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<title>Mira Murati steps back into the spotlight, carefully</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the current environment, remaining heads down has diminishing returns; at some point, you have to make some noise just to remind the market you exist. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Airbnb’s Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Airbnb CEO said last year it hasn&#039;t struck an LLM partnership because existing products weren&#039;t quite ready. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has been growing at a breakneck pace. The company announced that annualized revenue crossed $47 billion in May, up dramatically from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. That trajectory faces a real test, though. ]]></description>
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<title>Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the most consequential shifts taking place across venture capital, defense technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced industry. Secure your spot here. […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:13 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-approves-poke-as-the-first-ai-agent-on-its-messages-for-business-platform</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-steals-a-tactic-from-tesla-and-builds-data-centers-in-tents</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta may have one found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-to-expect-from-wwdc-2026-siris-highly-anticipated-revamp-and-apple-intelligence-updates</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple&#039;s WWDC nears: here&#039;s what you can look forward to. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:11 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, expect, from, WWDC, 2026:, Siri’s, highly, anticipated, revamp, and, Apple, Intelligence, updates</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-rolls-out-a-new-ai-creator-assistant-on-facebook</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like &quot;When should I post?&quot; and &quot;What are people saying in my comments?&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:09 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-touts-14-trillion-in-app-store-billings-and-sales-90-without-a-commission</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple&#039;s App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:09 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/is-silicon-valley-ready-to-put-robots-in-peoples-homes-hello-robot-is</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:08 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Silicon, Valley, ready, put, robots, people’s, homes, Hello, Robot, is.</media:keywords>
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<title>How courts are coping with a flood of AI&#45;generated lawsuits</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-courts-are-coping-with-a-flood-of-ai-generated-lawsuits</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Most days in her chambers, Judge Maritza Braswell, a federal magistrate judge in Colorado, sifts through stacks of documents written by people without a lawyer. Many of them can’t afford to hire a lawyer, and others have cases too weak or too small to interest one. She reads each one carefully, mindful of how daunting… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/lovable-signs-multiyear-deal-with-google-cloud-to-up-usage-5x-source-says</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable&#039;s footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lovable, signs, multiyear, deal, with, Google, Cloud, usage, 5x, source, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Google’s Dreambeans, its weirdest&#45;named AI tool to date, will turn your life into a cartoon</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-dreambeans-its-weirdest-named-ai-tool-to-date-will-turn-your-life-into-a-cartoon</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dreambeans is a curated list of AI-illustrated &quot;stories&quot; culled from the personal data in your Google account. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google’s, Dreambeans, its, weirdest-named, tool, date, will, turn, your, life, into, cartoon</media:keywords>
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<title>Alphabet’s record&#45;breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alphabets-record-breaking-85b-raise-for-googles-ai-business-is-a-helluva-good-signal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ If Alphabet&#039;s record-breaking, $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/publishers-will-be-able-to-opt-out-of-ai-search-thanks-to-new-regulation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the U.K. then rolled out globally. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:14 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Publishers, will, able, opt, out, Search, thanks, new, regulation</media:keywords>
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<title>These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked</title>
<link>https://block385.com/these-two-founders-left-goldman-and-meta-to-build-voice-ai-for-markets-everyone-else-overlooked</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The startup&#039;s own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:13 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>These, two, founders, left, Goldman, and, Meta, build, voice, for, markets, everyone, else, overlooked</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon will show AI product images when you search for some reason</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-will-show-ai-product-images-when-you-search-for-some-reason</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:11 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, will, show, product, images, when, you, search, for, some, reason</media:keywords>
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<title>Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/coralogix-raises-200m-on-bet-that-someone-needs-to-watch-the-ai-agents</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Series F round values Coralogix at $1.6 billion and comes less than a year after its previous raise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Coralogix, raises, 200M, bet, that, someone, needs, watch, the, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally</title>
<link>https://block385.com/metas-ai-agent-for-whatsapp-business-is-now-available-globally</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ WhatsApp will charge businesses for using its AI agent based on token usage ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta’s, agent, for, WhatsApp, Business, now, available, globally</media:keywords>
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<title>Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cyera-eyes-12b-valuation-at-80x-arr-multiple-despite-operating-losses</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in 4 months</title>
<link>https://block385.com/uber-caps-employee-ai-spending-after-blowing-through-budget-in-4-months</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Uber&#039;s cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-offers-devs-a-better-way-to-control-ai-agent-behavior</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-fake-call-detection-to-protect-against-ai-deepfake-impersonation-scams</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, rolls, out, fake, call, detection, protect, against, deepfake, impersonation, scams</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial&#45;recognition feature</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-ring-facial-recognition-feature-8506</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring&#039;s Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, faces, class, action, lawsuit, over, Ring, facial-recognition, feature</media:keywords>
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<title>Martin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/martin-scorsese-becomes-the-latest-and-most-unlikely-hollywood-voice-for-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The caveat is that one of the world&#039;s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Martin, Scorsese, becomes, the, latest, —, and, most, unlikely, —, Hollywood, voice, for</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw&#45;inspired personal assistant</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-launches-scout-an-openclaw-inspired-personal-assistant</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, launches, Scout, OpenClaw-inspired, personal, assistant</media:keywords>
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<title>New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/new-microsoft-tool-lets-devs-spin-up-ai-behavior-tests-using-text-descriptions</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months</title>
<link>https://block385.com/uber-caps-employee-ai-spending-after-blowing-through-budget-in-four-months</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/uber-caps-employee-ai-spending-after-blowing-through-budget-in-four-months</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Uber&#039;s cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Uber, caps, employee, spending, after, blowing, through, budget, four, months</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-ring-facial-recognition-feature</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-ring-facial-recognition-feature</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring&#039;s Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, faces, class, action, lawsuit, over, Ring, facial, recognition, feature</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections </title>
<link>https://block385.com/trump-signs-narrower-executive-order-on-ai-oversight-after-industry-objections</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/trump-signs-narrower-executive-order-on-ai-oversight-after-industry-objections</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced models. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, signs, narrower, executive, order, oversight, after, industry, objections </media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white&#45;collar work</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-launches-new-codex-tools-for-white-collar-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-launches-new-codex-tools-for-white-collar-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Available from within the Codex app, each of the new tools bundles integrations, instructions, and context to allow Codex to approximate a specific job. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, launches, new, Codex, tools, for, white-collar, work</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic scales Claude Mythos  to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-scales-claude-mythos-to-critical-infrastructure-in-15-countries</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-scales-claude-mythos-to-critical-infrastructure-in-15-countries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthcare, and communications where a cyberattack could affect 100 million people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, scales, Claude, Mythos, critical, infrastructure, 15, countries</media:keywords>
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<title>ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves</title>
<link>https://block385.com/zerodrift-raises-10m-to-protect-ai-models-from-themselves</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/zerodrift-raises-10m-to-protect-ai-models-from-themselves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new AI compliance service sits between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that might present a compliance problem. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ZeroDrift, raises, 10M, protect, models, from, themselves</media:keywords>
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<title>Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rocket-engine-startup-impulse-raises-500-million-to-hire-people-not-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rocket-engine-startup-impulse-raises-500-million-to-hire-people-not-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rocket, engine, startup, Impulse, raises, 500, million, hire, people, not</media:keywords>
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<title>Rehumanizing global health care with agentic AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rehumanizing-global-health-care-with-agentic-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rehumanizing-global-health-care-with-agentic-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The global health care sector is under increasing strain.  Decades of chronic underinvestment and constraints in recruitment have coincided with a surge in demand for services for aging populations. Gaps in provision are already taking a toll, with fragmented access to care and high rates of stress and burnout among staff. And it’s getting worse.… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rehumanizing, global, health, care, with, agentic</media:keywords>
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<title>How small businesses can leverage AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-small-businesses-can-leverage-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-small-businesses-can-leverage-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run newsletter examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To receive it in your inbox,sign up here. From accounting to design to market research and product development, there’s a staggering breadth of skills needed to run a business. A large company can hire experts to… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, small, businesses, can, leverage</media:keywords>
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<title>Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alphabet-plans-to-raise-80b-to-pay-for-ai-buildout</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/alphabet-plans-to-raise-80b-to-pay-for-ai-buildout</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply,&quot; Alphabet said in its statement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alphabet, plans, raise, 80B, pay, for, buildout</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidia-chases-200b-cpu-market-with-ai-agent-pcs-from-microsoft-dell-and-hp</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidia-chases-200b-cpu-market-with-ai-agent-pcs-from-microsoft-dell-and-hp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia, chases, 200B, CPU, market, with, agent, PCs, from, Microsoft, Dell, and</media:keywords>
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<title>Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first&#45;of&#45;its&#45;kind lawsuit over violent incidents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit-over-violent-incidents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/florida-sues-openai-sam-altman-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit-over-violent-incidents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT&#039;s alleged role in the incident. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Florida, sues, OpenAI, Sam, Altman, first-of-its-kind, lawsuit, over, violent, incidents</media:keywords>
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<title>Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/water-access-is-now-a-risk-factor-in-spacexs-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/water-access-is-now-a-risk-factor-in-spacexs-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company says it needs &quot;significant&quot; water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Water, access, now, risk, factor, SpaceX’s, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>SoftBank says it will invest up to €75B to build French data centers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/softbank-says-it-will-invest-up-to-75b-to-build-french-data-centers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/softbank-says-it-will-invest-up-to-75b-to-build-french-data-centers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, says, will, invest, €75B, build, French, data, centers</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic files to go public</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-files-to-go-public</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-files-to-go-public</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, files, public</media:keywords>
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<title>This AI weather startup is out&#45;forecasting government agencies</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-ai-weather-startup-is-out-forecasting-government-agencies</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-ai-weather-startup-is-out-forecasting-government-agencies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Windborne Systems&#039; newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, weather, startup, out-forecasting, government, agencies</media:keywords>
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<title>The groupthink boom: what 3 top VCs really think about the AI frenzy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-groupthink-boom-what-3-top-vcs-really-think-about-the-ai-frenzy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-groupthink-boom-what-3-top-vcs-really-think-about-the-ai-frenzy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;If you&#039;re 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you&#039;re 19, oh my God, this means you&#039;re really good; you might already have a Series A [offer],&quot; said one, half-kiddingly. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, groupthink, boom:, what, top, VCs, really, think, about, the, frenzy</media:keywords>
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<title>DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no&#45;AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms</title>
<link>https://block385.com/duckduckgo-makes-its-no-ai-search-engine-easier-to-access-as-its-traffic-booms</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/duckduckgo-makes-its-no-ai-search-engine-easier-to-access-as-its-traffic-booms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches &#039;no AI&#039; web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DuckDuckGo, makes, its, ‘no-AI’, search, engine, easier, access, its, traffic, booms</media:keywords>
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<title>Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/erin-brockovich-takes-aim-at-data-center-secrecy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/erin-brockovich-takes-aim-at-data-center-secrecy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Erin, Brockovich, takes, aim, data, center, secrecy</media:keywords>
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<title>Making sense of the debate over AI psychosis</title>
<link>https://block385.com/making-sense-of-the-debate-over-ai-psychosis</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/making-sense-of-the-debate-over-ai-psychosis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether tech CEOs are &quot;uniquely prone to AI psychosis.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Making, sense, the, debate, over, psychosis</media:keywords>
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<title>SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/softbank-says-it-will-invest-up-to-75-billion-to-build-french-data-centers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/softbank-says-it-will-invest-up-to-75-billion-to-build-french-data-centers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The goal, the firm said, is to develop and operate up to 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 02:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, says, will, invest, €75, billion, build, French, data, centers</media:keywords>
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<title>‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token&#45;based billing spurs consternation among devs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-a-joke-github-copilots-new-token-based-billing-spurs-consternation-among-devs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-a-joke-github-copilots-new-token-based-billing-spurs-consternation-among-devs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The golden age of Microsoft&#039;s Github Copilot appears to be at an end. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:00:08 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘What, joke’:, Github, Copilot’s, new, token-based, billing, spurs, consternation, among, devs</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-is-reportedly-developing-an-ai-pendant</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-is-reportedly-developing-an-ai-pendant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta seems to be making big bets on AI-powered hardware. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:00:08 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, reportedly, developing, pendant</media:keywords>
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<title>I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful</title>
<link>https://block385.com/i-put-googles-247-ai-assistant-gemini-spark-to-work-and-its-actually-pretty-useful</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/i-put-googles-247-ai-assistant-gemini-spark-to-work-and-its-actually-pretty-useful</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>put, Google’s, 247, assistant, Gemini, Spark, work, and, it’s, actually, pretty, useful</media:keywords>
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<title>As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/as-the-browser-wars-heat-up-here-are-the-hottest-alternatives-to-chrome-and-safari-in-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/as-the-browser-wars-heat-up-here-are-the-hottest-alternatives-to-chrome-and-safari-in-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 16:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>the, browser, wars, heat, up, here, are, the, hottest, alternatives, Chrome, and, Safari, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Coders are refusing to work without AI — and that could come back to bite them </title>
<link>https://block385.com/coders-are-refusing-to-work-without-aiand-that-could-come-back-to-bite-them</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/coders-are-refusing-to-work-without-aiand-that-could-come-back-to-bite-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While AI is helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 02:00:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Coders, are, refusing, work, without, AI — and, that, could, come, back, bite, them </media:keywords>
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<title>Does your CEO have AI psychosis? Aaron Levie thinks most of them do.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/does-your-ceo-have-ai-psychosisaaron-levie-thinks-most-of-themdo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/does-your-ceo-have-ai-psychosisaaron-levie-thinks-most-of-themdo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026 are already nearly matching all of 2025, […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Does, your, CEO, have, psychosis Aaron, Levie, thinks, most, them do.</media:keywords>
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<title>After Nvidia’s $20B not&#45;acqui&#45;hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-nvidias-20b-not-acqui-hire-ai-chip-startup-groq-reportedly-raising-650m</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-nvidias-20b-not-acqui-hire-ai-chip-startup-groq-reportedly-raising-650m</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, Nvidia’s, 20B, not-acqui-hire, chip, startup, Groq, reportedly, raising, 650M</media:keywords>
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<title>What happens when companies become too AI&#45;pilled?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-happens-when-companies-become-too-ai-pilled</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-happens-when-companies-become-too-ai-pilled</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026 are already nearly matching all of 2025, […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, happens, when, companies, become, too, AI-pilled</media:keywords>
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<title>Kiwibit’s AI&#45;powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/kiwibits-ai-powered-bird-feeder-is-my-new-backyard-buddy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/kiwibits-ai-powered-bird-feeder-is-my-new-backyard-buddy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you&#039;re looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kiwibit’s, AI-powered, bird, feeder, new, backyard, buddy</media:keywords>
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<title>Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cognitions-scott-wu-says-ai-coding-agents-shouldnt-replace-humans</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cognitions-scott-wu-says-ai-coding-agents-shouldnt-replace-humans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn&#039;t designed to supplant human programmers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cognition’s, Scott, says, coding, agents, shouldn’t, replace, humans</media:keywords>
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<title>After Nvidia’s $20B not&#45;aqui&#45;hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-nvidias-20b-not-aqui-hire-ai-chip-startup-groq-reportedly-raising-650m</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-nvidias-20b-not-aqui-hire-ai-chip-startup-groq-reportedly-raising-650m</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chipmaker Groq is looking to raise $650 million in internal funding as it pivots from hardware to focus more on AI inference, the process of refining the way AI models respond to prompted requests, per Axios.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, Nvidia’s, 20B, not-aqui-hire, chip, startup, Groq, reportedly, raising, 650M</media:keywords>
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<title>Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget cutting becomes its major selling point</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gleans-top-line-crosses-300m-as-ai-budget-cutting-becomes-its-major-selling-point-8287</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gleans-top-line-crosses-300m-as-ai-budget-cutting-becomes-its-major-selling-point-8287</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:30:09 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Glean’s, top, line, crosses, 300M, budget, cutting, becomes, its, major, selling, point</media:keywords>
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<title>Final 24 hours to save up to $410 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket</title>
<link>https://block385.com/final-24-hours-to-save-up-to-410-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/final-24-hours-to-save-up-to-410-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You now have until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT to lock in Early Bird savings of up to $410 for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 before prices increase. Join 10,000+ tech leaders in October for one of the most anticipated tech events of the year. Register now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:30:08 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Final, hours, save, 410, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, ticket</media:keywords>
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<title>Today is the last day to apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/today-is-the-lastday-to-apply-to-speak-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/today-is-the-lastday-to-apply-to-speak-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Submit your session topic before today ends for a chance to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Apply now to share your insight and help shape the conversations defining the tech industry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Today, the, last day, apply, speak, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>It’s time to address the looming crisis in entry&#45;level work</title>
<link>https://block385.com/its-time-to-address-the-looming-crisis-in-entry-level-work-8279</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/its-time-to-address-the-looming-crisis-in-entry-level-work-8279</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence has not so far produced a clean story of mass unemployment. Aggregate employment in developed countries remains broadly stable, and recent assessments have found limited evidence that AI has shifted the headline numbers. But a troubling change may be hiding beneath the surface: the quiet weakening of the first rung of the career… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>It’s, time, address, the, looming, crisis, entry-level, work</media:keywords>
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<title>This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-chip-startup-just-raised-135m-on-a-bet-that-ais-biggest-bottleneck-isnt-compute-its-memory</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-chip-startup-just-raised-135m-on-a-bet-that-ais-biggest-bottleneck-isnt-compute-its-memory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI&#039;s real bottleneck is not compute, but memory. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, chip, startup, just, raised, 135M, bet, that, AI’s, biggest, bottleneck, isn’t, compute, —, it’s, memory</media:keywords>
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<title>How the Pope’s Magnifica Humanitas offers a template for individuals to meet the AI moment</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-the-popes-magnifica-humanitas-offers-a-template-for-individuals-to-meet-the-ai-moment</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-the-popes-magnifica-humanitas-offers-a-template-for-individuals-to-meet-the-ai-moment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on artificial intelligence includes a statement that warrants serious attention from technologists and policymakers: “Technology is never neutral.” Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”) is a clarion call to all people to act with courage and solidarity as we enter an age already being transformed by artificial intelligence, the greatest change in… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, Pope’s, Magnifica, Humanitas, offers, template, for, individuals, meet, the, moment</media:keywords>
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<title>Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget&#45;cutting becomes its major selling point</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gleans-top-line-crosses-300m-as-ai-budget-cutting-becomes-its-major-selling-point</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gleans-top-line-crosses-300m-as-ai-budget-cutting-becomes-its-major-selling-point</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Glean’s, top, line, crosses, 300M, budget-cutting, becomes, its, major, selling, point</media:keywords>
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<title>Asana acquires no&#45;code agent&#45;builder StackAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/asana-acquires-no-code-agent-builder-stackai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/asana-acquires-no-code-agent-builder-stackai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Asana will incorporate StackAI into its growing suite of AI workflow tools. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Asana, acquires, no-code, agent-builder, StackAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic raises $65 billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-raises-65-billion-nears-1t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo-8240</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-raises-65-billion-nears-1t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo-8240</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation, marking what could be the AI startup&#039;s final private fundraise before a highly anticipated IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, raises, 65, billion, nears, 1T, valuation, ahead, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>In just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ StrictlyVC Los Angeles is on June 18. Join for meaningful networking and fireside chats with leaders from Mach Industries, Shinkei Systems, and more. Register today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>just, weeks, StrictlyVC, coming, Los, Angeles</media:keywords>
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<title>How long is Anthropic’s lease with SpaceX? Opinions vary</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-long-is-anthropics-lease-with-spacex-opinions-vary-8242</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-long-is-anthropics-lease-with-spacex-opinions-vary-8242</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/musk-court-2273245544.jpg" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, long, Anthropic’s, lease, with, SpaceX, Opinions, vary</media:keywords>
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<title>The internet is being rebuilt for machines</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-internet-is-being-rebuilt-for-machines</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-internet-is-being-rebuilt-for-machines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of human users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, internet, being, rebuilt, for, machines</media:keywords>
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<title>In just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-just-3-weeksstrictlyvcis-coming-to-los-angeles</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-just-3-weeksstrictlyvcis-coming-to-los-angeles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ StrictlyVC Los Angeles is on June 18. Join for meaningful networking and fireside chats with leaders from Mach Industries, Shinkei Systems, and more. Register today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>just, weeks,  StrictlyVC is, coming, Los, Angeles</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic raises $65 Billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-raises-65-billion-nears-1t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-raises-65-billion-nears-1t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation, marking what could be the AI startup&#039;s final private fundraise before a highly anticipated IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, raises, 65, Billion, nears, 1T, valuation, ahead, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Just like gold and oil, we’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures</title>
<link>https://block385.com/just-like-gold-and-oil-well-soon-be-able-to-trade-ai-token-futures</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/just-like-gold-and-oil-well-soon-be-able-to-trade-ai-token-futures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Large exchanges are designing derivative products around AI tokens, which are increasingly being considered less a computational output and more a raw material input, like electricity or bandwidth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Just, like, gold, and, oil, we’ll, soon, able, trade, token, futures</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-releases-opus-48-with-new-dynamic-workflow-tool</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-releases-opus-48-with-new-dynamic-workflow-tool</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, releases, Opus, 4.8, with, new, ‘dynamic, workflow’, tool</media:keywords>
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<title>How long is Anthropic’s lease with SpaceX? Opinions vary.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-long-is-anthropics-lease-with-spacex-opinions-vary</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-long-is-anthropics-lease-with-spacex-opinions-vary</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/musk-court-2273245544.jpg" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, long, Anthropic’s, lease, with, SpaceX, Opinions, vary.</media:keywords>
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<title>Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sesame-the-conversational-ai-startup-from-oculus-founders-launches-its-ios-app</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sesame-the-conversational-ai-startup-from-oculus-founders-launches-its-ios-app</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sesame’s new iOS app brings its conversational AI agents to the public, offering more natural back-and-forth interactions designed to feel less like traditional chatbots and more like talking to a person. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sesame, the, conversational, startup, from, Oculus, founders, launches, its, iOS, app</media:keywords>
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<title>YouTube adds new podcast features, including an AI recommendation tool and ‘Auto speed’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/youtube-adds-new-podcast-features-including-an-ai-recommendation-tool-and-auto-speed</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/youtube-adds-new-podcast-features-including-an-ai-recommendation-tool-and-auto-speed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The update signals YouTube&#039;s ongoing efforts to compete with other platforms for podcast audiences. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>YouTube, adds, new, podcast, features, including, recommendation, tool, and, ‘Auto, speed’</media:keywords>
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<title>Visa invests in Replit to power agentic payments for developers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/visa-invests-in-replit-to-power-agentic-payments-for-developers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/visa-invests-in-replit-to-power-agentic-payments-for-developers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Visa said that over 1,000 employees has been using Replit for prototyping and development ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Replit-founder-CEO-Amjad-Masad.png" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Visa, invests, Replit, power, agentic, payments, for, developers</media:keywords>
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<title>2 days left: Lock in ticket savings of up to $410 to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/2-days-left-lock-in-ticket-savings-of-up-to-410-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/2-days-left-lock-in-ticket-savings-of-up-to-410-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Savings of up to $410 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 tickets end tomorrow, May 29, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now to save and join 10,000+ tech leaders on October 13-15 in San Francisco. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TCD26_2Days-16X9-dark.png" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>days, left:, Lock, ticket, savings, 410, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>RSI is the new AGI — and it’s just as hard to pin down</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rsi-is-the-new-agi-and-its-just-as-hard-to-pin-down</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rsi-is-the-new-agi-and-its-just-as-hard-to-pin-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new crop of AI labs are focused on recursive self-improvement — but the goal is proving elusive. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>RSI, the, new, AGI, —, and, it’s, just, hard, pin, down</media:keywords>
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<title>Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sneak-peek-at-new-siri-app-reveals-apples-plans-to-take-on-chatgpt-and-more</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sneak-peek-at-new-siri-app-reveals-apples-plans-to-take-on-chatgpt-and-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New renders offer a closer look at Apple’s planned AI overhaul for iOS 27, including a redesigned Siri experience powered and standalone Siri app. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1476x1375.webp" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sneak, peek, new, Siri, app, reveals, Apple’s, plans, take, ChatGPT, and, more</media:keywords>
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<title>At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Databricks’ co&#45;founder on what kills enterprise AI deals</title>
<link>https://block385.com/at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-databricks-co-founder-on-what-kills-enterprise-ai-deals</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-databricks-co-founder-on-what-kills-enterprise-ai-deals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Enterprise AI is entering a different phase now, one where enterprises are no longer evaluating whether AI is exciting. They are evaluating whether it is safe to deploy broadly. ]]></description>
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<title>Has the hunt for AI compute uncovered the next Cerebras?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/has-the-hunt-for-ai-compute-uncovered-the-next-cerebras</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/has-the-hunt-for-ai-compute-uncovered-the-next-cerebras</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ General Compute is betting SambaNova will be the next breakout chipmaker. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Has, the, hunt, for, compute, uncovered, the, next, Cerebras</media:keywords>
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<title>The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-hype-index-ai-gets-booed-in-graduation-season</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-hype-index-ai-gets-booed-in-graduation-season</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It is one thing to say AI will change the world. It is another to expect the class of 2026 to applaud it. In fact, when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told University of Arizona graduates that their task is to help shape AI, he was met with a resounding chorus of boos. “I can… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Hype, Index:, gets, booed, graduation, season</media:keywords>
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<title>Vertu wants CEOs to run companies from an AI foldable starting at $6,880</title>
<link>https://block385.com/vertu-wants-ceos-to-run-companies-from-an-ai-foldable-starting-at-6880</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/vertu-wants-ceos-to-run-companies-from-an-ai-foldable-starting-at-6880</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Built on top of the open-source Hermes project, Vertu&#039;s new foldable combines AI-agent workflows, enterprise integrations, and ultra-premium luxury finishes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vertu, wants, CEOs, run, companies, from, foldable, starting, 6, 880</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-googles-ai-cant-spell-google-or-anything-else</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-googles-ai-cant-spell-google-or-anything-else</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is embarrassing itself, again. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, Google’s, can’t, spell, Google, or, anything, else</media:keywords>
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<title>In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-more-good-news-for-amazon-snowflake-signs-6b-deal-with-aws-for-ai-cpu-chips</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-more-good-news-for-amazon-snowflake-signs-6b-deal-with-aws-for-ai-cpu-chips</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>more, good, news, for, Amazon, Snowflake, signs, 6B, deal, with, AWS, for, CPU, chips</media:keywords>
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<title>Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount</title>
<link>https://block385.com/payroll-startup-remote-says-it-grew-revenue-50-per-employee-without-adding-headcount</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/payroll-startup-remote-says-it-grew-revenue-50-per-employee-without-adding-headcount</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Payroll service provider Remote recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and became cash-flow positive, thanks to a 50% increase in revenue per employee resulting from AI adoption. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Payroll, startup, Remote, says, grew, revenue, 50, per, employee, without, adding, headcount</media:keywords>
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<title>ClickHouse triples annualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/clickhouse-triples-annualized-revenue-to-250m-charting-a-path-toward-an-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/clickhouse-triples-annualized-revenue-to-250m-charting-a-path-toward-an-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The database provider is eyeing a public debut within the next few years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ClickHouse, triples, annualized, revenue, 250M, charting, path, toward, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Your SEO strategy is optimized for a search engine that no longer exists.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/your-seo-strategy-isoptimizedfor-a-search-engine-that-no-longer-exists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/your-seo-strategy-isoptimizedfor-a-search-engine-that-no-longer-exists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google I/O made it official: AI-generated answers are now front and center in search, and most brands have almost no visibility into how AI is describing them to their customers. For anyone who has spent years building a strategy around 10 blue links, the rules just changed in a pretty significant way.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Your, SEO, strategy, is optimized for, search, engine, that, longer, exists.</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, launches, Instagram, Facebook, and, WhatsApp, subscriptions, with, more, come, including, plans</media:keywords>
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<title>AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre&#45;money valuation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1b-at-25b-pre-money-valuation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1b-at-25b-pre-money-valuation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As Cognition reaches $492 million in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>ElevenLabs’ new music&#45;generation model can switch genres mid&#45;track</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elevenlabs-new-music-generation-model-can-switch-genres-mid-track</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elevenlabs-new-music-generation-model-can-switch-genres-mid-track</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ElevenLabs&#039; new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting the rest of the track. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sond-a-sleep-tech-startup-from-boses-former-head-of-sleep-exits-stealth-with-7m</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sond-a-sleep-tech-startup-from-boses-former-head-of-sleep-exits-stealth-with-7m</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SOND, a startup led by Bose’s former head of sleep products, emerged from stealth with $7M in funding for its AI-powered sleep earbuds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SOND, sleep, tech, startup, from, Bose’s, former, head, sleep, exits, stealth, with, 7M</media:keywords>
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<title>China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself</title>
<link>https://block385.com/china-is-increasingly-keeping-its-best-ai-talent-to-itself</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/china-is-increasingly-keeping-its-best-ai-talent-to-itself</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ China&#039;s AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China, increasingly, keeping, its, best, talent, itself</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-today-nominate-a-founder-or-submit-your-startup</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-today-nominate-a-founder-or-submit-your-startup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete for $100,000 in equity-free funding, gain global visibility, connect directly with investors, and launch on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, close, today:, Nominate, founder, submit, your, startup</media:keywords>
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<title>ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid&#45;track</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elevenlabss-new-music-generation-model-can-switch-genres-mid-track</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elevenlabss-new-music-generation-model-can-switch-genres-mid-track</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ElevenLabs&#039; new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting rest of the track ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ElevenLabs’s, new, music, generation, model, can, switch, genres, mid-track</media:keywords>
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<title>TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-early-bird-ticket-savings-end-in-3-days</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-early-bird-ticket-savings-end-in-3-days</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are only 3 days left to save up to $410 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Early Bird pricing ends May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and once the deadline passes, ticket prices increase. If you plan to attend one of the most influential gatherings in tech this year, now is the time to lock in your pass before rates go up again. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, Early, Bird, ticket, savings, end, days</media:keywords>
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<title>ClickHouse triples anualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/clickhouse-triples-anualized-revenue-to-250m-charting-a-path-toward-an-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/clickhouse-triples-anualized-revenue-to-250m-charting-a-path-toward-an-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The database provider is eyeing a public debut within the next few years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ClickHouse, triples, anualized, revenue, 250M, charting, path, toward, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/robinhood-now-lets-your-ai-agents-trade-stocks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/robinhood-now-lets-your-ai-agents-trade-stocks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Robinhood will let users create a separate account with pre-loaded balance that an agent use to trade ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Robinhood, now, lets, your, agents, trade, stocks</media:keywords>
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<title>Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tech-ceos-are-apparently-suffering-from-ai-psychosis</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tech-ceos-are-apparently-suffering-from-ai-psychosis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis,&quot; Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tech, CEOs, are, apparently, suffering, from, psychosis</media:keywords>
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<title>YouTube will now automatically label AI videos</title>
<link>https://block385.com/youtube-will-now-automatically-label-ai-videos</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/youtube-will-now-automatically-label-ai-videos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ YouTube will now automatically label videos that use significant photorealistic AI, instead of relying solely on creators to disclose AI-generated content themselves. It&#039;s also making AI labels more prominent. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>YouTube, will, now, automatically, label, videos</media:keywords>
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<title>DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force&#45;fed’ Google’s AI Search</title>
<link>https://block385.com/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DuckDuckGo, installs, are, 30, users, reject, being, ‘force-fed’, Google’s, Search</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openrouter-more-than-doubles-valuation-to-13b-in-a-year</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openrouter-more-than-doubles-valuation-to-13b-in-a-year</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenRouter has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. Its 5x growth in usage over six months indicates the multi-AI-model future is here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenRouter, more, than, doubles, valuation, 1.3B, year</media:keywords>
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<title>This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startup-is-betting-indias-gig-economy-can-train-the-worlds-robots</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-startup-is-betting-indias-gig-economy-can-train-the-worlds-robots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Human Archive, a startup founded by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig workers in India to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices to collect the real-world physical training data that AI and robotics labs are racing to acquire. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, startup, betting, India’s, gig, economy, can, train, the, world’s, robots</media:keywords>
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<title>Rethinking organizational design in the age of agentic AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rethinking-organizational-design-in-the-age-of-agentic-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rethinking-organizational-design-in-the-age-of-agentic-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid rapidly growing adoption of enterprise-level AI agents, there’s a disconnect emerging between ambition and execution.  Although 85% of organizations say they want to be agentic within the next three years, 76% say their current operations and infrastructure can’t support that change. They cite a lack of readiness across people, processes, and workflows.  The sticky… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rethinking, organizational, design, the, age, agentic</media:keywords>
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<title>Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music</title>
<link>https://block385.com/universal-music-group-and-tiktok-renew-agreement-to-combat-unauthorized-ai-music</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/universal-music-group-and-tiktok-renew-agreement-to-combat-unauthorized-ai-music</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For years, UMG has pushed platforms, streaming services, and AI companies to implement stricter content moderation policies ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Universal, Music, Group, and, TikTok, renew, agreement, combat, unauthorized, music</media:keywords>
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<title>TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket rates end May 29</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-early-birdticketrates-end-may-29</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-early-birdticketrates-end-may-29</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Save up to $410 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass before prices increase on May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here to join the tech epicenter in San Francisco. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, Early, Bird ticket rates, end, May</media:keywords>
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<title>A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-reality-check-on-the-ai-jobs-hysteria</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-reality-check-on-the-ai-jobs-hysteria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Haven’t you heard? White-collar jobs are going away, decimated by AI. Waves of layoffs in the tech sector (most recently at Coinbase and Meta and Cisco) are said to presage what will soon come for all of us knowledge workers. But before you quit your job as a software developer or financial analyst—or tech journalist—and… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>reality, check, the, jobs, hysteria</media:keywords>
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<title>It’s time to address the looming crisis in entry&#45;level work.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/its-time-to-address-the-looming-crisis-in-entry-level-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/its-time-to-address-the-looming-crisis-in-entry-level-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence has not so far produced a clean story of mass unemployment. Aggregate employment in developed countries remains broadly stable, and recent assessments have found limited evidence that AI has shifted the headline numbers. But a troubling change may be hiding beneath the surface: the quiet weakening of the first rung of the career… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>It’s, time, address, the, looming, crisis, entry-level, work.</media:keywords>
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<title>What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-clickups-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-clickups-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, ClickUp’s, mass, layoff, tells, about, the, future, work</media:keywords>
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<title>The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-popes-ai-encyclical-isnt-really-about-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-popes-ai-encyclical-isnt-really-about-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pope Leo XIV&#039;s first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, pope’s, encyclical, isn’t, really, about</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in days: Apply before May 27</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-in-days-apply-before-may-27</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-in-days-apply-before-may-27</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is May 27. This is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000. Apply now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, close, days:, Apply, before, May</media:keywords>
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<title>5 days left: Save up to $410 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes before prices increase</title>
<link>https://block385.com/5-days-left-save-up-to-410-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-passes-before-prices-increase</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/5-days-left-save-up-to-410-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-passes-before-prices-increase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Early Bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco end May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now to save up to $410 before prices increase. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>days, left:, Save, 410, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, passes, before, prices, increase</media:keywords>
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<title>Everyone is navigating AI security in real time — even Google</title>
<link>https://block385.com/everyone-is-navigating-ai-security-in-real-time-even-google</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/everyone-is-navigating-ai-security-in-real-time-even-google</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We&#039;re in the transition period -- all of us. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Everyone, navigating, security, real, time, —, even, Google</media:keywords>
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<title>I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out</title>
<link>https://block385.com/i-tried-amazons-bee-wearable-and-am-both-intrigued-and-slightly-creeped-out</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/i-tried-amazons-bee-wearable-and-am-both-intrigued-and-slightly-creeped-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Like other AI wearables, Amazon&#039;s Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy anxiety. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>tried, Amazon’s, Bee, wearable, and, both, intrigued, and, slightly, creeped, out</media:keywords>
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<title>Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ferrari-is-using-ibms-ai-to-create-f1-superfans</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ferrari-is-using-ibms-ai-to-create-f1-superfans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ferrari, using, IBM’s, create, superfans</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-has-given-up-on-solar-power-on-earth</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-has-given-up-on-solar-power-on-earth</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Muks&#039;s xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the &quot;solar-electric economy&quot; he promised? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, has, given, solar, power, on, Earth</media:keywords>
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<title>AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-is-being-used-to-resurrect-the-voices-of-dead-pilots</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-is-being-used-to-resurrect-the-voices-of-dead-pilots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing the NTSB to temporarily block access to its docket system. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>being, used, resurrect, the, voices, dead, pilots</media:keywords>
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<title>How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups </title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-vcs-and-founders-use-inflated-arr-to-crown-ai-startups</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-vcs-and-founders-use-inflated-arr-to-crown-ai-startups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, VCs, and, founders, use, inflated, ‘ARR’, crown, startups </media:keywords>
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<title>Google goes for the glitter with disco&#45;ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-goes-for-the-glitter-with-disco-ball-icons-are-yall-sure-you-still-want-this</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-goes-for-the-glitter-with-disco-ball-icons-are-yall-sure-you-still-want-this</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel homescreen, says Google. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, goes, for, the, glitter, with, disco-ball, icons:, ‘Are, y’all, sure, you, still, want, this’</media:keywords>
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<title>How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups </title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-vcs-and-founders-use-inflatedarrtocrownai-startups</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-vcs-and-founders-use-inflatedarrtocrownai-startups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, VCs, and, founders, use, inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI, startups </media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk can’t hear you over the sound of his $1.75 trillion IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-muskcanthear-you-over-the-sound-of-his175-trillionipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-muskcanthear-you-over-the-sound-of-his175-trillionipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total addressable market, a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in American […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk can’t hear, you, over, the, sound, his 1.75, trillion IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spacex-files-to-go-public-and-the-math-requires-a-little-faith</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spacex-files-to-go-public-and-the-math-requires-a-little-faith</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total addressable market, a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in American […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, files, public, and, the, math, requires, little, faith</media:keywords>
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<title>You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/you-can-no-longer-google-the-word-disregard</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/you-can-no-longer-google-the-word-disregard</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After Google Search&#039;s AI update, the word &quot;disregard&quot; now effectively breaks the search interface. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>You, can, longer, Google, the, word, ‘disregard’</media:keywords>
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<title>We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there</title>
<link>https://block385.com/we-tried-googles-ai-glasses-and-theyre-almost-there</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/we-tried-googles-ai-glasses-and-theyre-almost-there</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>tried, Google’s, glasses, and, they’re, almost, there</media:keywords>
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<title>Google I/O showed how the path for AI&#45;driven science is shifting</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-io-showed-how-the-path-for-ai-driven-science-is-shifting</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-io-showed-how-the-path-for-ai-driven-science-is-shifting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ During Tuesday’s Google I/O keynote, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, proclaimed that we are currently “standing in the foothills of the singularity.” It was a striking statement—the singularity is the theoretical future moment when AI rapidly exceeds human intelligence and dramatically transforms the world. But what struck me as I listened in the… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, IO, showed, how, the, path, for, AI-driven, science, shifting</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump delays AI security executive order, saying language ‘could have been a blocker’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/trump-delays-ai-security-executive-order-saying-language-could-have-been-a-blocker</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/trump-delays-ai-security-executive-order-saying-language-could-have-been-a-blocker</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order&#039;s language. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, delays, security, executive, order, saying, language, ‘could, have, been, blocker’</media:keywords>
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<title>Roundtables: Can AI Learn to Understand the World?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/roundtables-can-ai-learn-to-understand-the-world</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/roundtables-can-ai-learn-to-understand-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Listen to the session or watch below AI companies want to build systems that understand the external world and overcome the limitations of LLMs. Recent developments have brought world models to the forefront of the AI discussion. Watch a conversation with editor in chief Mat Honan, senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven, and AI reporter… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Roundtables:, Can, Learn, Understand, the, World</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan&#45;made AI covers and remixes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-and-universal-music-strike-deal-allowing-fan-made-ai-covers-and-remixes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-and-universal-music-strike-deal-allowing-fan-made-ai-covers-and-remixes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spotify is partnering with  Universal Music Group￼ to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, and, Universal, Music, strike, deal, allowing, fan-made, covers, and, remixes</media:keywords>
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<title>Scaling creativity in the age of AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/scaling-creativity-in-the-age-of-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/scaling-creativity-in-the-age-of-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Storytelling is core to humanity’s DNA, stemming from our impulse to express ideals, warnings, hopes, and experiences. Technology has always been woven through the medium and the distribution: from early humans’ innovation of natural pigments and charcoals for cave paintings to literal representation by the camera. The landscape of storytelling continues to shift under our… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Scaling, creativity, the, age</media:keywords>
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<title>Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface</title>
<link>https://block385.com/hark-raises-700m-series-a-for-its-secretive-universal-ai-interface-7834</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/hark-raises-700m-series-a-for-its-secretive-universal-ai-interface-7834</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hark expects to release its first multimodal models this summer, which it says will power a personal AI platform that works with existing products and services. The company expects to follow that with hardware devices built specifically for those systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hark, raises, 700M, Series, for, its, secretive, ‘universal’, interface</media:keywords>
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<title>Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore</title>
<link>https://block385.com/six-search-engines-worth-trying-now-that-google-isnt-really-google-anymore</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/six-search-engines-worth-trying-now-that-google-isnt-really-google-anymore</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is about to look really different, and if you&#039;re not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you&#039;re not going to like what&#039;s coming. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Six, search, engines, worth, trying, now, that, Google, isn’t, really, Google, anymore</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump delays AI security executive order: ‘I don’t want to get in the way of that leading’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/trump-delays-ai-security-executive-order-i-dont-want-to-get-in-the-way-of-that-leading</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/trump-delays-ai-security-executive-order-i-dont-want-to-get-in-the-way-of-that-leading</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order&#039;s language. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, delays, security, executive, order:, ‘I, don’t, want, get, the, way, that, leading’</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-code-with-claude-showed-off-codings-futurewhether-you-like-it-or-not</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-code-with-claude-showed-off-codings-futurewhether-you-like-it-or-not</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vibes were strong at Code with Claude, Anthropic’s two-day event for software developers in London that kicked off on May 19, the same day as Google’s I/O in Palo Alto. (A coincidence, not a flex, Anthropic staffers assured me.) “Who here has shipped a pull request in the last week that was completely written… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, Code, with, Claude, showed, off, coding’s, future—whether, you, like, not</media:keywords>
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<title>Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-is-pitching-an-ai-agent-ecosystem-to-consumers-who-may-not-buy-it</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-is-pitching-an-ai-agent-ecosystem-to-consumers-who-may-not-buy-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI agents are coming. A lot of them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, pitching, agent, ecosystem, consumers, who, may, not, buy</media:keywords>
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<title>With aluminum prices up 20%, recycling startups bet on AI to cash in</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-aluminum-prices-up-20-recycling-startups-bet-on-ai-to-cash-in</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/with-aluminum-prices-up-20-recycling-startups-bet-on-ai-to-cash-in</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Recycling startups are using AI to improve the recovery of critical minerals like aluminum, aiming to build a massive source of the metal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-path-founded-by-tony-robbins-and-calm-alums-hopes-to-offer-safer-ai-therapy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-path-founded-by-tony-robbins-and-calm-alums-hopes-to-offer-safer-ai-therapy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Path says its AI model has scored 95 on the mental health safety AI benchmark, Vera-MH. This compares to a top score of 65 for the consumer bots.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Path, founded, Tony, Robbins, and, Calm, alums, hopes, offer, safer, therapy</media:keywords>
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<title>Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive “universal” AI interface</title>
<link>https://block385.com/hark-raises-700m-series-a-for-its-secretive-universal-ai-interface</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/hark-raises-700m-series-a-for-its-secretive-universal-ai-interface</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Brett Adcock&#039;s new AI startup is now valued at $6 billion by its investors. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Hark, raises, 700M, Series, for, its, secretive, “universal”, interface</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-takes-on-googles-notebooklm-with-its-new-app</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-takes-on-googles-notebooklm-with-its-new-app</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, takes, Google’s, NotebookLM, with, its, new, app</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify adds AI&#45;powered Q&amp;amp;A and briefing generation features to podcasts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-adds-ai-powered-qa-and-briefing-generation-features-to-podcasts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-adds-ai-powered-qa-and-briefing-generation-features-to-podcasts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spotify will let you generate daily or weekly briefs based on your prompts ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, adds, AI-powered, Q&amp;A, and, briefing, generation, features, podcasts</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify launches an ElevenLabs&#45;powered audiobook creation tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-launches-an-elevenlabs-powered-audiobook-creation-tool</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-launches-an-elevenlabs-powered-audiobook-creation-tool</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spotify is releasing new audiobook plans later this year ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, launches, ElevenLabs-powered, audiobook, creation, tool</media:keywords>
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<title>Jensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia</title>
<link>https://block385.com/jensen-huang-says-hes-found-a-brand-new-200b-market-for-nvidia</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/jensen-huang-says-hes-found-a-brand-new-200b-market-for-nvidia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The next big thing for Nvidia will be CPUs for AI agents, $200 billion worth, CEO Jensen Huang predicts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Jensen, Huang, says, he’s, found, ‘brand, new’, 200B, market, for, Nvidia</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic says it’s about to have its first profitable quarter</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-says-its-about-to-have-its-first-profitable-quarter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-says-its-about-to-have-its-first-profitable-quarter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has told its investors that it will more than double revenue to around $10.9 billion in its second quarter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, says, it’s, about, have, its, first, profitable, quarter</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-will-pay-xai-125b-per-month-for-compute</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-will-pay-xai-125b-per-month-for-compute</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk&#039;s xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it&#039;s worth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, will, pay, xAI, 1.25B, per, month, for, compute</media:keywords>
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<title>Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral</title>
<link>https://block385.com/clouted-wants-to-take-the-guesswork-out-of-making-short-videos-go-viral</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/clouted-wants-to-take-the-guesswork-out-of-making-short-videos-go-viral</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Clouted, wants, take, the, guesswork, out, making, short, videos, viral</media:keywords>
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<title>xAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over</title>
<link>https://block385.com/xai-burned-64b-last-year-spacexs-ipo-filing-shows-why-the-spending-is-far-from-over</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/xai-burned-64b-last-year-spacexs-ipo-filing-shows-why-the-spending-is-far-from-over</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SpaceX&#039;s IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk&#039;s AI financials and more details about his ambitions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>xAI, burned, 6.4B, last, year, —, SpaceX’s, IPO, filing, shows, why, the, spending, far, from, over</media:keywords>
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<title>Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidia-posts-another-record-quarter-reveals-43b-of-holdings-in-startups</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidia-posts-another-record-quarter-reveals-43b-of-holdings-in-startups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia announced another record revenue figure after market close on Wednesday, but forecasted that revenue growth would slow in the following quarter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nvidia, posts, another, record, quarter, reveals, 43B, holdings, startups</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musks-xai-is-being-sued-over-its-data-center-generators-now-its-buying-28b-more</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musks-xai-is-being-sued-over-its-data-center-generators-now-its-buying-28b-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk&#039;s xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX&#039;s IPO filing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk’s, xAI, being, sued, over, its, data, center, generators, —, now, it’s, buying, 2.8B, more</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25 billion per month for compute</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-will-pay-xai-125-billion-per-month-for-compute</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-will-pay-xai-125-billion-per-month-for-compute</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk&#039;s xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it&#039;s worth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, will, pay, xAI, 1.25, billion, per, month, for, compute</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI claims it solved an 80&#45;year&#45;old math problem — for real this time</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-claims-it-solved-an-80-year-old-math-problem-for-real-this-time</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-claims-it-solved-an-80-year-old-math-problem-for-real-this-time</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, claims, solved, 80-year-old, math, problem, —, for, real, this, time</media:keywords>
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<title>IrisGo, a startup backed by Andrew Ng, looks to become the AI desktop buddy you never knew you needed</title>
<link>https://block385.com/irisgo-a-startup-backed-by-andrew-ng-looks-to-become-the-ai-desktop-buddy-you-never-knew-you-needed</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/irisgo-a-startup-backed-by-andrew-ng-looks-to-become-the-ai-desktop-buddy-you-never-knew-you-needed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Initially billed as an &quot;AI butler,&quot; Iris watches what happens on a user&#039;s desktop and automatically learns how to do tasks for them, its co-founder says. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>IrisGo, startup, backed, Andrew, Ng, looks, become, the, desktop, buddy, you, never, knew, you, needed</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI barrels toward IPO that may happen in September</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-barrels-toward-ipo-that-may-happen-in-september</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-barrels-toward-ipo-that-may-happen-in-september</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI&#039;s structure, leadership, and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, barrels, toward, IPO, that, may, happen, September</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-barrels-towards-ipo-that-may-happen-in-september</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-barrels-towards-ipo-that-may-happen-in-september</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI&#039;s structure, leadership and finances, OpenAI is reportedly back to prepping for its IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, barrels, towards, IPO, that, may, happen, September</media:keywords>
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<title>Stability AI releases a new audio model that can create 6&#45;minute songs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stability-ai-releases-a-new-audio-model-that-can-create-6-minute-songs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stability-ai-releases-a-new-audio-model-that-can-create-6-minute-songs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stability Audio 3.0 small model can run on-device and generate two-minute long tracks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stability, releases, new, audio, model, that, can, create, 6-minute, songs</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in 1 week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups closes May 27</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-in-1-week-window-to-nominate-and-apply-for-the-most-promising-startups-closes-may-27</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-in-1-week-window-to-nominate-and-apply-for-the-most-promising-startups-closes-may-27</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27. Pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt, get investor access, win $100K, plus more scaling perks. Nominate an early-stage founder or submit your startup here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, close, week:, Window, nominate, and, apply, for, the, most, promising, startups, closes, May</media:keywords>
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<title>Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial</title>
<link>https://block385.com/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Listen to the session or watch below Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s non-profit status. Watch as AI reporter and attorney Michelle Kim, who covered the trial for MIT Technology Review, joins in conversation with editor in… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Roundtables:, Inside, the, Musk, Altman, Trial</media:keywords>
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<title>NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nanoclawcreatorturnsdown-20m-buyout-offer-raises-12m-seed-instead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nanoclawcreatorturnsdown-20m-buyout-offer-raises-12m-seed-instead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ NanoCo, the company behind  OpenClaw alternative NanoClaw, has raised a $12 million seed after a viral launch, the founders tell TechCrunch.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>NanoClaw creator turns down, 20M, buyout, offer, raises, 12M, seed, instead</media:keywords>
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<title>AI search startups are blowing up</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-search-startups-are-blowing-up</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-search-startups-are-blowing-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI search has quietly become one of the most attractive targets in consumer AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>search, startups, are, blowing</media:keywords>
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<title>Stability AI releases a new audio model that can create six&#45;minute songs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stability-ai-releases-a-new-audio-model-that-can-create-six-minute-songs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stability-ai-releases-a-new-audio-model-that-can-create-six-minute-songs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stability Audio 3.0 small model can run on-device and generate two-minute long tracks ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stability, releases, new, audio, model, that, can, create, six-minute, songs</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in one week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups ends May 27</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-in-one-week-window-to-nominate-and-apply-for-the-most-promising-startups-ends-may-27</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-in-one-week-window-to-nominate-and-apply-for-the-most-promising-startups-ends-may-27</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27. Pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt, get investor access, win $100K, plus more scaling perks. Nominate an early-stage founder or submit your startup here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, close, one, week:, Window, nominate, and, apply, for, the, most, promising, startups, ends, May</media:keywords>
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<title>Figma adds an AI assistant to its collaborative canvas</title>
<link>https://block385.com/figma-adds-an-ai-assistant-to-its-collaborative-canvas</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/figma-adds-an-ai-assistant-to-its-collaborative-canvas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Figma&#039;s new AI assistant will be first available on Figma Design ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Figma, adds, assistant, its, collaborative, canvas</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non&#45;profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-said-sam-altman-stole-a-non-profit-but-the-trial-showed-he-had-similar-aims-7670</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-said-sam-altman-stole-a-non-profit-but-the-trial-showed-he-had-similar-aims-7670</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The jury&#039;s speedy decision to reject Elon Musk&#039;s lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk&#039;s case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, said, Sam, Altman, ‘stole’, non-profit, —, but, the, trial, showed, had, similar, aims</media:keywords>
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<title>Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude at IO 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-updates-its-gemini-app-to-take-on-chatgpt-and-claude-at-io-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-updates-its-gemini-app-to-take-on-chatgpt-and-claude-at-io-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, updates, its, Gemini, app, take, ChatGPT, and, Claude, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-just-declared-itself-a-contender-in-ai-design-at-io-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-just-declared-itself-a-contender-in-ai-design-at-io-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google says it&#039;s designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners. ]]></description>
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<title>Google takes a page out of Meta’s book, announces new audio&#45;powered smart glasses at IO 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is calling the new devices &quot;audio glasses,&quot; in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini. ]]></description>
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<title>Google’s Gemini Omni turns images, audio, and text into video — and that’s just the start</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-gemini-omni-turns-images-audio-and-text-into-video-and-thats-just-the-start</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s Gemini Omni is a new multimodal model that reasons across text, images, audio, and video to generate and edit videos through simple conversation — starting with Omni Flash. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>OpenAI is making it easier to check if an image was made by their models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-is-making-it-easier-to-check-if-an-image-was-made-by-their-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-is-making-it-easier-to-check-if-an-image-was-made-by-their-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI announced two new measures to help detect AI generated imagery: joining the open C2PA standard and adding Google&#039;s SynthID to its products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/from-teen-hacker-to-iron-dome-researcher-this-founder-raised-28m-to-fight-ai-phishing</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ocean, an agentic email security platform, raised funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Elon Musk said Sam Altman “stole” a non&#45;profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-said-sam-altman-stole-a-non-profit-but-the-trial-showed-he-had-similar-aims</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ “By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America.” ]]></description>
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<title>You can now talk to your Gmail inbox, as seen at Google IO 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/you-can-now-talk-to-your-gmail-inbox-as-seen-at-google-io-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>How to use Google’s new AI agents to go beyond your standard searches</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-to-use-googles-new-ai-agents-to-go-beyond-your-standard-searches</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Google introduces Gemini Spark, a 24/7 agentic assistant with Gmail integration</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-introduces-gemini-spark-a-247-agentic-assistant-with-gmail-integration</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ At the Google I/O developer conference, the company announced a new agentic personal assistant called Gemini Spark, built from Gemini&#039;s base models and an agentic harness from Google Antigravity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Google launches Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-launches-antigravity-20-with-an-updated-desktop-app-and-cli-tool</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the  AI Pro plan alongside Antigravity 2.0 launch. ]]></description>
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<title>How to use Google’s new information agents</title>
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<guid>https://block385.com/how-to-use-googles-new-information-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Google just declared itself a contender in AI design</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The tech giant says it&#039;s designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Google adds voice&#45;based prompting to Docs and Keep</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is letting users create drafts, take notes, and search for email with voice with the new Workspace update. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Google Search as you know it is over</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web. ]]></description>
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<title>Agentic app coding gets an upgrade with Google’s release of Android CLI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is embracing the rise of AI coding agents with new Android tools designed to work with platforms like Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, allowing developers — or their AI assistants — to build Android apps faster from the command line. ]]></description>
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<title>Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm.At its annual I/O developer conference, Google announced a sweeping redesign of the search box itself — the literal text field where billions of queries begin every day — transforming it from a simple keyword input into a dynamic, AI-driven conversation starter that can accept text, images, PDFs, videos, and even open Chrome tabs as inputs. The company is also merging its AI Overviews and AI Mode features into a single, seamless search flow, eliminating the friction that previously forced users to choose between a traditional results page and an AI-forward experience.Liz Reid, Google&#039;s vice president and head of Search, called it &quot;the biggest upgrade to our iconic search box since its debut over 25 years ago&quot; during a press briefing on Monday.The announcement arrived alongside a blizzard of other news — new Gemini models, a personal AI agent called Spark, an intelligent shopping cart, a reimagined developer platform — but the search box redesign may prove to be the most consequential. It is the clearest signal yet that Google views the future of its flagship product not as a place where users type fragmented keywords, but as an interface where they hold open-ended, multimodal conversations with an AI system backed by the entire web.The new search box expands, accepts files, and coaches you on what to askThe changes show a fundamental shift in how Google expects people to interact with the product that generates the vast majority of Alphabet&#039;s revenue.The box itself now dynamically expands to accommodate longer, more conversational queries. Where the old interface subtly encouraged brevity — a narrow field suited to two- or three-word keyword strings — the new design invites users to fully articulate complex questions in granular detail. It also now supports multimodal inputs directly. Users can upload images, PDFs, files, and videos, or drag in content from Chrome tabs, right from the main search interface. Previously, some of these capabilities existed in AI Mode, but reaching them required extra steps. Now they sit at the primary entry point.Google is also deploying what it describes as an AI-powered query suggestion system that &quot;goes beyond autocomplete.&quot; Rather than simply predicting the next word a user might type based on popular searches, the system helps users formulate complex, nuanced queries — essentially coaching them toward the kind of detailed questions that AI Mode handles best.The new search box is starting to roll out immediately in all countries and languages where AI Mode is available.Google is merging AI overviews and AI mode into one seamless experiencePerhaps more significant than the box itself is the architectural change happening behind it. Google is unifying AI Overviews — the AI-generated summary panels that appear atop traditional search results — with AI Mode, the more immersive conversational search experience the company launched at I/O one year ago.Starting Tuesday, this merged experience will be live across mobile and desktop worldwide. A user can type a question, receive an AI Overview alongside traditional results, and then continue directly into a back-and-forth AI Mode conversation to ask follow-up questions — all without navigating to a separate interface.Reid explained the logic during the press briefing: the new AI search box is &quot;an upgrade of our traditional search box, and so the results take you directly to main search rather than AI mode.&quot; She noted that while some power users actively sought out AI Mode, &quot;for most users, they don&#039;t actually want to have to think about, do they want more of a traditional page or an AI-forward search experience.&quot;The goal, she said, was to ensure that &quot;for most users, they don&#039;t have to think about where to go, they can just go to the search box they&#039;re familiar with, and it feels like they get the best experience afterwards.&quot;One billion users and doubling queries reveal how fast search behavior is shiftingGoogle&#039;s decision to redesign the foundational interface of its most important product did not happen in a vacuum. The company shared a set of usage statistics during the briefing that reveal just how rapidly user behavior is already changing.AI Mode, which launched in the United States at I/O 2025, has surpassed one billion monthly users in its first year. AI Mode queries have been doubling every quarter since launch. AI Overviews, the lighter-weight AI summaries, now reach more than 2.5 billion monthly users. And overall search query volume hit an all-time high last quarter — a data point the company had previously disclosed on its earnings call.Sundar Pichai, Google&#039;s CEO, framed these figures as evidence that AI features are additive, not cannibalistic, to search usage. &quot;When people use our AI-powered features in search, they use search more,&quot; he said. He added that he loves &quot;how search has become less about individual queries and feels more like an ongoing conversation, giving users deeper insights and connecting you with the vastness of the web.&quot;Reid reinforced the point: &quot;It&#039;s not just that people are searching more, it&#039;s that they&#039;re searching differently. They&#039;re fully expressing their questions in granular detail, asking those follow-up questions and searching across modalities.&quot;Gemini 3.5 Flash gives Google&#039;s AI search the speed it needs to work at scaleUnder the hood, the new search experience runs on Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google&#039;s newest AI model, which the company also introduced at I/O. Google upgraded AI Mode&#039;s underlying model to 3.5 Flash to deliver what Reid described as &quot;an even more powerful AI search experience.&quot;Gemini 3.5 Flash is the workhorse of this year&#039;s announcements. Google claims it outperforms its previous frontier model, Gemini 3.1 Pro, on nearly all benchmarks while running four times faster in output tokens per second than comparable frontier models. Pichai described it as being &quot;in a league of its own in the top right quadrant&quot; of the Artificial Analysis index, which plots intelligence against speed — meaning it delivers near-frontier quality at dramatically lower latency.That speed matters enormously for search. A conversational AI search experience that feels sluggish would be dead on arrival for a product that serves billions of queries daily. By coupling the redesigned interface with a model optimized for both quality and throughput, Google is attempting to make AI-powered search feel as instantaneous as the old keyword experience — while being dramatically more capable.Search can now build interactive visuals and custom mini apps on the flyThe redesigned search box is also the gateway to a set of new capabilities that push search far beyond text-based answers. Google announced what it calls &quot;generative UI&quot; — the ability for search to dynamically build custom widgets, interactive visualizations, and even mini applications in real time, tailored to a user&#039;s specific question.Reid offered a concrete example during the briefing: a user could ask &quot;How do black holes affect space time?&quot; and receive an interactive visual in an AI Overview that brings the concept to life. Follow-up questions would trigger the system to dynamically generate entirely new visuals in real time. This is possible, she explained, because of &quot;a novel real-time code generation system we built in partnership with the Google DeepMind team&quot; that runs on Gemini 3.5 Flash. Generative UI capabilities will roll out to everyone this summer, free of charge.But Google is going further still. For ongoing tasks — planning a wedding, organizing a move, tracking a fitness routine — users will be able to build what the company describes as customizable, stateful experiences within search, powered by its Antigravity development platform. These require no coding expertise. Users simply describe what they want in natural language, and search builds it. Those experiences will be available in coming months, starting with Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the United States.AI agents that monitor the web around the clock are coming to search resultsThe redesign also opens the door to what Google calls &quot;information agents&quot; — AI agents that users can configure directly within search to monitor the web 24/7 for specific conditions and deliver synthesized updates when those conditions are met.A user could, for example, set up an agent to track market movements in a particular sector with specific parameters. The agent would create a monitoring plan, tap into real-time finance data, and proactively notify the user when conditions are met — complete with links and context for further research. Other use cases include apartment hunting, tracking sneaker drops, or monitoring any topic a user cares about. Information agents will launch first for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers this summer.These agents sit within a much larger strategic pivot that Google articulated throughout the briefing: the company is going all-in on AI systems that don&#039;t just answer questions but proactively take actions on users&#039; behalf. Beyond search, Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 personal AI agent that runs on dedicated virtual machines in Google Cloud. It unveiled the Universal Cart, an intelligent cross-merchant shopping cart. It announced the Agent Payments Protocol for agents to make secure purchases. And it expanded its Antigravity developer platform into a full ecosystem for building autonomous AI agents.Publishers, advertisers, and SEO professionals face a new realityThe redesign raises profound questions for the sprawling ecosystem — publishers, advertisers, SEO professionals — that has been built around the old model of keyword search and blue links.If users increasingly express their needs as full, conversational sentences rather than fragmented keywords, the entire discipline of search engine optimization will need to evolve. Keyword-density strategies become less relevant when the AI is parsing natural language intent rather than matching strings. Content that answers deep, nuanced questions in authoritative ways becomes more valuable; content engineered to rank for two-word keyword fragments becomes less so.For publishers, the stakes are existential. AI Overviews already synthesize information from across the web and present it directly in search results, reducing the need for users to click through to source material. The new seamless AI Mode integration deepens that dynamic: users can now get an AI-generated answer and ask multiple follow-up questions without ever leaving the search page. Google has consistently maintained that its AI features drive more traffic to publishers, but the redesign puts that claim under renewed scrutiny as the search results page becomes more self-contained.For advertisers — who fund the vast majority of Google&#039;s revenue — the shift from keywords to conversations changes the calculus of ad targeting. Conversational queries contain richer intent signals, which could make ad targeting more precise and valuable. But they also create new ambiguities: when a user is in the middle of a multi-turn conversation with AI Mode, where does an ad naturally fit? Google did not detail changes to its advertising model during the briefing, but the structural shift in the interface will inevitably reshape how ads are surfaced and measured.The search box was always more than a product — it was a habit for billions of peopleThere is a reason Google chose to redesign the search box rather than simply adding new features behind it. The search box is not just a product element at this point; it is a cultural artifact — one of the few pieces of digital infrastructure used by essentially the entire internet-connected world. Changing it sends an unmistakable message about where the company believes computing is headed.For 25 years, the search box trained billions of people to think in keywords — to compress their curiosity into the shortest possible string of words. The new box invites them to do the opposite: to think out loud, to upload what they&#039;re looking at, to ask follow-up questions, to let an AI system handle the compression.Pichai tied the company&#039;s broader ambitions to a striking statistic: Google&#039;s surfaces now process over 3.2 quadrillion tokens per month, up seven-fold from a year ago. The company expects capital expenditures of approximately $180 to $190 billion in 2026 — roughly six times the $31 billion it spent four years ago — largely to support the infrastructure required for this AI transformation. When asked about the future of traditional search, he was direct. &quot;Search is the most used AI product in the world,&quot; he said.The blinking cursor in Google&#039;s search box still invites you to type. But after 25 years of teaching the world to speak in keywords, Google is now asking it to speak in sentences — and betting roughly $190 billion that it will. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore environments, weather changes, and rare scenarios. ]]></description>
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<title>With Gemini 3.5 Flash, Google bets its next AI wave on agents, not chatbots</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash, its most powerful coding and agentic AI model yet, at the company&#039;s annual developer conference. It is capable of autonomously executing complex tasks and building software from scratch. ]]></description>
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<title>Google takes a page out of Meta’s book, announces new audio&#45;powered smart glasses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-takes-a-page-out-of-metas-book-announces-new-audio-powered-smart-glasses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-takes-a-page-out-of-metas-book-announces-new-audio-powered-smart-glasses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is back in the glasses game with &quot;audio glasses&quot; out this fall. ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI co&#45;founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic’s pre&#45;training team</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-co-founder-andrej-karpathy-joins-anthropics-pre-training-team</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-co-founder-andrej-karpathy-joins-anthropics-pre-training-team</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pre-training is responsible for the large-scale training runs that give Claude its core knowledge and capabilities, according to the company. It&#039;s also one of the most expensive, compute-intensive phases of building a frontier model. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, co-founder, Andrej, Karpathy, joins, Anthropic’s, pre-training, team</media:keywords>
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<title>Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/heres-why-elon-musk-lost-his-suit-against-openai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/heres-why-elon-musk-lost-his-suit-against-openai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On Monday, the jury in Musk v. Altman dealt Elon Musk a major blow—reaching a unanimous advisory verdict that he had sued OpenAI too late and, as a result, his claims are barred by the applicable statutes of limitations. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers immediately accepted it.  Musk announced on X that he will… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Here’s, why, Elon, Musk, lost, his, suit, against, OpenAI</media:keywords>
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<title>SandboxAQ brings its drug discovery models to Claude — no PhD in computing required</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sandboxaq-brings-its-drug-discovery-models-to-claude-no-phd-in-computing-required</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sandboxaq-brings-its-drug-discovery-models-to-claude-no-phd-in-computing-required</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Other venture-backed companies like Chai Discovery and Isomorphic Labs have raced to build better models. SandboxAQ is betting that the bigger obstacle is access, and that Claude solves it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SandboxAQ, brings, its, drug, discovery, models, Claude, —, PhD, computing, required</media:keywords>
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<title>What to expect from Google this week</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-to-expect-from-google-this-week</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-to-expect-from-google-this-week</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. When Google opens its doors tomorrow for its annual developer conference, I/O, it will do so as a clear third place in the foundation model race. A year ago, at Google I/O… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, expect, from, Google, this, week</media:keywords>
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<title>The haves and have&#45;nots of the AI gold rush</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-the-ai-gold-rush-7572</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-the-ai-gold-rush-7572</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vibes around the current AI boom aren&#039;t great, even in the tech industry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, haves, and, have-nots, the, gold, rush</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-has-acquired-the-dev-tools-startup-used-by-openai-google-and-cloudflare</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-has-acquired-the-dev-tools-startup-used-by-openai-google-and-cloudflare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stainless, a New York-based startup, will wind down all hosted products as part of the acquisition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, has, acquired, the, dev, tools, startup, used, OpenAI, Google, and, Cloudflare</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-has-lost-his-lawsuit-against-sam-altman-and-openai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-has-lost-his-lawsuit-against-sam-altman-and-openai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk&#039;s claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI cofounders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, has, lost, his, lawsuit, against, Sam, Altman, and, OpenAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare</title>
<link>https://block385.com/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The defense-tech company Anduril has shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta, including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands. Quay Barnett, who leads the efforts as a vice president at Anduril following a career in the Army’s Special Operations Command, says his fundamental… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Inside, Anduril, and, Meta’s, quest, make, smart, glasses, for, warfare</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon’s new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazons-new-alexa-powered-feature-can-generate-podcast-episodes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazons-new-alexa-powered-feature-can-generate-podcast-episodes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amazon’s Alexa+ can now generate custom AI podcasts on demand, as the company expands its assistant into a personalized AI content platform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon’s, new, Alexa, powered, feature, can, generate, podcast, episodes</media:keywords>
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<title>South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/south-koreas-letinar-is-building-optics-behind-ai-glasses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/south-koreas-letinar-is-building-optics-behind-ai-glasses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A lens the size of a thumbnail — and the South Korean startup that makes it could become the optical backbone of the AI glasses era. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Korea’s, LetinAR, building, optics, behind, glasses</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto&#45;deleting chats</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apples-siri-revamp-could-include-auto-deleting-chats</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apples-siri-revamp-could-include-auto-deleting-chats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple’s, Siri, revamp, could, include, auto-deleting, chats</media:keywords>
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<title>Why trust is a big question at the Elon Musk&#45;OpenAI trial</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-trust-is-a-big-question-at-the-elon-musk-openai-trial</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-trust-is-a-big-question-at-the-elon-musk-openai-trial</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A big theme in the trial’s final days was whether OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is trustworthy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, trust, big, question, the, Elon, Musk-OpenAI, trial</media:keywords>
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<title>If you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/if-youre-giving-a-commencement-speech-in-2026-maybe-dont-mention-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/if-youre-giving-a-commencement-speech-in-2026-maybe-dont-mention-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s tough to get graduating students excited about a future shaped by artificial intelligence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>you’re, giving, commencement, speech, 2026, maybe, don’t, mention</media:keywords>
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<title>TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunch-mobility-the-ai-skills-arms-race-is-coming-for-automotive</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunch-mobility-the-ai-skills-arms-race-is-coming-for-automotive</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, Mobility:, The, skills, arms, race, coming, for, automotive</media:keywords>
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<title>The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-the-ai-gold-rush</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-the-ai-gold-rush</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vibes around the current AI boom aren&#039;t great, even in the tech industry. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, haves, and, have, nots, the, gold, rush</media:keywords>
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<title>Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work</title>
<link>https://block385.com/research-repository-arxiv-will-ban-authors-for-a-year-if-they-let-ai-do-all-the-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/research-repository-arxiv-will-ban-authors-for-a-year-if-they-let-ai-do-all-the-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ArXiv is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Research, repository, ArXiv, will, ban, authors, for, year, they, let, all, the, work</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI co&#45;founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-takes-charge-of-product-strategy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-takes-charge-of-product-strategy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, co-founder, Greg, Brockman, takes, charge, product, strategy</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI co&#45;founder Greg Brockman reportedly takes charge of product strategy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-reportedly-takes-charge-of-product-strategy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-reportedly-takes-charge-of-product-strategy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, co-founder, Greg, Brockman, reportedly, takes, charge, product, strategy</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk v. Altman week 3: Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-3-elon-musk-and-sam-altman-traded-blows-over-each-others-credibility-now-the-jury-will-pick-a-side</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-3-elon-musk-and-sam-altman-traded-blows-over-each-others-credibility-now-the-jury-will-pick-a-side</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility. Altman was grilled on his alleged history of lying and self-dealing involving companies that do business with OpenAI. But he fired back, painting Musk as a power-seeker who wanted to control the development… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk, Altman, week, Elon, Musk, and, Sam, Altman, traded, blows, over, each, other’s, credibility., Now, the, jury, will, pick, side.</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-3-musk-and-altman-traded-blows-over-each-others-credibility-now-the-jury-will-pick-a-side</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-3-musk-and-altman-traded-blows-over-each-others-credibility-now-the-jury-will-pick-a-side</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility. Altman was grilled on his alleged history of lying and self-dealing involving companies that do business with OpenAI. But he fired back, painting Musk as a power-seeker who wanted to control the development… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk, Altman, week, Musk, and, Altman, traded, blows, over, each, other’s, credibility., Now, the, jury, will, pick, side.</media:keywords>
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<title>The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-openai-trial-wraps-upand-the-musk-founder-machine-keeps-spinning</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-openai-trial-wraps-upand-the-musk-founder-machine-keeps-spinning</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Musk v. Altman trial came to a close this week, and the final arguments kept circling back to one question: can we trust the people in charge of AI? All of this is playing out as SpaceX charges toward what could be one of the largest IPOs in American history, with a whole generation of founders already spinning out […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, OpenAI, trial, wraps, up,  and, the, Musk, founder, machine, keeps, spinning</media:keywords>
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<title>Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up</title>
<link>https://block385.com/silicon-valleys-vacationland-needs-a-new-energy-provider-just-as-ai-is-driving-prices-up</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/silicon-valleys-vacationland-needs-a-new-energy-provider-just-as-ai-is-driving-prices-up</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley&#039;s favorite ski spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Silicon, Valley’s, vacationland, needs, new, energy, provider, just, driving, prices</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-personal-finance-will-let-you-connect-bank-accounts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-personal-finance-will-let-you-connect-bank-accounts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, launches, ChatGPT, for, personal, finance, will, let, you, connect, bank, accounts</media:keywords>
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<title>Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/runway-started-by-helping-filmmakers-now-it-wants-to-beat-google-at-ai-7448</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/runway-started-by-helping-filmmakers-now-it-wants-to-beat-google-at-ai-7448</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Runway, started, helping, filmmakers, —, now, wants, beat, Google</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/runway-started-by-helping-filmmakers-now-it-wants-to-beat-google-at-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/runway-started-by-helping-filmmakers-now-it-wants-to-beat-google-at-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Runway, started, helping, filmmakers., Now, wants, beat, Google, AI.</media:keywords>
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<title>Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac</title>
<link>https://block385.com/osaurus-brings-both-local-and-cloud-ai-models-to-your-mac</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/osaurus-brings-both-local-and-cloud-ai-models-to-your-mac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Osaurus￼ combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own hardware. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Osaurus, brings, both, local, and, cloud, models, your, Mac</media:keywords>
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<title>How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-chinese-short-dramas-became-ai-content-machines</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-chinese-short-dramas-became-ai-content-machines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a dimly lit bedroom, a frightened young woman is thrown onto a bed by a tall, muscular man. He grabs her hand, and flame-like vines crawl across her body, fusing with her flesh. She levitates, then drops. A dragon-shaped tattoo appears across her chest. “Two months,” the man says. “Give me an heir, or… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Chinese, short, dramas, became, content, machines</media:keywords>
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<title>What the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-the-jury-will-actually-decide-in-the-case-of-elon-musk-vs-sam-altman</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-the-jury-will-actually-decide-in-the-case-of-elon-musk-vs-sam-altman</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s what the biggest tech court case of the year is all about. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, the, jury, will, actually, decide, the, case, Elon, Musk, vs., Sam, Altman</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-spacexai-has-been-bleeding-staff-since-its-merger</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-spacexai-has-been-bleeding-staff-since-its-merger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, SpaceXAI, has, been, bleeding, staff, since, its, merger</media:keywords>
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<title>What happens when AI starts building itself?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/what-happens-when-ai-starts-building-itself</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/what-happens-when-ai-starts-building-itself</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Richard Socher&#039;s new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>What, happens, when, starts, building, itself</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-says-codex-is-coming-to-your-phone</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-says-codex-is-coming-to-your-phone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, says, Codex, coming, your, phone</media:keywords>
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<title>Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multimodal data to AI labs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wirestock-raises-23m-to-supply-creative-multimodal-data-to-ai-labs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wirestock-raises-23m-to-supply-creative-multimodal-data-to-ai-labs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company pivoted to being a data provider in 2023 and now supplies datasets of images, videos, design assets, and gaming and 3D content to AI labs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wirestock, raises, 23M, supply, creative, multimodal, data, labs</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldnt-be-the-first-partner-to-feel-burned</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-is-reportedly-preparing-legal-action-against-apple-it-wouldnt-be-the-first-partner-to-feel-burned</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has enlisted an outside law firm to work through its options. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, reportedly, preparing, legal, action, against, Apple, wouldn’t, the, first, partner, feel, burned</media:keywords>
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<title>Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard</title>
<link>https://block385.com/clawdmeter-turns-your-claude-code-usage-stats-into-a-tiny-desktop-dashboard</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/clawdmeter-turns-your-claude-code-usage-stats-into-a-tiny-desktop-dashboard</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new open source gadget called Clawdmeter turns Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard for AI coding power users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Clawdmeter, turns, your, Claude, Code, usage, stats, into, tiny, desktop, dashboard</media:keywords>
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<title>Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose first startup, Bench, imploded</title>
<link>https://block385.com/khosla-ventures-is-betting-10m-on-ian-crosby-whose-first-startup-bench-imploded</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/khosla-ventures-is-betting-10m-on-ian-crosby-whose-first-startup-bench-imploded</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Khosla, Ventures, betting, 10M, Ian, Crosby, whose, first, startup, Bench, imploded</media:keywords>
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<title>Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cerebras-raises-55b-then-stock-pops-108-in-the-first-huge-tech-ipo-of-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cerebras-raises-55b-then-stock-pops-108-in-the-first-huge-tech-ipo-of-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cerebras, raises, 5.5B, then, stock, pops, 108, the, first, huge, tech, IPO, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Two weeks left: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27</title>
<link>https://block385.com/twoweeksleft-startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-may-27</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/twoweeksleft-startup-battlefield-200-applications-close-may-27</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K equity-free funding is running out. Deadline to apply is May 27. Apply now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Two weeks left:, Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications, close, May</media:keywords>
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<title>Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports ‘record quarterly revenue’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cisco-cuts-nearly-4000-jobs-to-spend-more-on-ai-reports-record-quarterly-revenue</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cisco-cuts-nearly-4000-jobs-to-spend-more-on-ai-reports-record-quarterly-revenue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This is Cisco&#039;s latest layoff in recent years, while the company&#039;s chief executive touts record revenue and growth. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cisco, cuts, nearly, 4, 000, jobs, spend, more, AI, reports, ‘record, quarterly, revenue’</media:keywords>
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<title>Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose last startup, Bench, imploded</title>
<link>https://block385.com/khosla-ventures-is-betting-10m-on-ian-crosby-whose-last-startup-bench-imploded</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/khosla-ventures-is-betting-10m-on-ian-crosby-whose-last-startup-bench-imploded</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Khosla, Ventures, betting, 10M, Ian, Crosby, whose, last, startup, Bench, imploded</media:keywords>
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<title>Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi&#45;modal data to AI labs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wirestock-raises-23m-to-supply-creative-multi-modal-data-to-ai-labs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wirestock-raises-23m-to-supply-creative-multi-modal-data-to-ai-labs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wirestock, raises, 23M, supply, creative, multi-modal, data, labs</media:keywords>
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<title>Data readiness for agentic AI in financial services</title>
<link>https://block385.com/data-readiness-for-agentic-ai-in-financial-services</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/data-readiness-for-agentic-ai-in-financial-services</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Financial services companies have unique needs when it comes to business AI. They operate in one of the most highly regulated sectors while responding to external events that are updated by the second. As a result, the success of agentic AI in financial services depends less on the sophistication of the system and more on… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Data, readiness, for, agentic, financial, services</media:keywords>
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<title>Establishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems</title>
<link>https://block385.com/establishing-ai-and-data-sovereignty-in-the-age-of-autonomous-systems</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/establishing-ai-and-data-sovereignty-in-the-age-of-autonomous-systems</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When generative AI first moved from research labs into real-world business applications, enterprises made a tacit bargain: “Capability now, control later.” Feed your proprietary data into third-party AI models, and you will get powerful results. But your data passes through systems you do not own, under governance you do not set. The protections you rely… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Establishing, and, data, sovereignty, the, age, autonomous, systems</media:keywords>
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<title>The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn </title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-shock-of-seeing-your-body-used-in-deepfake-porn</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-shock-of-seeing-your-body-used-in-deepfake-porn</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When Jennifer got a job doing research for a nonprofit in 2023, she ran her new professional headshot through a facial recognition program. She wanted to see if the tech would pull up the porn videos she’d made more than 10 years before, when she was in her early 20s. It did in fact return… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, shock, seeing, your, body, used, deepfake, porn </media:keywords>
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<title>Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/who-decides-what-ai-tells-you-campbell-brown-once-metas-news-chief-has-thoughts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/who-decides-what-ai-tells-you-campbell-brown-once-metas-news-chief-has-thoughts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consumers.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Who, decides, what, tells, you, Campbell, Brown, once, Meta’s, news, chief, has, thoughts</media:keywords>
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<title>Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante</title>
<link>https://block385.com/clios-500m-milestone-arrives-just-as-anthropic-ups-the-ante</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/clios-500m-milestone-arrives-just-as-anthropic-ups-the-ante</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Clio’s, 500M, milestone, arrives, just, Anthropic, ups, the, ante</media:keywords>
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<title>Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/notion-just-turned-its-workspace-into-a-hub-for-ai-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/notion-just-turned-its-workspace-into-a-hub-for-ai-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Notion, just, turned, its, workspace, into, hub, for, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musks-xai-is-running-nearly-50-gas-turbines-unchecked-at-its-mississippi-data-center</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musks-xai-is-running-nearly-50-gas-turbines-unchecked-at-its-mississippi-data-center</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gas turbines at xAI&#039;s Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company&#039;s use of &quot;mobile&quot; gas turbines as power plants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk’s, xAI, running, nearly, gas, turbines, unchecked, its, Mississippi, data, center</media:keywords>
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<title>AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.  A Redditor recently wrote that he was “desperate for help”: for about a month, he said, his phone had been inundated by calls from “strangers” who were “looking for a lawyer, a product designer, a… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>chatbots, are, giving, out, people’s, real, phone, numbers</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-cat-wu-says-that-in-the-future-ai-will-anticipate-your-needs-before-you-know-what-they-are</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-cat-wu-says-that-in-the-future-ai-will-anticipate-your-needs-before-you-know-what-they-are</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, Cat, says, that, the, future, will, anticipate, your, needs, before, you, know, what, they, are</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-courts-a-new-kind-of-customer-small-business-owners</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-courts-a-new-kind-of-customer-small-business-owners</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For founders and investors, Anthropic&#039;s new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user acquisition isn&#039;t the Fortune 500; it&#039;s the 36 million small businesses that make up the backbone of the U.S. economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, courts, new, kind, customer:, small, business, owners</media:keywords>
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<title>Who trusts Sam Altman?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/who-trusts-sam-altman</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/who-trusts-sam-altman</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;I believe I am an honest and trustworthy business person,&quot; Altman testified in federal court. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Who, trusts, Sam, Altman</media:keywords>
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<title>Origin Lab raises $8M to help video game companies sell data to world&#45;model builders</title>
<link>https://block385.com/origin-lab-raises-8m-to-help-video-game-companies-sell-data-to-world-model-builders</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/origin-lab-raises-8m-to-help-video-game-companies-sell-data-to-world-model-builders</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Origin Lab will serve as a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality licensed data, and video-game companies can sell it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Origin, Lab, raises, 8M, help, video, game, companies, sell, data, world-model, builders</media:keywords>
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<title>WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats</title>
<link>https://block385.com/whatsapp-adds-an-incognito-mode-in-meta-ai-chats</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/whatsapp-adds-an-incognito-mode-in-meta-ai-chats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta said these incognito conversations are not saved, and messages will disappear by default once you close the chat. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>WhatsApp, adds, incognito, mode, Meta, chats</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic now has more business customers than OpenAI, according to Ramp data</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-now-has-more-business-customers-than-openai-according-to-ramp-data</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-now-has-more-business-customers-than-openai-according-to-ramp-data</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For the first time, Anthropic has more verified business customers than OpenAI, according to this month’s AI Index from the fintech firm Ramp.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, now, has, more, business, customers, than, OpenAI, according, Ramp, data</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa+ </title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-launches-an-ai-shopping-assistant-for-the-search-bar-powered-by-alexa</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-launches-an-ai-shopping-assistant-for-the-search-bar-powered-by-alexa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alexa for Shopping is a new personalized AI shopping assistant in the Amazon search bar that replaces its Rufus assistant. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, launches, shopping, assistant, for, the, search, bar, powered, Alexa </media:keywords>
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<title>Introducing the 6 stages at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — built for today’s tougher startup market</title>
<link>https://block385.com/introducing-the-6-stages-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-built-for-todays-tougher-startup-market</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/introducing-the-6-stages-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-built-for-todays-tougher-startup-market</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ From October 13-15, TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature 200+ sessions across six stages, led by 250+ tech leaders shaping the industry today. Register now to save up to $410, plus 50% off a second pass. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Introducing, the, stages, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, —, built, for, today’s, tougher, startup, market</media:keywords>
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<title>Adaption aims big with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models train themselves</title>
<link>https://block385.com/adaption-aims-big-with-autoscientist-an-ai-tool-that-helps-models-train-themselves</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/adaption-aims-big-with-autoscientist-an-ai-tool-that-helps-models-train-themselves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adaption&#039;s new AutoScientist tool is designed to let models adapt to specific capabilities quickly through an automated approach to conventional fine-tuning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Poppy debuts a proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poppy-debuts-a-proactive-ai-assistant-to-help-organize-your-digital-life</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poppy-debuts-a-proactive-ai-assistant-to-help-organize-your-digital-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poppy is an AI-powered app that connects your calendar, email, messages, and other services to surface reminders, suggestions, and tasks based on what’s happening in your life. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea</title>
<link>https://block385.com/medicares-new-payment-model-is-built-for-ai-and-most-of-the-tech-world-has-no-idea</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/medicares-new-payment-model-is-built-for-ai-and-most-of-the-tech-world-has-no-idea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Medicare’s, new, payment, model, built, for, AI, and, most, the, tech, world, has, idea</media:keywords>
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<title>The AI legal services industry is heating up — Anthropic is getting in on the action</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-legal-services-industry-is-heating-up-anthropic-is-getting-in-on-the-action-7229</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-legal-services-industry-is-heating-up-anthropic-is-getting-in-on-the-action-7229</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic&#039;s new tools are designed to help law firms automate specific clerical functions — things like document search and review, case law resources, deposition prep, document drafting, and other related areas. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, legal, services, industry, heating, —, Anthropic, getting, the, action</media:keywords>
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<title>Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe&#45;code your own widgets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets-7228</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets-7228</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To create a widget, users will be able to describe what they want using natural language. For example, you could ask the feature to &quot;suggest three high-protein meal prep recipes every week&quot; in order to get a custom dashboard that you can add and resize on your home screen. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google’s, ‘Create, Widget’, feature, will, let, you, vibe-code, your, own, widgets</media:keywords>
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<title>Dessn raises $6M for its production&#45;focused design tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/dessn-raises-6m-for-its-production-focused-design-tool-7220</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/dessn-raises-6m-for-its-production-focused-design-tool-7220</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new startup called Dessn has raised $6 million to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dessn, raises, 6M, for, its, production-focused, design, tool</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-warns-investors-against-secondary-platforms-offering-access-to-its-shares</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-warns-investors-against-secondary-platforms-offering-access-to-its-shares</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive, Forge Global, Sydecar and Upmarket as companies that are not authorized to provide access to buy or sell its shares. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit</title>
<link>https://block385.com/report-google-and-spacex-in-talks-to-put-data-centers-into-orbit</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/report-google-and-spacex-in-talks-to-put-data-centers-into-orbit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Report:, Google, and, SpaceX, talks, put, data, centers, into, orbit</media:keywords>
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<title>Google adds Gemini&#45;powered Dictation to Gboard, which could be bad news for dictation startups</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-adds-gemini-powered-dictation-to-gboard-which-could-be-bad-news-for-dictation-startups</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-adds-gemini-powered-dictation-to-gboard-which-could-be-bad-news-for-dictation-startups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s transcription feature will initially launch with Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, adds, Gemini-powered, Dictation, Gboard, which, could, bad, news, for, dictation, startups</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musk-mulled-handing-openai-to-his-children-altman-testifies</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musk-mulled-handing-openai-to-his-children-altman-testifies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s CEO recalls a &quot;particularly hair-raising&quot; conversation with the SpaceX founder. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe code your own widgets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google brings agentic AI and vibe&#45;coded widgets to Android</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-brings-agentic-ai-and-vibe-coded-widgets-to-android</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-brings-agentic-ai-and-vibe-coded-widgets-to-android</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gemini Intelligence will also include Gboard based dictation and form filling capabilities ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, brings, agentic, and, vibe-coded, widgets, Android</media:keywords>
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<title>The AI legal services industry is heating up. Anthropic is getting in on the action.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-legal-services-industry-is-heating-up-anthropic-is-getting-in-on-the-action</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-legal-services-industry-is-heating-up-anthropic-is-getting-in-on-the-action</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the AI legal services industry heats up, Anthropic is launching its own suite of features designed to assist law firms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok</title>
<link>https://block385.com/threads-tests-a-meta-ai-integration-that-works-similarly-to-grok</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/threads-tests-a-meta-ai-integration-that-works-similarly-to-grok</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Threads, tests, Meta, integration, that, works, similarly, Grok</media:keywords>
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<title>Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe&#45;coded widgets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/everything-google-announced-at-its-android-show-from-googlebooks-to-vibe-coded-widgets</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/everything-google-announced-at-its-android-show-from-googlebooks-to-vibe-coded-widgets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Everything, Google, announced, its, Android, Show, from, Googlebooks, vibe-coded, widgets</media:keywords>
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<title>Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/dessn-raises-6m-for-its-production-focused-design-tool</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/dessn-raises-6m-for-its-production-focused-design-tool</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-voice-startup-vapi-hits-500m-valuation-after-winning-amazon-ring-over-40-rivals</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-voice-startup-vapi-hits-500m-valuation-after-winning-amazon-ring-over-40-rivals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>voice, startup, Vapi, hits, 500M, valuation, after, winning, Amazon, Ring, over, rivals</media:keywords>
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<title>Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/thinking-machines-wants-to-build-an-ai-that-actually-listens-while-it-talks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/thinking-machines-wants-to-build-an-ai-that-actually-listens-while-it-talks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Right now, every AI model you&#039;ve ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines is trying to change that by building a model that processes your input and generates a response at the same time, so it&#039;s more like a phone call than a text chain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Thinking, Machines, wants, build, that, actually, listens, while, talks</media:keywords>
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<title>GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gm-just-laid-off-hundreds-of-it-workers-to-hire-those-with-stronger-ai-skills</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/gm-just-laid-off-hundreds-of-it-workers-to-hire-those-with-stronger-ai-skills</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/riding-an-ai-rally-robinhood-preps-second-retail-venture-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/riding-an-ai-rally-robinhood-preps-second-retail-venture-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth as well as early-stage startups. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Riding, rally, Robinhood, preps, second, retail, venture, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Voice AI in India is hard — Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway</title>
<link>https://block385.com/voice-ai-in-india-is-hard-wispr-flow-is-betting-on-it-anyway-7136</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/voice-ai-in-india-is-hard-wispr-flow-is-betting-on-it-anyway-7136</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wispr Flow says growth accelerated in India after its Hinglish rollout, even as voice AI products continue to face challenges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Voice, India, hard, —, Wispr, Flow, betting, anyway</media:keywords>
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<title>Three things in AI to watch, according to a Nobel&#45;winning economist</title>
<link>https://block385.com/three-things-in-ai-to-watch-according-to-a-nobel-winning-economist</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/three-things-in-ai-to-watch-according-to-a-nobel-winning-economist</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. A few months before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024, Daron Acemoglu published a paper that earned him few fans in Silicon Valley. Contrary to what Big Tech… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers — Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them</title>
<link>https://block385.com/there-arent-enough-rockets-for-space-data-centers-cowboy-space-raised-275m-to-build-them</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/there-arent-enough-rockets-for-space-data-centers-cowboy-space-raised-275m-to-build-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The apparently insatiable demand for AI compute has data center entrepreneurs looking to the stars. There&#039;s a key problem: There aren&#039;t enough rockets to put data centers in orbit around Earth, and they&#039;re too expensive. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator</title>
<link>https://block385.com/digg-tries-again-this-time-as-an-ai-news-aggregator</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/digg-tries-again-this-time-as-an-ai-news-aggregator</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Digg, tries, again, this, time, news, aggregator</media:keywords>
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<title>There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/there-arent-enough-rockets-for-space-data-centers-cowboy-space-raised-275-million-to-build-them</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/there-arent-enough-rockets-for-space-data-centers-cowboy-space-raised-275-million-to-build-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Fostering breakthrough AI innovation through customer&#45;back engineering</title>
<link>https://block385.com/fostering-breakthrough-ai-innovation-through-customer-back-engineering</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/fostering-breakthrough-ai-innovation-through-customer-back-engineering</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite years of digitization, organizations capture less than one-third of the value expected from digital investments, according to McKinsey research. That’s because most big companies begin with technological capabilities and bolt applications onto them, rather than starting with customer needs and working backward to technology solutions. Not prioritizing the customer can create fragmented solutions; disjointed… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Fostering, breakthrough, innovation, through, customer-back, engineering</media:keywords>
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<title>Implementing advanced AI technologies in finance</title>
<link>https://block385.com/implementing-advanced-ai-technologies-in-finance</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/implementing-advanced-ai-technologies-in-finance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In finance departments that have long been defined by precision and control, AI has arrived less as a neatly managed upgrade than as a quiet insurgency. Employees are already using it while leadership races to impose structure, governance, and strategy after the fact. The result is a paradox: one of the most tightly regulated functions… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Implementing, advanced, technologies, finance</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-says-evil-portrayals-of-ai-were-responsible-for-claudes-blackmail-attempts</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. ]]></description>
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<title>Get ready for the whisper&#45;filled office of the future</title>
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<guid>https://block385.com/get-ready-for-the-whisper-filled-office-of-the-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI&#039;s deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/voice-ai-in-india-is-hard-wispr-flow-is-betting-on-it-anyway</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/voice-ai-in-india-is-hard-wispr-flow-is-betting-on-it-anyway</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wispr Flow says growth accelerated in India after its Hinglish rollout, even as voice AI products continue to face challenges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that</title>
<link>https://block385.com/so-youve-heard-these-ai-terms-and-nodded-along-lets-fix-that</link>
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<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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<title>Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nvidia-has-already-committed-40b-to-equity-ai-deals-this-year</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia continues to be a big investor in the AI ecosystem. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-2-openai-fires-back-and-shivon-zilis-reveals-that-musk-tried-to-poach-sam-altman</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. He claimed that they’d promised to maintain… ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Laid&#45;off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no. </title>
<link>https://block385.com/laid-off-oracle-workers-tried-to-negotiate-better-severance-oracle-said-no</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some found out they didn&#039;t qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems</title>
<link>https://block385.com/intels-comeback-story-is-even-wilder-than-it-seems</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/intels-comeback-story-is-even-wilder-than-it-seems</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Intel&#039;s stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company&#039;s actual turnaround. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 23:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cloudflare-says-ai-made-1100-jobs-obsolete-even-as-revenue-hit-a-record-high</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cloudflare-says-ai-made-1100-jobs-obsolete-even-as-revenue-hit-a-record-high</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ CloudFlare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn&#039;t need as many support roles. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 21:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The “people’s airline” and the enterprise AI gold rush</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-peoples-airline-and-the-enterprise-ai-gold-rush</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-peoples-airline-and-the-enterprise-ai-gold-rush</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Everyone wants a piece of the enterprise AI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. From Anthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint ventures targeting enterprise AI deployment to SAP dropping $1B on German AI startup Prior Labs, it’s becoming clear that if you’re a startup building enterprise tools, you’re likely an acquisition target.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The fax machine is the bottleneck in US healthcare, and VCs are starting to notice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-fax-machine-is-the-bottleneck-in-us-healthcare-and-vcs-are-starting-to-notice-7023</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-fax-machine-is-the-bottleneck-in-us-healthcare-and-vcs-are-starting-to-notice-7023</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren&#039;t worried about that; they&#039;re more worried about drowning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The fax machine is the bottleneck in U.S. healthcare, and VCs are starting to notice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-fax-machine-is-the-bottleneck-in-us-healthcare-and-vcs-are-starting-to-notice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-fax-machine-is-the-bottleneck-in-us-healthcare-and-vcs-are-starting-to-notice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren&#039;t worried about that; they&#039;re more worried about drowning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, fax, machine, the, bottleneck, U.S., healthcare, and, VCs, are, starting, notice</media:keywords>
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<title>Last 24 hours to get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/last-24-hours-to-get-50-off-a-second-pass-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/last-24-hours-to-get-50-off-a-second-pass-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Last day to buy one pass and get a second one at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Bring a partner, co-founder, or colleague at half off. Register now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Last, hours, get, 50, off, second, pass, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Why you can never get your doctor to call you back</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-you-can-never-get-your-doctor-to-call-you-back</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-you-can-never-get-your-doctor-to-call-you-back</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren&#039;t worried about that; they&#039;re more worried about drowning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 07:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, you, can, never, get, your, doctor, call, you, back</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-launches-new-voice-intelligence-features-in-its-api</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-launches-new-voice-intelligence-features-in-its-api</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other fields, including education and creator platforms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, launches, new, voice, intelligence, features, its, API</media:keywords>
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<title>Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm</title>
<link>https://block385.com/voi-founders-new-ai-startup-pit-has-become-the-latest-rising-star-out-of-stockholm</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/voi-founders-new-ai-startup-pit-has-become-the-latest-rising-star-out-of-stockholm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI startup Pit is led by the cofounders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million seed round. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Voi, founders’, new, startup, Pit, has, become, the, latest, rising, star, out, Stockholm</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self&#45;harm</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-introduces-new-trusted-contact-safeguard-for-cases-of-possible-self-harm</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, introduces, new, ‘Trusted, Contact’, safeguard, for, cases, possible, self-harm</media:keywords>
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<title>Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available to everyone on Mac</title>
<link>https://block385.com/perplexitys-personal-computer-is-now-available-to-everyone-on-mac</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/perplexitys-personal-computer-is-now-available-to-everyone-on-mac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Perplexity&#039;s Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Perplexity’s, Personal, Computer, now, available, everyone, Mac</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk’s lawsuit is putting OpenAI’s safety record under the microscope</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-lawsuit-is-putting-openais-safety-record-under-the-microscope</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-lawsuit-is-putting-openais-safety-record-under-the-microscope</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Can Sam Altman—or any CEO—be trusted with super intelligence? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, lawsuit, putting, OpenAI’s, safety, record, under, the, microscope</media:keywords>
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<title>Bumble is getting rid of the swipe, CEO says</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bumble-is-getting-rid-of-the-swipe-ceo-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bumble-is-getting-rid-of-the-swipe-ceo-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;We are going to be saying goodbye to the swipe,&quot; CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bumble, getting, rid, the, swipe, CEO, says</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify’s AI DJ now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotifys-ai-dj-now-supports-french-german-italian-and-brazilian-portuguese-6945</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotifys-ai-dj-now-supports-french-german-italian-and-brazilian-portuguese-6945</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spotify&#039;s AI DJ feature now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify’s, now, supports, French, German, Italian, and, Brazilian, Portuguese</media:keywords>
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<title>How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-anthropics-mythos-has-rewritten-firefoxs-approach-to-cybersecurity</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-anthropics-mythos-has-rewritten-firefoxs-approach-to-cybersecurity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Security researchers at Mozilla say Anthropic&#039;s Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs in Firefox. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Anthropic’s, Mythos, has, rewritten, Firefox’s, approach, cybersecurity</media:keywords>
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<title>China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open source AI skyrockets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chinas-moonshot-ai-raises-2b-at-20b-valuation-as-demand-for-open-source-ai-skyrockets-6944</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chinas-moonshot-ai-raises-2b-at-20b-valuation-as-demand-for-open-source-ai-skyrockets-6944</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Moonshot&#039;s annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API usage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, Moonshot, raises, 2B, 20B, valuation, demand, for, open, source, skyrockets</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify wants to become the home for AI&#45;generated personal audio</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-wants-to-become-the-home-for-ai-generated-personal-audio</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-wants-to-become-the-home-for-ai-generated-personal-audio</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Users will be able to create a podcast from Codex or Claude Code and import it to Spotify ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, wants, become, the, home, for, AI-generated, personal, audio</media:keywords>
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<title>2 days left: Get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/2-days-left-get-50-off-a-second-passto-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/2-days-left-get-50-off-a-second-passto-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Two days left to save up to $410 on your pass, and get a second one at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Offer ends May 8, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>days, left:, Get, 50, off, second, pass to, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open&#45;source AI skyrockets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chinas-moonshot-ai-raises-2b-at-20b-valuation-as-demand-for-open-source-ai-skyrockets</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chinas-moonshot-ai-raises-2b-at-20b-valuation-as-demand-for-open-source-ai-skyrockets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Moonshot&#039;s annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API usage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, Moonshot, raises, 2B, 20B, valuation, demand, for, open-source, skyrockets</media:keywords>
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<title>Aurora’s Chris Urmson on why self&#45;driving trucks are finally ready to scale</title>
<link>https://block385.com/auroras-chris-urmson-on-why-self-driving-trucks-are-finally-readyto-scale</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/auroras-chris-urmson-on-why-self-driving-trucks-are-finally-readyto-scale</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Self-driving has been “almost here” for over a decade. But somewhere between DARPA challenges and a handful of driverless trucks hauling freight between Dallas and Houston, Aurora co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson’s story changed. The self-driving truck company started commercial driverless operations last April and is now scaling from a handful of trucks to hundreds this year.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we’re bringing you a […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Aurora’s, Chris, Urmson, why, self-driving, trucks, are, finally, ready to, scale</media:keywords>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27: A shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applicationsclose-may-27a-shot-at-vc-access-global-visibility-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applicationsclose-may-27a-shot-at-vc-access-global-visibility-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Startup Battlefield 200 applications are open, but only for three more weeks. Apply by May 27 for your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, $100K equity-free, and more opportunities for major scaling impact. Pre-Series A founders — and anyone who knows a startup worth backing — this is your reminder: the deadline is approaching fast, and the […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Startup, Battlefield, 200, applications close, May, 27: A, shot, access, global, visibility, TechCrunch, coverage, and, 100K</media:keywords>
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<title>Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Get in front of 10,000 decision&#45;makers before space runs out</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exhibit-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-get-in-front-of-10000-decision-makers-before-space-runs-out</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exhibit-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-get-in-front-of-10000-decision-makers-before-space-runs-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If startup visibility, traction, and real deals matter, you should be on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibit floor. Get your 6&#039; exhibit table before your competitor does. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exhibit, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026:, Get, front, 10, 000, decision-makers, before, space, runs, out</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify’s AI DJ now supports French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotifys-ai-dj-now-supports-french-german-italian-and-brazilian-portuguese</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotifys-ai-dj-now-supports-french-german-italian-and-brazilian-portuguese</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spotify&#039;s AI DJ feature now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify’s, now, supports, French, German, Italian, and, Brazilian, Portuguese</media:keywords>
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<title>Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off</title>
<link>https://block385.com/five-architects-of-the-ai-economy-explain-where-the-wheels-are-coming-off</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/five-architects-of-the-ai-economy-explain-where-the-wheels-are-coming-off</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 07:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Five, architects, the, economy, explain, where, the, wheels, are, coming, off</media:keywords>
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<title>Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/barry-diller-trusts-sam-altman-but-trust-is-irrelevant-as-agi-nears-he-says</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/barry-diller-trusts-sam-altman-but-trust-is-irrelevant-as-agi-nears-he-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Barry, Diller, trusts, Sam, Altman., But, ‘trust, irrelevant’, AGI, nears, says.</media:keywords>
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<title>Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/snap-says-its-400m-deal-with-perplexity-amicably-ended</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/snap-says-its-400m-deal-with-perplexity-amicably-ended</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity&#039;s AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Snap, says, its, 400M, deal, with, Perplexity, ‘amicably, ended’</media:keywords>
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<title>Is xAI a neocloud now?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/is-xai-a-neocloud-now</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/is-xai-a-neocloud-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ xAI&#039;s real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>xAI, neocloud, now</media:keywords>
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<title>How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-elon-musk-left-openai-according-to-greg-brockman</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-elon-musk-left-openai-according-to-greg-brockman</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Elon, Musk, left, OpenAI, according, Greg, Brockman</media:keywords>
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<title>SpaceX may spend up to $119B on ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spacex-may-spend-up-to-119b-on-terafab-chip-factory-in-texas</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spacex-may-spend-up-to-119b-on-terafab-chip-factory-in-texas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The project would be a &quot;multi-phase, next-generation, vertically integrated semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing fabrication facility,&quot; according to the proposal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, may, spend, 119B, ‘Terafab’, chip, factory, Texas</media:keywords>
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<title>Google updates AI search to include quotes from Reddit and other sources</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-updates-ai-search-to-include-quotes-from-reddit-and-other-sources</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-updates-ai-search-to-include-quotes-from-reddit-and-other-sources</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, updates, search, include, quotes, from, Reddit, and, other, sources</media:keywords>
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<title>Khosla&#45;backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo shows</title>
<link>https://block385.com/khosla-backed-robotics-startup-genesis-ai-has-gone-full-stack-demo-shows</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/khosla-backed-robotics-startup-genesis-ai-has-gone-full-stack-demo-shows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Khosla-backed, robotics, startup, Genesis, has, gone, full, stack, demo, shows</media:keywords>
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<title>SpaceX may spend up to $119 billion on ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spacex-may-spend-up-to-119-billion-on-terafab-chip-factory-in-texas</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spacex-may-spend-up-to-119-billion-on-terafab-chip-factory-in-texas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SpaceX, Elon Musk&#039;s space company that also houses his AI company, xAI, is considering spending $55 billion, at least initially, to build a semiconductor factory in Texas, according to a filing with Grimes County. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, may, spend, 119, billion, ‘Terafab’, chip, factory, Texas</media:keywords>
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<title>DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round</title>
<link>https://block385.com/deepseek-could-hit-45b-valuation-from-its-first-investment-round</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/deepseek-could-hit-45b-valuation-from-its-first-investment-round</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In just a few weeks of talks, DeepSeek&#039;s potential valuation has reportedly soared from $20 billion to $45 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DeepSeek, could, hit, 45B, valuation, from, its, first, investment, round</media:keywords>
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<title>Google updates AI search to include ‘expert advice’ from Reddit and other web forums</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-updates-ai-search-to-include-expert-advice-from-reddit-and-other-web-forums</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-updates-ai-search-to-include-expert-advice-from-reddit-and-other-web-forums</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, updates, search, include, ‘expert, advice’, from, Reddit, and, other, web, forums</media:keywords>
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<title>AI boom pushes Samsung to $1T</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-boom-pushes-samsung-to-1t</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-boom-pushes-samsung-to-1t</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>boom, pushes, Samsung, 1T</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI features</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-to-pay-250m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-siris-delayed-ai-features</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-to-pay-250m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-siris-delayed-ai-features</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri&#039;s AI features. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, pay, 250M, settle, lawsuit, over, Siri’s, delayed, features</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ethos-raises-2275m-from-a16z-for-its-expert-network-with-voice-onboarding</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ethos-raises-2275m-from-a16z-for-its-expert-network-with-voice-onboarding</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethos, raises, 22.75M, from, a16z, for, its, expert, network, with, voice, onboarding</media:keywords>
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<title>At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, all your M&amp;amp;A questions will be answered</title>
<link>https://block385.com/at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-all-your-ma-questions-will-be-answered</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-all-your-ma-questions-will-be-answered</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Leaders from Coinbase, M13, and Mignano Law Group talk about how M&amp;A is an early-stage strategy at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register to hear this live. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, all, your, M&amp;A, questions, will, answered</media:keywords>
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<title>3 days left to lock in 50% off a second ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/3-days-left-tolock-in-50-off-a-second-ticket-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/3-days-left-tolock-in-50-off-a-second-ticket-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Three days left to lock in 50% off a second ticket to Disrupt 2026. Buy one TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket, and get a second ticket at 50% off. Gain more visibility in the tech industry. Offer ends May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>days, left, to lock, 50, off, second, ticket, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026</media:keywords>
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<title>Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tinder-owner-match-group-is-slowing-hiring-to-pay-for-its-increased-use-of-ai-tools</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tinder-owner-match-group-is-slowing-hiring-to-pay-for-its-increased-use-of-ai-tools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Match Group said that it&#039;s slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools &quot;cost a lot of money.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tinder, owner, Match, Group, slowing, hiring, pay, for, its, increased, use, tools</media:keywords>
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<title>Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone open a restaurant</title>
<link>https://block385.com/marc-lore-says-that-ai-will-soon-enable-anyone-open-a-restaurant</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/marc-lore-says-that-ai-will-soon-enable-anyone-open-a-restaurant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered “restaurant factories,” letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Marc, Lore, says, that, will, soon, enable, anyone, open, restaurant</media:keywords>
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<title>Peter Sarlin’s QuTwo reaches $380M valuation in angel round</title>
<link>https://block385.com/peter-sarlins-qutwo-reaches-380m-valuation-in-angel-round</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/peter-sarlins-qutwo-reaches-380m-valuation-in-angel-round</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ QyTw0, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It&#039;s a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Peter, Sarlin’s, QuTwo, reaches, 380M, valuation, angel, round</media:keywords>
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<title>SAP bets $1.16B on 18&#45;month&#45;old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sap-bets-116b-on-18-month-old-german-ai-lab-and-says-yes-to-nemoclaw</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sap-bets-116b-on-18-month-old-german-ai-lab-and-says-yes-to-nemoclaw</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SAP plans to buy German AI startup Prior Labs and invest heavily in it. It is also prohibiting customers&#039; agents use to a select few like Nvidia&#039;s NemoClaw. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SAP, bets, 1.16B, 18-month-old, German, lab, and, says, yes, NemoClaw</media:keywords>
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<title>Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciences</title>
<link>https://block385.com/altara-secures-7m-to-bridge-the-data-gap-thats-slowing-down-physical-sciences</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/altara-secures-7m-to-bridge-the-data-gap-thats-slowing-down-physical-sciences</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Altara’s AI aims to diagnose failures and help speed up R&amp;D by unifying  data siloed across spreadsheets and legacy systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Altara, secures, 7M, bridge, the, data, gap, that’s, slowing, down, physical, sciences</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-plans-to-make-ios-27-a-choose-your-own-adventure-of-ai-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-plans-to-make-ios-27-a-choose-your-own-adventure-of-ai-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With Apple&#039;s latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, plans, make, iOS, Choose, Your, Own, Adventure, models</media:keywords>
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<title>ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet on his company’s monopoly: no one is coming for us</title>
<link>https://block385.com/asml-ceo-christophe-fouquet-on-his-companys-monopoly-no-one-is-coming-for-us</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/asml-ceo-christophe-fouquet-on-his-companys-monopoly-no-one-is-coming-for-us</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christophe Fouquet, who became ASML&#039;s CEO in 2024 after more than a decade at the company, sat down with this editor on the rooftop deck of his Beverly Hills hotel Tuesday morning ahead of his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference. Dressed in a blue suit and white shirt, he was relaxed — even when the conversation turned to the rivals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ASML, CEO, Christophe, Fouquet, his, company’s, monopoly:, one, coming, for</media:keywords>
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<title>Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ According to Pennsylvania&#039;s filing, a Character.AI chatbot presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist during a state investigation, and also fabricated a serial number for its state medical license. ]]></description>
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<title>ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria as new investors</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elevenlabs-lists-blackrock-jamie-foxx-and-eva-longoria-as-new-investors</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elevenlabs-lists-blackrock-jamie-foxx-and-eva-longoria-as-new-investors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ElevenLabs reveals new investors, hits $500M ARR, and expands enterprise footprint as voice AI becomes a critical interface. ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI releases GPT&#45;5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-releases-gpt-55-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-releases-gpt-55-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new GPT-5.5 Instant model will replace GPT-3.5 Instant as the default model for ChatGPT ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
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<title>Etsy launches its app within ChatGPT as it continues its AI push</title>
<link>https://block385.com/etsy-launches-its-app-within-chatgpt-as-it-continues-its-ai-push</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/etsy-launches-its-app-within-chatgpt-as-it-continues-its-ai-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Etsy&#039;s new native app within ChatGPT aims to be a conversational  shopping experience for users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>PayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again’ — that means AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/paypal-says-its-becoming-a-technology-company-again-that-means-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/paypal-says-its-becoming-a-technology-company-again-that-means-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ PayPal is pitching an AI-led turnaround, tying automation and restructuring to $1.5B in savings as it cuts jobs and works to modernize its tech stack. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>PayPal, says, it’s, ‘becoming, technology, company, again’, —, that, means</media:keywords>
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<title>CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app&#45;native AI agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/copilotkit-raises-27m-to-help-devs-deploy-app-native-ai-agents</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/copilotkit-raises-27m-to-help-devs-deploy-app-native-ai-agents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Seattle-based startup&#039;s Series A round was led by Glilot Capital, NFX and SignalFire, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>CopilotKit, raises, 27M, help, devs, deploy, app-native, agents</media:keywords>
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<title>4 days left: Get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass to make more deals faster</title>
<link>https://block385.com/4-days-left-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt2026pass-to-make-more-deals-faster</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/4-days-left-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt2026pass-to-make-more-deals-faster</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For the next four days only, you can buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. That window closes May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices go up, and you’ll pay more to bring a partner or colleague. Register today to get your plus-one pass at 50% off. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>days, left:, Get, 50, off, second, TechCrunch, Disrupt 2026 pass, make, more, deals, faster</media:keywords>
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<title>ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and Longoria as new investors</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elevenlabs-lists-blackrock-jamie-foxx-and-longoria-as-new-investors</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elevenlabs-lists-blackrock-jamie-foxx-and-longoria-as-new-investors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 4. ElevenLabs reveals new investors, hits $500M ARR, and expands enterprise footprint as voice AI becomes a critical interface. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ElevenLabs, lists, BlackRock, Jamie, Foxx, and, Longoria, new, investors</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-will-use-ai-to-analyze-height-and-bone-structure-to-identify-if-users-are-underage</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-will-use-ai-to-analyze-height-and-bone-structure-to-identify-if-users-are-underage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it&#039;s working toward a broader rollout. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, will, use, analyze, height, and, bone, structure, identify, users, are, underage</media:keywords>
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<title>India’s first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality</title>
<link>https://block385.com/indias-first-genai-unicorn-shifts-to-cloud-services-as-ai-model-ambitions-face-reality</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/indias-first-genai-unicorn-shifts-to-cloud-services-as-ai-model-ambitions-face-reality</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Krutrim&#039;s pivot to cloud after layoffs and limited product updates reflects the economic challenges of building AI models in India. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>India’s, first, GenAI, unicorn, shifts, cloud, services, model, ambitions, face, reality</media:keywords>
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<title>A blueprint for using AI to strengthen democracy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-blueprint-for-using-ai-to-strengthen-democracy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-blueprint-for-using-ai-to-strengthen-democracy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Every few centuries, changes in how information moves reshape how societies govern themselves. The printing press spread vernacular literacy, helping give rise to the Reformation and, eventually, representative government. The telegraph made it possible to administer vast nations like the US, accelerating the growth of the modern bureaucratic state. Broadcast media created shared national audiences,… ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/as-workers-worry-about-ai-nvidias-jensen-huang-says-ai-is-creating-an-enormous-number-of-jobs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/as-workers-worry-about-ai-nvidias-jensen-huang-says-ai-is-creating-an-enormous-number-of-jobs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Nvidia CEO seems to feel that claims of AI&#039;s job-killing potential have been greatly exaggerated. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>workers, worry, about, AI, Nvidia’s, Jensen, Huang, says, ‘creating, enormous, number, jobs’</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-cozy-partner-cerebras-is-on-track-for-a-blockbuster-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-cozy-partner-cerebras-is-on-track-for-a-blockbuster-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI chip maker Cerebras is heading for a blockbuster IPO that could value it at $26.6 billion or more. Its relationship with OpenAI is deep and rich. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, cozy, partner, Cerebras, track, for, blockbuster, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades</title>
<link>https://block385.com/image-ai-models-now-drive-app-growth-beating-chatbot-upgrades</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/image-ai-models-now-drive-app-growth-beating-chatbot-upgrades</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Image, models, now, drive, app, growth, beating, chatbot, upgrades</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk’s only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-only-ai-expert-witness-at-the-openai-trial-fears-an-agi-arms-race</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-only-ai-expert-witness-at-the-openai-trial-fears-an-agi-arms-race</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room</title>
<link>https://block385.com/week-one-of-the-musk-v-altman-trial-what-it-was-like-in-the-room</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/week-one-of-the-musk-v-altman-trial-what-it-was-like-in-the-room</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. Two of the most powerful people in AI—Sam Altman and Elon Musk—began their face-off in court in Oakland, California, last week. Musk is suing OpenAI, alleging that the millions he spent to… ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Elon Musk’s only expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-only-expert-witness-at-the-openai-trial-fears-an-agi-arms-race</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-only-expert-witness-at-the-openai-trial-fears-an-agi-arms-race</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sierra-raises-950m-as-the-race-to-own-enterprise-ai-gets-serious</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sierra-raises-950m-as-the-race-to-own-enterprise-ai-gets-serious</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the &quot;global standard&quot; for AI-powered customer experiences. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-sent-ominous-texts-to-greg-brockman-sam-altman-after-asking-for-a-settlement-openai-claims</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-sent-ominous-texts-to-greg-brockman-sam-altman-after-asking-for-a-settlement-openai-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Musk texted OpenAI&#039;s president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman &quot;will be the most hated men in America.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-and-openai-are-both-launching-joint-ventures-for-enterprise-ai-services</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-and-openai-are-both-launching-joint-ventures-for-enterprise-ai-services</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Both Anthropic and OpenAI have partnered with asset managers to more aggressively market their enterprise AI products. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, and, OpenAI, are, both, launching, joint, ventures, for, enterprise, services</media:keywords>
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<title>DoorDash adds AI tools to speed up merchant onboarding, edit photos of dishes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/doordash-adds-ai-tools-to-speed-up-merchant-onboarding-edit-photos-of-dishes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/doordash-adds-ai-tools-to-speed-up-merchant-onboarding-edit-photos-of-dishes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ DoorDash on Monday added new AI-powered tools that let merchants speed up onboarding, edit photos to make dishes look better, and create new websites from existing content. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DoorDash, adds, tools, speed, merchant, onboarding, edit, photos, dishes</media:keywords>
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<title>5 days only: Bring a partner or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass</title>
<link>https://block385.com/5-days-only-bring-apartner-orcolleague-and-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The BOGO offer is live. For a limited time, buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. Offer ends this Friday, May 8. Save here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>days, only:, Bring, a partner, or colleague, and, get, 50, off, second, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, pass</media:keywords>
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<title>‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-is-fine-creator-says-ai-startup-stole-his-art</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-is-fine-creator-says-ai-startup-stole-his-art</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ad comes from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to &quot;stop hiring humans.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘This, fine’, creator, says, startup, stole, his, art</media:keywords>
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<title>In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate emergency room diagnoses than two human doctors</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-harvard-study-ai-offered-more-accurate-emergency-room-diagnoses-than-two-human-doctors</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-harvard-study-ai-offered-more-accurate-emergency-room-diagnoses-than-two-human-doctors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Harvard, study, offered, more, accurate, emergency, room, diagnoses, than, two, human, doctors</media:keywords>
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<title>AI&#45;generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-generated-actors-and-scripts-are-now-ineligible-for-oscars</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-generated-actors-and-scripts-are-now-ineligible-for-oscars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bad news for Tilly Norwood. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AI-generated, actors, and, scripts, are, now, ineligible, for, Oscars</media:keywords>
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<title>The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-best-ai-dictation-apps-tested-and-ranked</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-best-ai-dictation-apps-tested-and-ranked</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your voice ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, best, dictation, apps, tested, and, ranked</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-1-elon-musk-says-he-was-duped-warns-ai-could-kill-us-all-and-admits-that-xai-distills-openais-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-week-1-elon-musk-says-he-was-duped-warns-ai-could-kill-us-all-and-admits-that-xai-distills-openais-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into bankrolling the company. Along the way, he warned that AI could destroy us all and sat through… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 02:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk, Altman, week, Elon, Musk, says, was, duped, warns, could, kill, all, and, admits, that, xAI, distills, OpenAI’s, models</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-buys-robotics-startup-to-bolster-its-humanoid-ai-ambitions</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-buys-robotics-startup-to-bolster-its-humanoid-ai-ambitions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, buys, robotics, startup, bolster, its, humanoid, ambitions</media:keywords>
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<title>Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell</title>
<link>https://block385.com/replits-amjad-masad-on-the-cursor-deal-fighting-apple-and-why-hed-rather-not-sell</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/replits-amjad-masad-on-the-cursor-deal-fighting-apple-and-why-hed-rather-not-sell</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At TechCrunch&#039;s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Replit’s, Amjad, Masad, the, Cursor, deal, fighting, Apple, and, why, he’d, rather, not, sell</media:keywords>
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<title>Did you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/did-you-know-youcantsteala-charitydontworry-elon-musk-will-remind-you</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/did-you-know-youcantsteala-charitydontworry-elon-musk-will-remind-you</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Did, you, know, you can’t steal a, charity Don’t worry., Elon, Musk, will, remind, you.</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk v. Altman is just getting started</title>
<link>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-is-just-getting-started</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/musk-v-altman-is-just-getting-started</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Musk, Altman, just, getting, started</media:keywords>
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<title>Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/pentagon-inks-deals-with-nvidia-microsoft-and-aws-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/pentagon-inks-deals-with-nvidia-microsoft-and-aws-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pentagon, inks, deals, with, Nvidia, Microsoft, and, AWS, deploy, classified, networks</media:keywords>
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<title>Cyber&#45;Insecurity in the AI Era</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cyber-insecurity-in-the-ai-era</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cyber-insecurity-in-the-ai-era</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limits of legacy approaches are becoming harder to ignore. This session from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference explores why security must be rethought with AI at its core, not layered on after… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cyber-Insecurity, the, Era</media:keywords>
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<title>Operationalizing AI for Scale and Sovereignty</title>
<link>https://block385.com/operationalizing-ai-for-scale-and-sovereignty</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/operationalizing-ai-for-scale-and-sovereignty</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Companies are taking control of their own data to tailor AI for their needs. The challenge lies in balancing ownership with the safe, trusted flow of high‑quality data needed to power reliable insights. This conversation from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech AI conference examines how AI factories unlock new levels of scale, sustainability, and governance—positioning data… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Operationalizing, for, Scale, and, Sovereignty</media:keywords>
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<title>Stripe updates Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stripe-updates-link-a-digital-wallet-that-autonomous-ai-agents-can-use-too</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stripe-updates-link-a-digital-wallet-that-autonomous-ai-agents-can-use-too</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stripe, updates, Link, digital, wallet, that, autonomous, agents, can, use, too</media:keywords>
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<title>A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender&#45;related content</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-new-us-phone-network-for-christians-aims-to-block-porn-and-gender-related-content</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-new-us-phone-network-for-christians-aims-to-block-porn-and-gender-related-content</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks porn, which experts in network security say marks the first time a US cell plan has used network-level blocking for such content that can’t be turned off even by adult account owners. It’s also rolling out a filter… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>new, phone, network, for, Christians, aims, block, porn, and, gender-related, content</media:keywords>
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<title>ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chatgpt-images-20-is-a-hit-in-india-but-not-a-big-winner-elsewhere-yet</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chatgpt-images-20-is-a-hit-in-india-but-not-a-big-winner-elsewhere-yet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals — from avatars to cinematic portraits. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ChatGPT, Images, 2.0, hit, India, but, not, big, winner, elsewhere, yet</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple was surprised by AI&#45;driven demand for Macs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-was-surprised-by-ai-driven-demand-for-macs</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-was-surprised-by-ai-driven-demand-for-macs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, was, surprised, AI-driven, demand, for, Macs</media:keywords>
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<title>Sources: Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sources-anthropic-potential-900b-valuation-round-could-happen-within-2-weeks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sources-anthropic-potential-900b-valuation-round-could-happen-within-2-weeks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sources:, Anthropic, potential, 900B, valuation, round, could, happen, within, weeks</media:keywords>
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<title>Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter</title>
<link>https://block385.com/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-56b-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-56b-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other&#039;s home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Legal, startup, Legora, hits, 5.6B, valuation, and, its, battle, with, Harvey, just, got, hotter</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-on-openai-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-on-openai-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Distillation&quot; is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, testifies, that, xAI, trained, Grok, OpenAI, models</media:keywords>
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<title>Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles</title>
<link>https://block385.com/googles-gemini-ai-assistant-is-hitting-the-road-in-millions-of-vehicles</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/googles-gemini-ai-assistant-is-hitting-the-road-in-millions-of-vehicles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The move signals Google’s push to bring more advanced, conversational AI into the driving experience. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google’s, Gemini, assistant, hitting, the, road, millions, vehicles</media:keywords>
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<title>After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-dissing-anthropic-for-limiting-mythos-openai-restricts-access-to-cyber-too</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-dissing-anthropic-for-limiting-mythos-openai-restricts-access-to-cyber-too</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI will begin rolling out it cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only &quot;to critical cyber defenders&quot; at first. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, dissing, Anthropic, for, limiting, Mythos, OpenAI, restricts, access, Cyber, too</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-announces-new-advanced-security-for-chatgpt-accounts-including-a-partnership-with-yubico</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-announces-new-advanced-security-for-chatgpt-accounts-including-a-partnership-with-yubico</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partnership with security key provider Yubico. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, announces, new, advanced, security, for, ChatGPT, accounts, including, partnership, with, Yubico</media:keywords>
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<title>FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder</title>
<link>https://block385.com/fda-approval-fundraising-and-the-reality-of-building-in-healthcare-according-to-bioticsai-founder</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/fda-approval-fundraising-and-the-reality-of-building-in-healthcare-according-to-bioticsai-founder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly regulated space and kept the team motivated while cutting through all the red tape. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>FDA, approval, fundraising, and, the, reality, building, healthcare, according, BioticsAI, founder</media:keywords>
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<title>This startup’s new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startups-new-mechanistic-interpretability-tool-lets-you-debug-llms</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-startups-new-mechanistic-interpretability-tool-lets-you-debug-llms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The San Francisco–based startup Goodfire just released a new tool, called Silico, that lets researchers and engineers peer inside an AI model and adjust its parameters—the settings that determine a model’s behavior—during training. This could give model makers more fine-grained control over how this technology is built than was once thought possible. Goodfire claims Silico… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, startup’s, new, mechanistic, interpretability, tool, lets, you, debug, LLMs</media:keywords>
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<title>Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stripe-introduces-link-a-digital-wallet-that-autonomous-ai-agents-can-use-too</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stripe-introduces-link-a-digital-wallet-that-autonomous-ai-agents-can-use-too</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stripe, introduces, Link, digital, wallet, that, autonomous, agents, can, use, too</media:keywords>
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<title>Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers </title>
<link>https://block385.com/salesforce-is-crowdsourcing-its-ai-roadmap-with-customers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/salesforce-is-crowdsourcing-its-ai-roadmap-with-customers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, the others likely do too. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Salesforce, crowdsourcing, its, roadmap, —, with, customers </media:keywords>
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<title>X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/x-announces-a-rebuilt-ad-platform-powered-by-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/x-announces-a-rebuilt-ad-platform-powered-by-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>announces, rebuilt, platform, powered</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-says-its-business-ai-now-facilitates-10-million-conversations-a-week</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-says-its-business-ai-now-facilitates-10-million-conversations-a-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its gen AI tools ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, says, its, business, now, facilitates, million, conversations, week</media:keywords>
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<title>SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/softbank-is-creating-a-robotics-company-that-builds-data-centers-and-already-eyeing-a-100b-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/softbank-is-creating-a-robotics-company-that-builds-data-centers-and-already-eyeing-a-100b-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You need infrastructure to build AI a and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SoftBank, creating, robotics, company, that, builds, data, centers, —, and, already, eyeing, 100B, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta is still burning money on AR/VR</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-is-still-burning-money-on-arvr</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-is-still-burning-money-on-arvr</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta is losing billions on Reality Labs each quarter, and its AI expenditures are only going to increase its spending. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, still, burning, money, ARVR</media:keywords>
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<title>Satya Nadella says he’s ready to ‘exploit’ the new OpenAI deal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/satya-nadella-says-hes-ready-to-exploit-the-new-openai-deal</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/satya-nadella-says-hes-ready-to-exploit-the-new-openai-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI&#039;s tech to its cloud customers and doesn&#039;t have to pay for it. &quot;We fully plan to exploit it,&quot; Nadella said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Satya, Nadella, says, he’s, ready, ‘exploit’, the, new, OpenAI, deal</media:keywords>
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<title>On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets</title>
<link>https://block385.com/on-the-stand-elon-musk-cant-escape-his-own-tweets</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/on-the-stand-elon-musk-cant-escape-his-own-tweets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>the, stand, Elon, Musk, can’t, escape, his, own, tweets</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazons-cloud-business-is-surging-and-so-is-its-capital-spending</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazons-cloud-business-is-surging-and-so-is-its-capital-spending</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it&#039;s also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon’s, cloud, business, surging, —, and, its, capital, spending</media:keywords>
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<title>Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sources-anthropic-could-raise-a-new-50b-round-at-a-valuation-of-900b</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sources-anthropic-could-raise-a-new-50b-round-at-a-valuation-of-900b</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sources:, Anthropic, could, raise, new, 50B, round, valuation, 900B</media:keywords>
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<title>Google Cloud surpasses $20B, but says growth was capacity&#45;constrained</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-cloud-surpasses-20b-but-says-growth-was-capacity-constrained</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-cloud-surpasses-20b-but-says-growth-was-capacity-constrained</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Cloud, surpasses, 20B, but, says, growth, was, capacity-constrained</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-says-it-has-over-20m-paid-copilot-users-and-they-really-are-using-it</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-says-it-has-over-20m-paid-copilot-users-and-they-really-are-using-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, says, has, over, 20M, paid, Copilot, users, and, they, really, are, using</media:keywords>
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<title>Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-gains-25m-subscriptions-in-q1-driven-by-youtube-and-google-one</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-gains-25m-subscriptions-in-q1-driven-by-youtube-and-google-one</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, gains, 25M, subscriptions, Q1, driven, YouTube, and, Google, One</media:keywords>
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<title>Parallel Web Systems hits $2B valuation five months after its last big raise</title>
<link>https://block385.com/parallel-web-systems-hits-2b-valuation-five-months-after-its-last-big-raise</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/parallel-web-systems-hits-2b-valuation-five-months-after-its-last-big-raise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Parallel, Web, Systems, hits, 2B, valuation, five, months, after, its, last, big, raise</media:keywords>
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<title>Is AI video just a prequel? Runway’s CEO thinks world models are next</title>
<link>https://block385.com/is-ai-video-just-a-prequel-runways-ceo-thinks-world-models-are-next</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/is-ai-video-just-a-prequel-runways-ceo-thinks-world-models-are-next</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI-generated video has gone from novelty to creative tool almost overnight, and Runway has a front row seat to the shift. The New York-based company has raised close to $860 million at a $5.3 billion valuation, and its models are going toe-to-toe with the most well-funded labs in the world, including Google and OpenAI.   The technology goes way beyond […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>video, just, prequel, Runway’s, CEO, thinks, world, models, are, next</media:keywords>
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<title>Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-photos-uses-ai-to-make-the-iconic-closet-from-clueless-a-reality</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-photos-uses-ai-to-make-the-iconic-closet-from-clueless-a-reality</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google recreates Cher&#039;s closet from &quot;Clueless&quot; with AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Photos, uses, make, the, iconic, closet, from, ‘Clueless’, reality</media:keywords>
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<title>More Gemini features are coming to Google TV</title>
<link>https://block385.com/more-gemini-features-are-coming-to-google-tv</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/more-gemini-features-are-coming-to-google-tv</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google TV just got more Gemini features, including the ability to transform photos and videos with tools Nano Banana and Veo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>More, Gemini, features, are, coming, Google</media:keywords>
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<title>Colby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100M to train its models for war: We visited its bootcamp</title>
<link>https://block385.com/colby-adcocks-scout-ai-raises-100m-to-train-its-models-for-war-we-visited-its-bootcamp-6570</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/colby-adcocks-scout-ai-raises-100m-to-train-its-models-for-war-we-visited-its-bootcamp-6570</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We visited Scout AI&#039;s training ground where it&#039;s working on AI agents that can help individual soldiers control fleets of autonomous vehicles. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Colby, Adcock’s, Scout, raises, 100M, train, its, models, for, war:, visited, its, bootcamp</media:keywords>
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<title>Colby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100M to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp</title>
<link>https://block385.com/colby-adcocks-scout-ai-raises-100m-to-train-its-models-for-war-we-visited-its-bootcamp</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/colby-adcocks-scout-ai-raises-100m-to-train-its-models-for-war-we-visited-its-bootcamp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We visited Scout AI&#039;s training ground where it&#039;s working on AI agents that can help individual soldiers control fleets of autonomous vehicles. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Colby, Adcock’s, Scout, raises, 100M, train, its, models, for, war., visited, its, bootcamp</media:keywords>
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<title>Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field</title>
<link>https://block385.com/firestorm-labs-raises-82m-to-take-drone-factories-into-the-field</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/firestorm-labs-raises-82m-to-take-drone-factories-into-the-field</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A defense startup just raised $82 million to put drone factories inside shipping containers and bring manufacturing to the front lines. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firestorm, Labs, raises, 82M, take, drone, factories, into, the, field</media:keywords>
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<title>Meet Shapes, the app bringing humans and AI into the same group chats</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meet-shapes-the-app-bringing-humans-and-ai-into-the-same-group-chats</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meet-shapes-the-app-bringing-humans-and-ai-into-the-same-group-chats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meet, Shapes, the, app, bringing, humans, and, into, the, same, group, chats</media:keywords>
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<title>Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/coby-adcocks-scout-ai-raises-100-million-to-train-its-models-for-war-we-visited-its-bootcamp</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/coby-adcocks-scout-ai-raises-100-million-to-train-its-models-for-war-we-visited-its-bootcamp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We visited Scout AI&#039;s training ground where it&#039;s working on AI agents that give individual soldiers control of  fleets of autonomous vehicles. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Coby, Adcock’s, Scout, raises, 100, million, train, its, models, for, war., visited, its, bootcamp.</media:keywords>
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<title>At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship</title>
<link>https://block385.com/at-his-openai-trial-musk-relitigates-an-old-friendship</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/at-his-openai-trial-musk-relitigates-an-old-friendship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s a story Musk has told before -- in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk -- but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>his, OpenAI, trial, Musk, relitigates, old, friendship</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-is-already-offering-new-openai-products-on-aws</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-is-already-offering-new-openai-products-on-aws</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, already, offering, new, OpenAI, products, AWS</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon launches an AI&#45;powered audio Q&amp;amp;A experience on product pages</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-launches-an-ai-powered-audio-qa-experience-on-product-pages</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-launches-an-ai-powered-audio-qa-experience-on-product-pages</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amazon&#039;s new &quot;Join the chat&quot; feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, launches, AI-powered, audio, Q&amp;A, experience, product, pages</media:keywords>
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<title>Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-expands-pentagons-access-to-its-ai-after-anthropics-refusal</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-expands-pentagons-access-to-its-ai-after-anthropics-refusal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, expands, Pentagon’s, access, its, after, Anthropic’s, refusal</media:keywords>
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<title>Lovable launches its vibe&#45;coding app on iOS and Android</title>
<link>https://block385.com/lovable-launches-its-vibe-coding-app-on-ios-and-android</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/lovable-launches-its-vibe-coding-app-on-ios-and-android</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lovable, launches, its, vibe-coding, app, iOS, and, Android</media:keywords>
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<title>YouTube is testing an AI&#45;powered search feature that shows guided answers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/youtube-is-testing-an-ai-powered-search-feature-that-shows-guided-answers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/youtube-is-testing-an-ai-powered-search-feature-that-shows-guided-answers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ YouTube is rolling out the new AI search feature to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on an opt-in basis. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>YouTube, testing, AI-powered, search, feature, that, shows, guided, answers</media:keywords>
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<title>Otter’s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools</title>
<link>https://block385.com/otters-new-feature-lets-users-search-across-their-enterprise-tools</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/otters-new-feature-lets-users-search-across-their-enterprise-tools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Otter is also releasing a new Windows app that can capture meeting notes without joining one ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Otter’s, new, feature, lets, users, search, across, their, enterprise, tools</media:keywords>
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<title>BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind&#45;reading’ tech for consumer wearables</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bci-startup-neurable-looks-to-license-its-mind-reading-tech-for-consumer-wearables</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bci-startup-neurable-looks-to-license-its-mind-reading-tech-for-consumer-wearables</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup specializes in &quot;non-invasive&quot; &quot;mind-reading&quot; tech—a kind of neural data collection that, its CEO hopes, will have all sorts of consumer applications. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>BCI, startup, Neurable, looks, license, its, ‘mind-reading’, tech, for, consumer, wearables</media:keywords>
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<title>Red Hat’s OpenClaw maintainer just made enterprise Claw deployments a lot safer</title>
<link>https://block385.com/red-hats-openclaw-maintainer-just-made-enterprise-claw-deployments-a-lot-safer</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/red-hats-openclaw-maintainer-just-made-enterprise-claw-deployments-a-lot-safer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tank OS puts OpenClaw AI agents into a container that let&#039;s it run reliably and more safely, especially for those running fleets of them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Red, Hat’s, OpenClaw, maintainer, just, made, enterprise, Claw, deployments, lot, safer</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-are-going-to-court-over-openais-future</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-are-going-to-court-over-openais-future</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences. Ahead of OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, the court could rule on whether the company is allowed to exist as a for-profit enterprise and might even oust… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:00:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, and, Sam, Altman, are, going, court, over, OpenAI’s, future</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon deal</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-ends-microsoft-legal-peril-over-its-50b-amazon-deal</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-ends-microsoft-legal-peril-over-its-50b-amazon-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI has won major concessions from its largest shareholder, Microsoft, that will allow it to sell products on AWS, while Microsoft get more cash in a revenue-share agreement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, ends, Microsoft, legal, peril, over, its, 50B, Amazon, deal</media:keywords>
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<title>The missing step between hype and profit</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-missing-step-between-hype-and-profit</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-missing-step-between-hype-and-profit</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 February, I picked up a flyer at an anti-AI march in London. I can’t say for sure whether or not its writers meant to riff on South Park’s underpants gnomes. But… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, missing, step, between, hype, and, profit</media:keywords>
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<title>Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch</title>
<link>https://block385.com/investors-back-skyes-ai-home-screen-app-for-iphone-ahead-of-launch</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/investors-back-skyes-ai-home-screen-app-for-iphone-ahead-of-launch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Skye&#039;s new AI app attracted investors before it even launched — a sign of interest in a more AI-aware iPhone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Investors, back, Skye’s, home, screen, app, for, iPhone, ahead, launch</media:keywords>
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<title>DeepMind’s David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data</title>
<link>https://block385.com/deepminds-david-silver-just-raised-11b-to-build-an-ai-that-learns-without-human-data</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/deepminds-david-silver-just-raised-11b-to-build-an-ai-that-learns-without-human-data</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ineffable Intelligence, a British AI lab founded a mere few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion in funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DeepMind’s, David, Silver, just, raised, 1.1B, build, that, learns, without, human, data</media:keywords>
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<title>China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months&#45;long probe</title>
<link>https://block385.com/china-blocks-metas-2b-manus-deal-after-months-long-probe</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/china-blocks-metas-2b-manus-deal-after-months-long-probe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into AI agents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China, blocks, Meta’s, 2B, Manus, deal, after, months-long, probe</media:keywords>
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<title>Rebuilding the data stack for AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/rebuilding-the-data-stack-for-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/rebuilding-the-data-stack-for-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Artificial intelligence may be dominating boardroom agendas, but many enterprises are discovering that the biggest obstacle to meaningful adoption is the state of their data. While consumer-facing AI tools have dazzled users with speed and ease, enterprise leaders are discovering that deploying AI at scale requires something far less glamorous but far more consequential: data… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>China vetoes Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months&#45;long probe</title>
<link>https://block385.com/china-vetoes-metas-2b-manus-deal-after-months-long-probe</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/china-vetoes-metas-2b-manus-deal-after-months-long-probe</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into AI agents. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China, vetoes, Meta’s, 2B, Manus, deal, after, months-long, probe</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The phone could go in mass production in 2028, an analyst says. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, could, making, phone, with, agents, replacing, apps</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-inks-deal-for-solar-power-at-night-beamed-from-space</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-inks-deal-for-solar-power-at-night-beamed-from-space</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Overview Energy&#039;s first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, inks, deal, for, solar, power, night, beamed, from, space</media:keywords>
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<title>To buy this Bay Area home, you’ll need Anthropic equity</title>
<link>https://block385.com/to-buy-this-bay-area-home-youll-need-anthropic-equity</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/to-buy-this-bay-area-home-youll-need-anthropic-equity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Someone’s offering an unusual deal for a 13-acre property in Mill Valley, just north of South Francisco. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>buy, this, Bay, Area, home, you’ll, need, Anthropic, equity</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic created a test marketplace for agent&#45;on&#45;agent commerce</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-created-a-test-marketplace-for-agent-on-agent-commerce</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-created-a-test-marketplace-for-agent-on-agent-commerce</guid>
<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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, created, test, marketplace, for, agent-on-agent, commerce</media:keywords>
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<title>Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium</title>
<link>https://block385.com/maines-governor-vetoes-data-center-moratorium</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/maines-governor-vetoes-data-center-moratorium</guid>
<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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Maine’s, governor, vetoes, data, center, moratorium</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-ceo-apologizes-to-tumbler-ridge-community</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-ceo-apologizes-to-tumbler-ridge-community</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, CEO, apologizes, Tumbler, Ridge, community</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Cohere is merging with Aleph Alpha</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-cohere-is-merging-with-aleph-alpha</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-cohere-is-merging-with-aleph-alpha</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Why, Cohere, merging, with, Aleph, Alpha</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple under Ternus: what comes next for the tech giant’s hardware strategy</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-under-ternus-what-comes-next-for-the-tech-giants-hardware-strategy</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-under-ternus-what-comes-next-for-the-tech-giants-hardware-strategy</guid>
<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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, under, Ternus:, what, comes, next, for, the, tech, giant’s, hardware, strategy</media:keywords>
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<title>Why Tokyo is the most important tech destination of 2026</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-tokyo-is-the-most-important-tech-destination-of-2026</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-tokyo-is-the-most-important-tech-destination-of-2026</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Why, Tokyo, the, most, important, tech, destination, 2026</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/three-reasons-why-deepseeks-new-model-matters</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/metas-loss-is-thinking-machines-gain</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Meta’s, loss, Thinking, Machines’, gain</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/comfyui-hits-500m-valuation-as-creators-seek-more-control-over-ai-generated-media</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>ComfyUI, hits, 500M, valuation, creators, seek, more, control, over, AI-generated, media</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-to-invest-up-to-40b-in-anthropic-in-cash-and-compute</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Google, invest, 40B, Anthropic, cash, and, compute</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/apples-new-ceo-and-why-elon-musk-wants-to-buy-cursor-for-60b</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/tim-cook-is-stepping-down-whathappensto-applenow</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Tim, Cook, stepping, down., What happens to, Apple now</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/marked-up-mac-minis-flood-ebay-amid-shortages-driven-by-ai</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/deepseek-previews-new-ai-model-that-closes-the-gap-with-frontier-models</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>DeepSeek, previews, new, model, that, ‘closes, the, gap’, with, frontier, models</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/nothing-introduces-an-ai-powered-dictation-tool</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/uber-cto-praveen-neppalli-naga-joins-stacked-strictlyvc-sf-lineup-for-april-30-event</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Uber, CTO, Praveen, Neppalli, Naga, joins, stacked, StrictlyVC, lineup, for, April, event</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-another-wild-turn-for-ai-chips-meta-signs-deal-for-millions-of-amazon-ai-cpus</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/bret-taylors-sierra-buys-yc-backed-ai-startup-fragment</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Bret, Taylor’s, Sierra, buys, YC-backed, startup, Fragment</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/meet-noscroll-an-ai-bot-that-does-your-doomscrolling-for-you</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-releases-gpt-55-bringing-company-one-step-closer-to-an-ai-super-app</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/era-raises-11m-to-build-a-software-platform-for-ai-gadgets</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-galaxy-hunters-are-adding-to-the-global-gpu-crunch</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/another-customer-of-troubled-startup-delve-suffered-a-big-security-incident</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/grab-a-ticket-today-the-first-strictlyvc-of-2026-kicks-off-in-just-a-week-in-san-francisco</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/beehiiv-rolls-out-new-creator-tools-including-webinars-and-customizable-paywalls</guid>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/tesla-just-increased-its-spending-plan-to-25b-heres-where-the-money-is-going</guid>
<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<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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<item>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/apples-john-ternus-will-run-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-companies-the-job-is-a-minefield</guid>
<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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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple’s, John, Ternus, will, run, one, the, world’s, most, powerful, companies, the, job, minefield</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-research-lab-neocognition-lands-40m-seed-to-build-agents-that-learn-like-humans</guid>
<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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>research, lab, NeoCognition, lands, 40M, seed, build, agents, that, learn, like, humans</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altman-throws-shade-at-anthropics-cyber-model-mythos-fear-based-marketing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI industry&#039;s mudslinging continues. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman, throws, shade, Anthropic’s, cyber, model, Mythos:, ‘fear-based, marketing’</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/chatgpts-new-images-20-model-is-surprisingly-good-at-generating-text</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>ChatGPT’s, new, Images, 2.0, model, surprisingly, good, generating, text</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Building, agent-first, governance, and, security</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-dungeon-maker-latitude-unveils-voyage-a-platform-for-creating-ai-powered-rpgs</guid>
<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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Dungeon, maker, Latitude, unveils, Voyage, platform, for, creating, AI-powered, RPGs</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<media:keywords>Clarifai, deletes, million, photos, that, OkCupid, provided, train, facial, recognition, AI, report, says</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<media:keywords>Chinese, tech, workers, are, starting, train, their, doubles—and, pushing, back</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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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<item>
<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>
<media:keywords>Bond, new, social, media, platform, wants, use, help, you, kick, your, doomscrolling, habit</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>GRAI, believes, can, make, music, more, social, not, replace, artists</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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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<item>
<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>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, takes, 5B, from, Amazon, and, pledges, 100B, cloud, spending, return</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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>
<media:keywords>NSA, spies, are, reportedly, using, Anthropic’s, Mythos, despite, Pentagon, feud</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>CEO, and, CFO, suddenly, depart, nuclear, power, upstart, Fermi</media:keywords>
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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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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Chinese, tech, workers, are, starting, train, their, doubles–and, pushing, back</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Palantir, posts, mini-manifesto, denouncing, inclusivity, and, ‘regressive’, cultures</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, Mobility:, Uber, enters, its, assetmaxxing, era</media:keywords>
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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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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tesla, brings, its, robotaxi, service, Dallas, and, Houston</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>chip, startup, Cerebras, files, for, IPO</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, relationship, with, the, Trump, administration, seems, thawing</media:keywords>
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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>
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<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>
<media:keywords>Kevin, Weil, and, Bill, Peebles, exit, OpenAI, company, continues, shed, ‘side, quests’</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-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>
<media:keywords>‘Tokenmaxxing’, making, developers, less, productive, than, they, think</media:keywords>
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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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