. He claims most Anthropic customers are unaffected by the label. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply chain label in court</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-to-challenge-dods-supply-chain-label-in-court</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-to-challenge-dods-supply-chain-label-in-court</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he plans to challenge the Department of Defense&#039;s designation of the AI firm as a supply chain risk. He claims most Anthropic customers are unaffected by the label. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:45:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&amp;amp;A research affordable</title>
<link>https://block385.com/diligencesquared-uses-ai-voice-agents-to-make-ma-research-affordable</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/diligencesquared-uses-ai-voice-agents-to-make-ma-research-affordable</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup, which just raised $5 million, is founded by an ex-Blackstone principal and a former BCG consultant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DiligenceSquared, uses, AI, voice, agents, make, M&amp;A, research, affordable</media:keywords>
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<title>AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare</title>
<link>https://block385.com/aws-launches-a-new-ai-agent-platform-specifically-for-healthcare</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/aws-launches-a-new-ai-agent-platform-specifically-for-healthcare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform that will help with patient scheduling, documentation, and patient verification. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:25:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AWS, launches, new, agent, platform, specifically, for, healthcare</media:keywords>
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<title>AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for health care</title>
<link>https://block385.com/aws-launches-a-new-ai-agent-platform-specifically-for-health-care</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/aws-launches-a-new-ai-agent-platform-specifically-for-health-care</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform that will help with patient scheduling, documentation and patient verification. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AWS, launches, new, agent, platform, specifically, for, health, care</media:keywords>
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<title>US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls</title>
<link>https://block385.com/usreportedly-considering-sweeping-new-chip-exportcontrols</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/usreportedly-considering-sweeping-new-chip-exportcontrols</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an alleged drafted proposal, the U.S. government would play a role in every chip export sale regardless of which country it&#039;s coming from. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>US reportedly, considering, sweeping, new, chip, export controls</media:keywords>
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<title>It’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply&#45;chain risk</title>
<link>https://block385.com/its-official-the-pentagon-has-labeled-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk-3656</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/its-official-the-pentagon-has-labeled-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk-3656</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic&#039;s AI in Iran. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls</title>
<link>https://block385.com/usreportedly-consideringsweeping-new-chip-exportcontrols</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/usreportedly-consideringsweeping-new-chip-exportcontrols</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an alleged drafted proposal, the U.S. government would play a role in every chip export sale regardless of which country it&#039;s coming from. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>US reportedly, considering sweeping, new, chip, export controls</media:keywords>
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<title>It’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk</title>
<link>https://block385.com/its-official-the-pentagon-has-labeled-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/its-official-the-pentagon-has-labeled-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic&#039;s AI in Iran. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>EXCLUSIVE: Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence’ models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-luma-launches-creative-ai-agents-powered-by-its-new-unified-intelligence-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-luma-launches-creative-ai-agents-powered-by-its-new-unified-intelligence-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>EXCLUSIVE:, Luma, launches, creative, agents, powered, its, new, ‘Unified, Intelligence’, models</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI launches GPT&#45;5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-launches-gpt-54-with-pro-and-thinking-versions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-launches-gpt-54-with-pro-and-thinking-versions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ GPT-5.4 is billed as &quot;our most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, launches, GPT-5.4, with, Pro, and, Thinking, versions</media:keywords>
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<title>Cursor is rolling out a new kind of agentic coding tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cursor-is-rolling-out-a-new-kind-of-agentic-coding-tool</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cursor-is-rolling-out-a-new-kind-of-agentic-coding-tool</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Called Automations, the new system gives users a way to automatically launch agents within their coding environment, triggered by a new addition to the codebase, a Slack message, or a simple timer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic&#039;s $200 million contract with the Department of Defense broke down due to disagreements over giving the military unrestricted access to its AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lawyers say Meta&#039;s marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers&#039; glasses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive</title>
<link>https://block385.com/netflix-buys-ben-afflecks-ai-filmmaking-company-interpositive</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Affleck says he wanted to &quot;preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-1000-customer-calls-shaped-a-breakout-enterprise-ai-startup</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On this episode of Build Mode, David Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally iterating, fundraising, and scaling Narada. ]]></description>
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<title>Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement</title>
<link>https://block385.com/lio-raises-30m-from-andreessen-horowitz-and-others-to-automate-enterprise-procurement</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ AI procurement startup Lio announced a $30 million Series A in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Online harassment is entering its AI era</title>
<link>https://block385.com/online-harassment-is-entering-its-ai-era</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library that he helps manage. Like many open-source projects, matplotlib has been overwhelmed by a glut of AI code contributions, and so Shambaugh and his fellow maintainers have instituted a policy that all AI-written code must be… ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Online, harassment, entering, its, era</media:keywords>
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<title>Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/jensen-huang-says-nvidia-is-pulling-back-from-openai-and-anthropic-but-his-explanation-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/jensen-huang-says-nvidia-is-pulling-back-from-openai-and-anthropic-but-his-explanation-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company&#039;s investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — but his explanation may not tell the whole story. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Jensen, Huang, says, Nvidia, pulling, back, from, OpenAI, and, Anthropic, but, his, explanation, raises, more, questions, than, answers</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-calls-openais-messaging-around-military-deal-straight-up-lies-report-says</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:45:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, CEO, Dario, Amodei, calls, OpenAI’s, messaging, around, military, deal, ‘straight, lies, ’, report, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-music-to-add-transparency-tags-to-distinguish-ai-music-says-report</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The label or distributor has to opt into tagging their music as AI, however, so it&#039;s unclear how effective this intervention will be. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:45:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, Music, add, Transparency, Tags, distinguish, music, says, report</media:keywords>
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<title>Google Search rolls out Gemini’s Canvas in AI Mode to all US users</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Search, rolls, out, Gemini’s, Canvas, Mode, all, users</media:keywords>
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<title>Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-gemini-rolls-out-canvas-in-ai-mode-to-all-us-users</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google’s, Gemini, rolls, out, Canvas, mode, all, users</media:keywords>
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<title>Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/decagon-completes-first-tender-offer-at-45b-valuation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that&#039;s providing employee liquidity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:45:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Decagon, completes, first, tender, offer, 4.5B, valuation</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The US military is still using Claude — but defense&#45;tech clients are fleeing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-us-military-is-still-using-claude-but-defense-tech-clients-are-fleeing</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the US continues its aerial attack on Iran, Anthropic models are being used for many targeting decisions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion</title>
<link>https://block385.com/father-sues-google-claiming-gemini-chatbot-drove-son-into-fatal-delusion</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/father-sues-google-claiming-gemini-chatbot-drove-son-into-fatal-delusion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Father, sues, Google, claiming, Gemini, chatbot, drove, son, into, fatal, delusion</media:keywords>
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<title>One startup’s pitch to provide more reliable AI answers: crowdsource the chatbots</title>
<link>https://block385.com/one-startups-pitch-to-provide-more-reliable-ai-answers-crowdsource-the-chatbots</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/one-startups-pitch-to-provide-more-reliable-ai-answers-crowdsource-the-chatbots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ CollectivIQ looks to give users more accurate answers to their AI queries by showing them responses that pull information from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok — and up to 10 other models — all at the same time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:45:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>One, startup’s, pitch, provide, more, reliable, answers:, crowdsource, the, chatbots</media:keywords>
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<title>Bridging the operational AI gap</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bridging-the-operational-ai-gap</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bridging-the-operational-ai-gap</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The transformational potential of AI is already well established. Enterprise use cases are building momentum and organizations are transitioning from pilot projects to AI in production. Companies are no longer just talking about AI; they are redirecting budgets and resources to make it happen. Many are already experimenting with agentic AI, which promises new levels… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bridging, the, operational, gap</media:keywords>
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<title>Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/who-needs-data-centers-in-space-when-they-can-float-offshore</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Offshore wind developer Aikido will deploy a small data center beneath a floating offshore wind turbine later this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:05:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Who, needs, data, centers, space, when, they, can, float, offshore</media:keywords>
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<title>Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-ai-startups-are-selling-the-same-equity-at-two-different-prices</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:45:05 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, startups, are, selling, the, same, equity, two, different, prices</media:keywords>
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<title>Alibaba’s Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alibabas-qwen-tech-lead-steps-down-after-major-ai-push</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Reactions rippled through Alibaba&#039;s Qwen team after tech lead Junyang Lin stepped down following a major model launch. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:25:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s Congressional bid</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A tech billionaire-backed super PAC is spending $125 million to undercut candidates pushing for AI regulation. New York&#039;s Alex Bores, a former tech executive himself, is one of them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:45:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>ChatGPT’s new GPT&#45;5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chatgpts-new-gpt-53-instant-model-will-stop-telling-you-to-calm-down</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The company says the new model will reduce the &quot;cringe&quot; that&#039;s been annoying its users for months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:25:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ChatGPT’s, new, GPT-5.3, Instant, model, will, stop, telling, you, calm, down</media:keywords>
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<title>Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability</title>
<link>https://block385.com/claude-code-rolls-out-a-voice-mode-capability</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>X says it will suspend creators from revenue&#45;sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Creators who break the rules will get a 3-month suspend, and if they continue to violate the policy, they&#039;ll be banned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:45:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cursor-has-reportedly-surpassed-2b-in-annualized-revenue</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The four-year-old startup saw its revenue run rate double over the past three months, according to one Bloomberg source. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:05:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cursor, has, reportedly, surpassed, 2B, annualized, revenue</media:keywords>
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