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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>
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<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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<title>The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning</title>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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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>
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<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>
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<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>
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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</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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
<media:keywords>Adaption, aims, big, with, AutoScientist, tool, that, helps, models, train, themselves</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Poppy, debuts, proactive, assistant, help, organize, your, digital, life</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, warns, investors, against, secondary, platforms, offering, access, its, shares</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Musk, mulled, handing, OpenAI, his, children, Altman, testifies</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Google’s, ‘Create, Widget’, feature, will, let, you, vibe, code, your, own, widgets</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>The, legal, services, industry, heating, up., Anthropic, getting, the, action.</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Dessn, raises, 6M, for, its, production, focused, design, tool</media:keywords>
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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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<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>
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<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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. 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>
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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>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-says-evil-portrayals-of-ai-were-responsible-for-claudes-blackmail-attempts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Get ready for the whisper&#45;filled office of the future</title>
<link>https://block385.com/get-ready-for-the-whisper-filled-office-of-the-future</link>
<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>
<link>https://block385.com/were-feeling-cynical-about-xais-big-deal-with-anthropic</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/were-feeling-cynical-about-xais-big-deal-with-anthropic</guid>
<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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>We’re, feeling, cynical, about, xAI’s, big, deal, with, Anthropic</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</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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Voice, India, hard., Wispr, Flow, betting, anyway.</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/so-youve-heard-these-ai-terms-and-nodded-along-lets-fix-that</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/nvidia-has-already-committed-40b-to-equity-ai-deals-this-year</guid>
<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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<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 04:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<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>
<guid>https://block385.com/laid-off-oracle-workers-tried-to-negotiate-better-severance-oracle-said-no</guid>
<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>
<media:keywords>Laid-off, Oracle, workers, tried, negotiate, better, severance., Oracle, said, no. </media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Intel’s, comeback, story, even, wilder, than, seems</media:keywords>
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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>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-introduces-new-trusted-contact-safeguard-for-cases-of-possible-self-harm</guid>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Spotify-AI-DJ-Header.jpg" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/barry-diller.jpg" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<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>
<link>https://block385.com/pennsylvania-sues-characterai-after-a-chatbot-allegedly-posed-as-a-doctor</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/pennsylvania-sues-characterai-after-a-chatbot-allegedly-posed-as-a-doctor</guid>
<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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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Pennsylvania, sues, Character.AI, after, chatbot, allegedly, posed, doctor</media:keywords>
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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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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ElevenLabs, lists, BlackRock, Jamie, Foxx, and, Eva, Longoria, new, investors</media:keywords>
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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>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, releases, GPT-5.5, Instant, new, default, model, for, ChatGPT</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Etsy, launches, its, app, within, ChatGPT, continues, its, push</media:keywords>
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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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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
<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>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, only, expert, witness, the, OpenAI, trial, fears, AGI, arms, race</media:keywords>
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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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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Week, one, the, Musk, Altman, trial:, What, was, like, the, room</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, only, expert, witness, the, OpenAI, trial, fears, AGI, arms, race</media:keywords>
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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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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sierra, raises, 950M, the, race, own, enterprise, gets, serious</media:keywords>
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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>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk, sent, ominous, texts, Greg, Brockman, Sam, Altman, after, asking, for, settlement, OpenAI, claims</media:keywords>
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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>
<guid>https://block385.com/5-days-only-bring-apartner-orcolleague-and-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</guid>
<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>
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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>
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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>
<media:keywords>Rebuilding, the, data, stack, for</media:keywords>
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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>
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<title>Nothing introduces an AI&#45;powered dictation tool</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nothing-introduces-an-ai-powered-dictation-tool</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nothing&#039;s new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event</title>
<link>https://block385.com/uber-cto-praveen-neppalli-naga-joins-stacked-strictlyvc-sf-lineup-for-april-30-event</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join the rest of the lineup to discuss operating at scale in the age of AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-another-wild-turn-for-ai-chips-meta-signs-deal-for-millions-of-amazon-ai-cpus</link>
<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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<item>
<title>AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This start&#45;up wants to figure out which ones matter.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-is-spitting-out-more-potential-drugs-than-ever-this-start-up-wants-to-figure-out-which-ones-matter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-is-spitting-out-more-potential-drugs-than-ever-this-start-up-wants-to-figure-out-which-ones-matter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/10xScience_Team_Picture_1.png" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<title>SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60-billion</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spacex-is-working-with-cursor-and-has-an-option-to-buy-the-startup-for-60-billion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Only Elon would do this before an IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>SpaceX, working, with, Cursor, and, has, option, buy, the, startup, for, 60, billion</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims</title>
<link>https://block385.com/unauthorized-group-has-gained-access-to-anthropics-exclusive-cyber-tool-mythos-report-claims</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/unauthorized-group-has-gained-access-to-anthropics-exclusive-cyber-tool-mythos-report-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Unauthorized, group, has, gained, access, Anthropic’s, exclusive, cyber, tool, Mythos, report, claims</media:keywords>
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<item>
<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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<item>
<title>Humanoid data</title>
<link>https://block385.com/humanoid-data</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/humanoid-data</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I was recently invited to join an app that would pay me cryptocurrency to film myself doing tasks like putting food into a bowl, microwaving it, and then taking it out. Another website suggested I try a new game in which I’d remotely control a robotic arm in Shenzhen, China, as it completed puzzles and… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Humanoid, data</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Weaponized deepfakes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/weaponized-deepfakes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/weaponized-deepfakes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For years, experts have warned that deepfakes—AI-generated videos, images, or audio recordings of people doing or saying things they haven’t actually done in real life—could be deployed in malicious ways.  These dangers are now here. Improvements in deepfake technology, and the widespread availability of easy-to-use and cheap (or free) generative models, have made it easier… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Weaponized, deepfakes</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>World models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/world-models</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/world-models</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI systems have already gained impressive mastery over the digital world, but the physical world is still humanity’s domain. As it turns out, building an AI system that can compose a novel or code an app is far easier than developing one that can fold laundry or navigate a city street. To get there, many… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, models</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Supercharged scams</title>
<link>https://block385.com/supercharged-scams</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/supercharged-scams</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, it opened people’s eyes to how easily generative AI could churn out vast amounts of human-seeming text from simple prompts. This quickly caught the attention of criminals, who soon began using large language models to produce malicious emails—both the untargeted spam kind and more sophisticated,… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Supercharged, scams</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>LLMs+</title>
<link>https://block385.com/llms</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/llms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When ChatGPT launched as an experimental prototype in late 2022, OpenAI’s chatbot became an everyday everything app for hundreds of millions of people. LLMs like ChatGPT were the new future: The entire tech industry was consumed by the inferno, with companies racing to spin up rival products. The ashes of the old tech world still… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LLMs</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>China’s open&#45;source bet</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chinas-open-source-bet</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chinas-open-source-bet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Silicon Valley AI companies follow a familiar playbook: Keep the secret sauce behind an API, and charge for every drop. China’s leading AI labs are playing a different game: They ship models as downloadable “open-weight” packages. This lets developers adapt the models and run them on their own hardware to build products without negotiating a… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China’s, open-source, bet</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Resistance</title>
<link>https://block385.com/resistance</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/resistance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Turns out not everyone wants to live in the future that AI companies are building. People from all walks of life are speaking out against rising electricity bills from data centers, disappearing jobs, chatbots’ impact on teen mental health, the military’s use of AI, and copyright infringement—among other concerns.  This anti-AI movement is taking shape… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Resistance</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Artificial scientists</title>
<link>https://block385.com/artificial-scientists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/artificial-scientists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI companies frequently invoke the possibility of AI-enabled scientific discovery as a justification for their existence: If the technology eventually cures cancer and solves climate change, then all the carbon emissions and slop videos will have been well worth it.  Already, LLMs can assist scientists in all sorts of ways. They can point people to… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Artificial, scientists</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Agent orchestration</title>
<link>https://block385.com/agent-orchestration</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/agent-orchestration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When people say AI will speed up drug development or fear that it will bring about mass layoffs, what they have in mind—whether they know it or not—are AI agents. ChatGPT made large language models a mass consumer product. But to change the world, AI needs to do more than just talk back: It needs… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Agent, orchestration</media:keywords>
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<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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<item>
<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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<item>
<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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<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</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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<item>
<title>The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-app-store-is-booming-again-and-ai-may-be-why</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-app-store-is-booming-again-and-ai-may-be-why</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, App, Store, booming, again, and, may, why</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altmans-project-world-looks-to-scale-its-human-verification-empire-first-stop-tinder</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altmans-project-world-looks-to-scale-its-human-verification-empire-first-stop-tinder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman’s, project, World, looks, scale, its, human, verification, empire., First, stop:, Tinder.</media:keywords>
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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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<item>
<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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<title>How robots learn: A brief, contemporary history</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-robots-learn-a-brief-contemporary-history</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-robots-learn-a-brief-contemporary-history</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Roboticists used to dream big but build small. They’d hope to match or exceed the extraordinary complexity of the human body, and then they’d spend their career refining robotic arms for auto plants. Aim for C-3P0; end up with the Roomba.  The real ambition for many of these researchers was the robot of science fiction—one… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, robots, learn:, brief, contemporary, history</media:keywords>
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<title>Luma launches AI&#45;powered production studio with faith&#45;focused Wonder Project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/luma-launches-ai-powered-production-studio-with-faith-focused-wonder-project</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/luma-launches-ai-powered-production-studio-with-faith-focused-wonder-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The studio&#039;s first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Luma, launches, AI-powered, production, studio, with, faith-focused, Wonder, Project</media:keywords>
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<title>Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises</title>
<link>https://block385.com/factory-hits-15b-valuation-to-build-ai-coding-for-enterprises</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/factory-hits-15b-valuation-to-build-ai-coding-for-enterprises</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Factory, hits, 1.5B, valuation, build, coding, for, enterprises</media:keywords>
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<title>Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report</title>
<link>https://block385.com/upscale-ai-in-talks-to-raise-at-2b-valuation-says-report</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/upscale-ai-in-talks-to-raise-at-2b-valuation-says-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Upscale, talks, raise, 2B, valuation, says, report</media:keywords>
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<title>Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught</title>
<link>https://block385.com/physical-intelligence-a-hot-robotics-startup-says-its-new-robot-brain-can-figure-out-tasks-it-was-never-taught</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/physical-intelligence-a-hot-robotics-startup-says-its-new-robot-brain-can-figure-out-tasks-it-was-never-taught</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Physical, Intelligence, hot, robotics, startup, says, its, new, robot, brain, can, figure, out, tasks, was, never, taught</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed&#45;up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-takes-aim-at-anthropic-with-beefed-up-codex-that-gives-it-more-power-over-your-desktop</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-takes-aim-at-anthropic-with-beefed-up-codex-that-gives-it-more-power-over-your-desktop</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, takes, aim, Anthropic, with, beefed-up, Codex, that, gives, more, power, over, your, desktop</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-cpo-leaves-figmas-board-after-reports-he-will-offer-a-competing-product</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-cpo-leaves-figmas-board-after-reports-he-will-offer-a-competing-product</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Krieger&#039;s departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, CPO, leaves, Figma’s, board, after, reports, will, offer, competing, product</media:keywords>
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<title>Google now lets you explore the web side&#45;by&#45;side with AI Mode</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-now-lets-you-explore-the-web-side-by-side-with-ai-mode</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-now-lets-you-explore-the-web-side-by-side-with-ai-mode</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Now, when you&#039;re using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the webpage side-by-side with AI Mode. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, now, lets, you, explore, the, web, side-by-side, with, Mode</media:keywords>
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<title>Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games</title>
<link>https://block385.com/robloxs-ai-assistant-gets-new-agentic-tools-to-plan-build-and-test-games</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/robloxs-ai-assistant-gets-new-agentic-tools-to-plan-build-and-test-games</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new new tools are designed to help creators throughout the entire development process. ]]></description>
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<title>InsightFinder raises $15M to help companies figure out where AI agents go wrong</title>
<link>https://block385.com/insightfinder-raises-15m-to-help-companies-figure-out-where-ai-agents-go-wrong</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/insightfinder-raises-15m-to-help-companies-figure-out-where-ai-agents-go-wrong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to CEO Helen Gu, the biggest problem facing the industry today is not just monitoring and diagnosing where AI models go wrong, it&#039;s diagnosing how the entire tech stack operates now that AI is a part of it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1, and it’s boosting their revenue too</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-traffic-to-us-retailers-rose-393-in-q1-and-its-boosting-their-revenue-too</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-traffic-to-us-retailers-rose-393-in-q1-and-its-boosting-their-revenue-too</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adobe says AI traffic to U.S. retail sites also jumped 269% in March, with visitors converting better and generating more revenue than non-AI shoppers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Meta raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices due to RAM shortage</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-raises-quest-3-and-quest-3s-prices-due-to-ram-shortage</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-raises-quest-3-and-quest-3s-prices-due-to-ram-shortage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Starting April 19, the price of the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) and Meta Quest 3S (256GB) will go up by $50 to $349.99 and $449.99, respectively. The price of the Meta Quest 3 is going up by $100 to $599.99. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, raises, Quest, and, Quest, prices, due, RAM, shortage</media:keywords>
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<title>Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-is-now-targeting-bad-ads-over-bad-actors</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google blocked 8.3 billion ads in 2025 but suspended fewer advertisers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, now, targeting, bad, ads, over, bad, actors</media:keywords>
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<title>Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster</title>
<link>https://block385.com/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Runway, CEO, says, could, help, Hollywood, make, films, instead, one, 100M, blockbuster</media:keywords>
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<title>Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-having-humans-in-the-loop-in-an-ai-war-is-an-illusion</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-having-humans-in-the-loop-in-an-ai-war-is-an-illusion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This debate has become urgent, with AI playing a bigger role than ever before in the current conflict with Iran. AI is no longer just helping humans analyze intelligence. It is now an… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, having, “humans, the, loop”, war, illusion</media:keywords>
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<title>Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer</title>
<link>https://block385.com/treating-enterprise-ai-as-an-operating-layer</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/treating-enterprise-ai-as-an-operating-layer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks foundation models and benchmarks — GPT versus Gemini, reasoning scores, and marginal capability gains. But in practice, the more durable advantage is structural: who owns the operating layer where intelligence is applied, governed,… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Treating, enterprise, operating, layer</media:keywords>
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<title>Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments</title>
<link>https://block385.com/making-ai-operational-in-constrained-public-sector-environments</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, government institutions face distinct constraints around security, governance, and operations that set them apart from their business counterparts. For this reason, purpose-built small language models (SLMs) offer a promising path to operationalize AI in… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Canva’s AI assistant can now call various tools to make designs for you</title>
<link>https://block385.com/canvas-ai-assistant-can-now-call-various-tools-to-make-designs-for-you</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/canvas-ai-assistant-can-now-call-various-tools-to-make-designs-for-you</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The latest version of Canva&#039;s AI assistant lets users create editable designs with text prompts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-simulation-startup-wants-to-be-the-cursor-for-physical-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-simulation-startup-wants-to-be-the-cursor-for-physical-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Antioch raised a $8.5 million seed round to create simulation tools for a new generation of robot builders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, simulation, startup, wants, the, Cursor, for, physical</media:keywords>
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<title>DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/deepl-known-for-text-translation-now-wants-to-translate-your-voice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/deepl-known-for-text-translation-now-wants-to-translate-your-voice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ DeepL says its tech could be used for real-time translation with meeting tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>DeepL, known, for, text, translation, now, wants, translate, your, voice</media:keywords>
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<title>LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet</title>
<link>https://block385.com/linkedin-data-shows-ai-isnt-to-blame-for-hiring-decline-yet</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ LinkedIn says hiring is down 20% since 2022, but blames higher interest rates — not AI — for the slowdown. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>LinkedIn, data, shows, isn’t, blame, for, hiring, decline…, yet</media:keywords>
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<title>AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-learning-app-gizmo-levels-up-with-13m-users-and-a-22m-investment</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-learning-app-gizmo-levels-up-with-13m-users-and-a-22m-investment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has attracted more than 13 million users and just secured $22 million in Series A funding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel&#45;backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers</title>
<link>https://block385.com/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media accountability works. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-a-native-gemini-app-for-mac</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-rolls-out-a-native-gemini-app-for-mac</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they&#039;re looking at in the moment, including local files. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, rolls, out, native, Gemini, app, for, Mac</media:keywords>
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<title>The musician&#45;turned&#45;biotech&#45;founder waiting to fundraise</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-musician-turned-biotech-founderwaiting-to-fundraise</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc got COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution. What he quickly found out? You can’t just write a check in biotech. Regulators require a commercialization plan, and philanthropy doesn’t move science through clinical trials or get you a license on university IP. Now, he’s bootstrapping a cancer drug platform targeting pancreatic cancer, a disease that […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:07 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting, fundraise</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/hightouch-reaches-100m-arr-fueled-by-marketing-tools-powered-by-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The startup says it grew its ARR by $70 million in just 20 months after launching an AI agent platform for marketers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:30:06 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>India’s vibe&#45;coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw&#45;like AI agent space</title>
<link>https://block385.com/indias-vibe-coding-startup-emergent-enters-openclaw-like-ai-agent-space</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/indias-vibe-coding-startup-emergent-enters-openclaw-like-ai-agent-space</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Emergent&#039;s Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-sale-of-its-shoe-business-allbirds-pivots-to-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million</title>
<link>https://block385.com/gitar-a-startup-that-uses-agents-to-secure-code-emerges-from-stealth-with-9-million</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The company uses AI to review code that, more often than not these days, has also been generated by AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Reid Hoffman weighs in on the ‘tokenmaxxing’ debate</title>
<link>https://block385.com/reid-hoffman-weighs-in-on-the-tokenmaxxing-debate</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/reid-hoffman-weighs-in-on-the-tokenmaxxing-debate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reid Hoffman says tracking AI token use can gauge adoption, but cautions it should be paired with context and not treated as a direct productivity metric. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reid, Hoffman, weighs, the, ‘tokenmaxxing’, debate</media:keywords>
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<title>This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startup-is-betting-tokenmaxxing-will-create-the-next-compute-giant</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/this-startup-is-betting-tokenmaxxing-will-create-the-next-compute-giant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks</title>
<link>https://block385.com/adobes-new-firefly-ai-assistant-can-use-creative-cloud-apps-to-complete-tasks</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/adobes-new-firefly-ai-assistant-can-use-creative-cloud-apps-to-complete-tasks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adobe says the assistant can work across apps like Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express,  Illustrator and its other apps to do tasks for you. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Adobe’s, new, Firefly, assistant, can, use, Creative, Cloud, apps, complete, tasks</media:keywords>
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<title>Building trust in the AI era with privacy&#45;led UX</title>
<link>https://block385.com/building-trust-in-the-ai-era-with-privacy-led-ux</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/building-trust-in-the-ai-era-with-privacy-led-ux</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The practice of privacy-led user experience (UX) is a design philosophy that treats transparency around data collection and usage as an integral part of the customer relationship. An undertapped opportunity in digital marketing, privacy-led UX treats user consent not as a tick-box compliance exercise, but rather as the first overture in an ongoing customer relationship.… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-rise-is-giving-some-openai-investors-second-thoughts</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ One investor who has backed both companies told the FT that justifying OpenAI&#039;s recent round required assuming an IPO valuation of $1.2 trillion or more — making Anthropic&#039;s current $380 billion valuation look like the relative bargain. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, rise, giving, some, OpenAI, investors, second, thoughts</media:keywords>
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<title>Redefining the future of software engineering</title>
<link>https://block385.com/redefining-the-future-of-software-engineering</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/redefining-the-future-of-software-engineering</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which gradually made code accessible to developers and engineers everywhere. Second, the adoption of development operations (DevOps) and agile methodologies took software from siloed to collaborative development and from batch to continuous delivery. Now, a third such… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Anthropic co&#45;founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-co-founder-confirms-the-company-briefed-the-trump-administration-on-mythos</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-co-founder-confirms-the-company-briefed-the-trump-administration-on-mythos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an interview at the Semafor World Economy summit this week, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark explained why the company was still engaged with the U.S. government while simultaneously suing them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, co-founder, confirms, the, company, briefed, the, Trump, administration, Mythos</media:keywords>
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<title>Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-adds-ai-skills-to-chrome-to-help-you-save-favorite-workflows</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-adds-ai-skills-to-chrome-to-help-you-save-favorite-workflows</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on Gemini’s browser integration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, adds, Skills, Chrome, help, you, save, favorite, workflows</media:keywords>
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<title>In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together</title>
<link>https://block385.com/in-just-a-couple-weeks-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/in-just-a-couple-weeks-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it.

There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today! ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>just, couple, weeks, StrictlyVC, San, Francisco, brings, leaders, from, TDK, Ventures, Replit, and, more, together</media:keywords>
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<title>How vibe&#45;coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice-5854</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice-5854</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, vibe-coding, app, Anything, rebuilding, after, getting, booted, from, the, App, Store, twice</media:keywords>
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<title>Max Hodak’s Science Corp. is preparing to place its first sensor in a human brain</title>
<link>https://block385.com/max-hodaks-science-corp-is-preparing-to-place-its-first-sensor-in-a-human-brain</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/max-hodaks-science-corp-is-preparing-to-place-its-first-sensor-in-a-human-brain</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Human trials on the hybrid sensor are expected to begin in the years ahead. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Max, Hodak’s, Science, Corp., preparing, place, its, first, sensor, human, brain</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, vibe, coding, app, Anything, rebuilding, after, getting, booted, from, the, App, Store, twice</media:keywords>
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<title>Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-brings-its-gemini-personal-intelligence-feature-to-india</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-brings-its-gemini-personal-intelligence-feature-to-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, brings, its, Gemini, Personal, Intelligence, feature, India</media:keywords>
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<title>Coming soon: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now</title>
<link>https://block385.com/coming-soon-10-things-that-matter-in-ai-right-now</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/coming-soon-10-things-that-matter-in-ai-right-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Each year we compile our 10 Breakthrough Technologies list, featuring our educated predictions for which technologies will have the biggest impact on how we live and work. This year, however, we had a dilemma. While our final picks encompass all our core coverage areas (energy, AI, and biotech, plus a few more), our 2026 list… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Coming, soon:, Things, That, Matter, Right, Now</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, has, bought, personal, finance, startup, Hiro</media:keywords>
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<title>Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw&#45;like agent</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-is-working-on-yet-another-openclaw-like-agent</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/microsoft-is-working-on-yet-another-openclaw-like-agent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company has also previously introduced agents that are able to complete tasks, Cowork and Copilot Tasks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Microsoft, working, yet, another, OpenClaw-like, agent</media:keywords>
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<title>Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stanford, report, highlights, growing, disconnect, between, insiders, and, everyone, else</media:keywords>
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<title>Why opinion on AI is so divided</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-opinion-on-ai-is-so-divided</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-opinion-on-ai-is-so-divided</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In an industry that doesn’t stand still, Stanford’s AI Index, an annual roundup of key results and trends, is a chance to take a breath. (It’s a marathon, not a sprint, after… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, opinion, divided</media:keywords>
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<title>Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge</title>
<link>https://block385.com/vercel-ceo-guillermo-rauch-signals-ipo-readiness-as-ai-agents-fuel-revenue-surge</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/vercel-ceo-guillermo-rauch-signals-ipo-readiness-as-ai-agents-fuel-revenue-surge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The company is ready and getting more ready for every day,&quot; Rauch said about an IPO at HumanX conference. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Vercel, CEO, Guillermo, Rauch, signals, IPO, readiness, agents, fuel, revenue, surge</media:keywords>
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<title>Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/want-to-understand-the-current-state-of-ai-check-out-these-charts</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/want-to-understand-the-current-state-of-ai-check-out-these-charts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, AI’s annual report card, comes out today and cuts through some of that noise. … ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Want, understand, the, current, state, AI, Check, out, these, charts.</media:keywords>
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<title>The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-largest-orbital-compute-cluster-is-open-for-business</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-largest-orbital-compute-cluster-is-open-for-business</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kepler Communications is flying 40 GPUs in Earth orbit. And its latest customer is Sophia Space. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, largest, orbital, compute, cluster, open, for, business</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/apple-reportedly-testing-four-designs-for-upcoming-smart-glasses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/apple-reportedly-testing-four-designs-for-upcoming-smart-glasses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ These glasses are a step back from an ambitious plan that once called for Apple to launch a variety of mixed and augmented reality devices. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Apple, reportedly, testing, four, designs, for, upcoming, smart, glasses</media:keywords>
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<title>Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model</title>
<link>https://block385.com/trump-officials-may-be-encouraging-banks-to-test-anthropics-mythos-model</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/trump-officials-may-be-encouraging-banks-to-test-anthropics-mythos-model</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The report is particularly surprising since the Department of Defense recently declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, officials, may, encouraging, banks, test, Anthropic’s, Mythos, model</media:keywords>
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<title>At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude</title>
<link>https://block385.com/at-the-humanx-conference-everyone-was-talking-about-claude</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/at-the-humanx-conference-everyone-was-talking-about-claude</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic was the star of the show at San Francisco&#039;s AI-centric conference. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>the, HumanX, conference, everyone, was, talking, about, Claude</media:keywords>
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<title>From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms</title>
<link>https://block385.com/from-llms-to-hallucinations-heres-a-simple-guide-to-common-ai-terms</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/from-llms-to-hallucinations-heres-a-simple-guide-to-common-ai-terms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>From, LLMs, hallucinations, here’s, simple, guide, common, terms</media:keywords>
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<title>Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sam-altman-responds-to-incendiary-new-yorker-article-after-attack-on-his-home</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sam-altman-responds-to-incendiary-new-yorker-article-after-attack-on-his-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The OpenAI CEO&#039;s new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sam, Altman, responds, ‘incendiary’, New, Yorker, article, after, attack, his, home</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-temporarily-banned-openclaws-creator-from-accessing-claude</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-temporarily-banned-openclaws-creator-from-accessing-claude</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This ban took place after Claude&#039;s pricing changed for OpenClaw users last week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, temporarily, banned, OpenClaw’s, creator, from, accessing, Claude</media:keywords>
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<title>Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored her warnings</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stalking-victim-sues-openai-claims-chatgpt-fueled-her-abusers-delusions-and-ignored-her-warnings</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stalking-victim-sues-openai-claims-chatgpt-fueled-her-abusers-delusions-and-ignored-her-warnings</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI ignored three warnings that a ChatGPT user was dangerous — including its own mass-casualty flag — while he stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend, a new lawsuit alleges. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stalking, victim, sues, OpenAI, claims, ChatGPT, fueled, her, abuser’s, delusions, and, ignored, her, warnings</media:keywords>
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<title>TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it</title>
<link>https://block385.com/techcrunch-is-heading-to-tokyo-and-bringing-the-startup-battlefield-with-it</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/techcrunch-is-heading-to-tokyo-and-bringing-the-startup-battlefield-with-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SusHi Tech 2026 is zeroing in on four technology domains reshaping society: AI, Robotics, Resilience, and Entertainment. Expect live demos of humanoid robots, sessions on autonomous driving&#039;s software revolution, deep dives into cyber defense and climate tech, and candid conversations about how AI is rewriting the global music and anime industries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>TechCrunch, heading, Tokyo, —, and, bringing, the, Startup, Battlefield, with</media:keywords>
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<title>Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass</title>
<link>https://block385.com/last-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/last-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This is it. Tonight is your last chance to lock in savings of up to $500 for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass. These discounts end at 11:59 p.m. PT. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Last, hours:, Save, 500, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, pass</media:keywords>
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<title>ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan</title>
<link>https://block385.com/chatgpt-finally-offers-100month-pro-plan</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/chatgpt-finally-offers-100month-pro-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI announced on Thursday something that power users have been asking for: a $100/month plan. Previously subscriptions jumped from $20 to $200 per month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ChatGPT, finally, offers, 100month, Pro, plan</media:keywords>
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<title>Florida AG announces investigation into OpenAI over shooting that allegedly involved ChatGPT</title>
<link>https://block385.com/florida-ag-announces-investigation-into-openai-over-shooting-that-allegedly-involved-chatgpt</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/florida-ag-announces-investigation-into-openai-over-shooting-that-allegedly-involved-chatgpt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ChatGPT had reportedly been used to plan the attack that killed two and injured five at Florida State University last April. The family of one victim has said that they plan to sue OpenAI over the incident. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Florida, announces, investigation, into, OpenAI, over, shooting, that, allegedly, involved, ChatGPT</media:keywords>
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<title>After data breach, $10B&#45;valued startup Mercor is having a month</title>
<link>https://block385.com/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After falling victim to a hacker, Mercor is facing lawsuits and reportedly losing big-name customers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>After, data, breach, 10B-valued, startup, Mercor, having, month</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta AI app climbs to No. 5 on the App Store after Muse Spark launch</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-ai-app-climbs-to-no-5-on-the-app-store-after-muse-spark-launch</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-ai-app-climbs-to-no-5-on-the-app-store-after-muse-spark-launch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The app was ranking No. 57 on the App Store just before Meta AI&#039;s new model launched. Now it&#039;s No. 5 — and rising. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, app, climbs, No., the, App, Store, after, Muse, Spark, launch</media:keywords>
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<title>Is Anthropic limiting the release of Mythos to protect the internet — or Anthropic?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/is-anthropic-limiting-the-release-of-mythos-to-protect-the-internet-or-anthropic</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/is-anthropic-limiting-the-release-of-mythos-to-protect-the-internet-or-anthropic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Are real cybersecurity concerns a cover for a bigger problem at the frontier lab? ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google and Intel deepen AI infrastructure partnership</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-and-intel-deepen-ai-infrastructure-partnership</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-and-intel-deepen-ai-infrastructure-partnership</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two tech giants are looking to co-develop custom chips, at a time when demand for CPUs is high due to a growing global shortage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, and, Intel, deepen, infrastructure, partnership</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Sierra’s Bret Taylor says the era of clicking buttons is over</title>
<link>https://block385.com/sierras-bret-taylor-says-the-era-of-clicking-buttons-is-over</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/sierras-bret-taylor-says-the-era-of-clicking-buttons-is-over</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Co-founder of Sierra predicts that AI agents will make software interfaces obsolete. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sierra’s, Bret, Taylor, says, the, era, clicking, buttons, over</media:keywords>
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<title>Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket</title>
<link>https://block385.com/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 go up again. Miss this, and you’ll be paying more for the same access to one of the most anticipated tech epicenters of the year. Register now to lock in these savings. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:05 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Final, days, save, 500, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, ticket</media:keywords>
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<title>Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter</title>
<link>https://block385.com/amazon-ceo-takes-aim-at-nvidia-intel-starlink-more-in-annual-shareholder-letter</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/amazon-ceo-takes-aim-at-nvidia-intel-starlink-more-in-annual-shareholder-letter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Andy Jassy&#039;s annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amazon, CEO, takes, aim, Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more, annual, shareholder, letter</media:keywords>
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<title>Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poke-makes-using-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poke-makes-using-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poke, makes, using, agents, easy, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Poke makes AI agents as easy to use as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-to-use-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-to-use-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poke, makes, agents, easy, use, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>AI agent Poke makes setting up automations as easy as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-agent-poke-makes-setting-up-automations-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-agent-poke-makes-setting-up-automations-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>agent, Poke, makes, setting, automations, easy, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text</title>
<link>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/poke-makes-ai-agents-as-easy-as-sending-a-text</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Poke, makes, agents, easy, sending, text</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict</title>
<link>https://block385.com/aws-boss-explains-why-investing-billions-in-both-anthropic-and-openai-is-an-ok-conflict</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/aws-boss-explains-why-investing-billions-in-both-anthropic-and-openai-is-an-ok-conflict</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>AWS, boss, explains, why, investing, billions, both, Anthropic, and, OpenAI, conflict</media:keywords>
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<title>Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT</title>
<link>https://block385.com/tubi-is-the-first-streamer-to-launch-a-native-app-within-chatgpt</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/tubi-is-the-first-streamer-to-launch-a-native-app-within-chatgpt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tubi, the, first, streamer, launch, native, app, within, ChatGPT</media:keywords>
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<title>Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support</title>
<link>https://block385.com/astropads-workbench-reimagines-remote-desktop-for-ai-agents-not-it-support</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/astropads-workbench-reimagines-remote-desktop-for-ai-agents-not-it-support</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Astropad’s, Workbench, reimagines, remote, desktop, for, agents, not, support</media:keywords>
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<title>Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won’t hit a wall anytime soon—here’s why</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mustafa-suleyman-ai-development-wont-hit-a-wall-anytime-soonheres-why</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mustafa-suleyman-ai-development-wont-hit-a-wall-anytime-soonheres-why</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ We evolved for a linear world. If you walk for an hour, you cover a certain distance. Walk for two hours and you cover double that distance. This intuition served us well on the savannah. But it catastrophically fails when confronting AI and the core exponential trends at its heart. From the time I began… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mustafa, Suleyman:, development, won’t, hit, wall, anytime, soon—here’s, why</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-releases-a-new-safety-blueprint-to-address-the-rise-in-child-sexual-exploitation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-releases-a-new-safety-blueprint-to-address-the-rise-in-child-sexual-exploitation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, releases, new, safety, blueprint, address, the, rise, child, sexual, exploitation</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Databricks co&#45;founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/databricks-co-founder-wins-prestigious-acm-award-says-agi-is-here-already</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/databricks-co-founder-wins-prestigious-acm-award-says-agi-is-here-already</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he&#039;s working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Databricks, co-founder, wins, prestigious, ACM, award, says, ‘AGI, here, already’</media:keywords>
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<title>Final 3 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass</title>
<link>https://block385.com/final3days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/final3days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until April 10, 11:59 p.m. PT. Secure your spot at the center of the tech ecosystem. Register here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Final 3 days, save, 500, your, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, pass</media:keywords>
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<title>Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third&#45;party agents in Confluence</title>
<link>https://block385.com/atlassian-launches-visualai-toolsand-third-party-agentsin-confluence</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/atlassian-launches-visualai-toolsand-third-party-agentsin-confluence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Confluence users can now create visual assets within the software in addition to new third-party agents working with Lovable, Replit, and Gamma. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Atlassian, launches, visual AI, tools and, third-party, agents in, Confluence</media:keywords>
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<title>I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee</title>
<link>https://block385.com/i-cant-help-rooting-for-tiny-open-source-ai-model-maker-arcee</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/i-cant-help-rooting-for-tiny-open-source-ai-model-maker-arcee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it&#039;s gaining popularity with OpenClaw users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>can’t, help, rooting, for, tiny, open, source, model, maker, Arcee</media:keywords>
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<title>Firmus, the ‘Southgate’ AI data center builder backed by Nvidia, hits $5.5B valuation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/firmus-the-southgate-ai-data-center-builder-backed-by-nvidia-hits-55b-valuation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/firmus-the-southgate-ai-data-center-builder-backed-by-nvidia-hits-55b-valuation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nvidia-backed Asia AI data center provider Firmus has now raised $1.35 billion in six months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Firmus, the, ‘Southgate’, data, center, builder, backed, Nvidia, hits, 5.5B, valuation</media:keywords>
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<title>Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/intel-signs-on-to-elon-musks-terafab-chips-project</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/intel-signs-on-to-elon-musks-terafab-chips-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Intel, signs, Elon, Musk’s, Terafab, chips, project</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-debuts-preview-of-powerful-new-ai-model-mythos-in-new-cybersecurity-initiative</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-debuts-preview-of-powerful-new-ai-model-mythos-in-new-cybersecurity-initiative</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, debuts, preview, powerful, new, model, Mythos, new, cybersecurity, initiative</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropicups-compute-deal-with-google-and-broadcom-amid-skyrocketing-demand</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropicups-compute-deal-with-google-and-broadcom-amid-skyrocketing-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic ups, compute, deal, with, Google, and, Broadcom, amid, skyrocketing, demand</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-maps-can-now-write-captions-for-your-photos-using-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-maps-can-now-write-captions-for-your-photos-using-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, Maps, can, now, write, captions, for, your, photos, using</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips</title>
<link>https://block385.com/uber-is-the-latest-to-be-won-over-by-amazons-ai-chips</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/uber-is-the-latest-to-be-won-over-by-amazons-ai-chips</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon&#039;s chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Uber, the, latest, won, over, Amazon’s, chips</media:keywords>
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<title>Enabling agent&#45;first process redesign</title>
<link>https://block385.com/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/enabling-agent-first-process-redesign</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Unlike static, rules-based systems, AI agents can learn, adapt, and optimize processes dynamically. As they interact with data, systems, people, and other agents in real time, AI agents can execute entire workflows autonomously. But unlocking their potential requires redesigning processes around agents rather than bolting them onto fragmented legacy workflows using traditional optimization methods. Companies… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Enabling, agent-first, process, redesign</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes</title>
<link>https://block385.com/4days-left-to-save-close-to-500-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-passes</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/4days-left-to-save-close-to-500-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-passes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 4 days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch disrupt 2026 ticket. These low rates will disappear on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>4 days, left, save, close, 500, TechCrunch, Disrupt, 2026, passes</media:keywords>
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<item>
<title>The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets </title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-gold-rush-is-pulling-private-wealth-into-riskier-earlier-bets</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-gold-rush-is-pulling-private-wealth-into-riskier-earlier-bets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On a recent episode of Equity, we  talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, gold, rush, pulling, private, wealth, into, riskier, earlier, bets </media:keywords>
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<title>AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey&#45;style reports at a fraction of the cost</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-startup-rocket-offers-vibe-mckinsey-style-reports-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-startup-rocket-offers-vibe-mckinsey-style-reports-at-a-fraction-of-the-cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rocket&#039;s new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/rocket-co-founder-ceo-vishal-virani.jpg" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>startup, Rocket, offers, vibe, McKinsey-style, reports, fraction, the, cost</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund </title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-alums-have-been-quietly-investing-from-a-new-potentially-100m-fund</link>
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<title>OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four&#45;day workweek</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact. ]]></description>
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<title>Google quietly releases an offline&#45;first AI dictation app on iOS</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-quietly-releases-an-offline-first-ai-dictation-app-on-ios</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow. ]]></description>
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<title>Iran threatens ‘Stargate’ AI data centers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the war between the U.S. and Iran escalates. ]]></description>
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<title>The one piece of data that could actually shed light on your job and AI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Within Silicon Valley’s orbit, an AI-fueled jobs apocalypse is spoken about as a given. The mood is so grim that a societal impacts researcher at Anthropic, responding Wednesday to a call for… ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four&#45;day work week</title>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: a chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-a-chance-for-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k-5451</link>
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<title>Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
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<title>Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: A chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K</title>
<link>https://block385.com/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-a-chance-for-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nominate your startup, or one you know that deserves the spotlight, and finish the process by applying. Selected 200 have a chance at VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K for Startup Battlefield 200. Applications close on May 27. ]]></description>
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<title>Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spains-xoople-raises-130-million-series-b-to-map-the-earth-for-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople&#039;s spacecraft. ]]></description>
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<title>AI is changing how small online sellers decide what to make</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-is-changing-how-small-online-sellers-decide-what-to-make</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ For years Mike McClary sold the Guardian LTE Flashlight, a heavy-duty black model, online through his small outdoor brand. The product, designed for brightness and durability, became one of his most popular items ever. Even after he stopped offering it around 2017, customers kept sending him emails asking where they could buy it.  When McClary… ]]></description>
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<title>Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service. ]]></description>
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<title>Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/can-orbital-data-centers-help-justify-a-massive-valuation-for-spacex</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk&#039;s vision for data centers in space. ]]></description>
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<title>In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment. ]]></description>
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<title>Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It’s about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools. ]]></description>
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<title>Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX&#039;s looming IPO poised to reshape the landscape for everyone. ]]></description>
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<title>Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With the midterms right around the corner, the new group is positioned to back candidates who support the AI company&#039;s policy agenda. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In addition to Lightcap&#039;s new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows. ]]></description>
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<title>Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it. ]]></description>
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<title>People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center</title>
<link>https://block385.com/people-would-rather-have-an-amazon-warehouse-in-their-backyard-than-a-data-center</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new poll shows that the debate over data centers is far from settled. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior. ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder&#45;led business talk show</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ TBPN, Silicon Valley&#039;s cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it&#039;s overseen by chief political operative, Chris Lehane. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models</title>
<link>https://block385.com/microsoft-takes-on-ai-rivals-with-three-new-foundational-models</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group&#039;s formation six months ago. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app. ]]></description>
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<title>Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project-5282</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project-5282</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company&#039;s systems. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mercor, says, was, hit, cyberattack, tied, compromise, open, source, LiteLLM, project</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota</title>
<link>https://block385.com/metas-natural-gas-binge-could-power-south-dakota</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/metas-natural-gas-binge-could-power-south-dakota</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta&#039;s upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta’s, natural, gas, binge, could, power, South, Dakota</media:keywords>
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<title>Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cognichip-wants-ai-to-design-the-chips-that-power-ai-and-just-raised-60m-to-try</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cognichip-wants-ai-to-design-the-chips-that-power-ai-and-just-raised-60m-to-try</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The firm says it can can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cognichip, wants, design, the, chips, that, power, AI, and, just, raised, 60M, try</media:keywords>
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<title>Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together</title>
<link>https://block385.com/less-than-a-month-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/less-than-a-month-strictlyvc-san-francisco-brings-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-replit-and-more-together</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Less, than, month:, StrictlyVC, San, Francisco, brings, leaders, from, TDK, Ventures, Replit, and, more, together</media:keywords>
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<title>The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-gig-workers-who-are-training-humanoid-robots-at-home</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-gig-workers-who-are-training-humanoid-robots-at-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When Zeus, a medical student living in a hilltop city in central Nigeria, returns to his studio apartment from a long day at the hospital, he turns on his ring light, straps his iPhone to his forehead, and starts recording himself. He raises his hands in front of him like a sleepwalker and puts a… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, gig, workers, who, are, training, humanoid, robots, home</media:keywords>
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<title>Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open&#45;source LiteLLM project</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mercor-says-it-was-hit-by-cyberattack-tied-to-compromise-of-open-source-litellm-project</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company&#039;s systems. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mercor, says, was, hit, cyberattack, tied, compromise, open-source, LiteLLM, project</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic is having a month</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-is-having-a-month</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-is-having-a-month</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A human really borks things at Anthropic for the second time this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, having, month</media:keywords>
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<title>Salesforce announces an AI&#45;heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features</title>
<link>https://block385.com/salesforce-announces-an-ai-heavy-makeover-for-slack-with-30-new-features</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/salesforce-announces-an-ai-heavy-makeover-for-slack-with-30-new-features</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Slack just got a whole lot more useful. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Salesforce, announces, AI-heavy, makeover, for, Slack, with, new, features</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-not-yet-public-raises-3b-from-retail-investors-in-monster-122b-fund-raise</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-not-yet-public-raises-3b-from-retail-investors-in-monster-122b-fund-raise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, not, yet, public, raises, 3B, from, retail, investors, monster, 122B, fund, raise</media:keywords>
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<title>Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon</title>
<link>https://block385.com/yupp-shuts-down-after-raising-33m-from-a16z-cryptos-chris-dixon</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/yupp-shuts-down-after-raising-33m-from-a16z-cryptos-chris-dixon</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Yupp, shuts, down, after, raising, 33M, from, a16z, crypto’s, Chris, Dixon</media:keywords>
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<title>Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub</title>
<link>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-new-food-ordering-experiences-with-uber-eats-and-grubhub</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/alexa-gets-new-food-ordering-experiences-with-uber-eats-and-grubhub</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ You can now order from Uber Eats and Grubhub using Alexa+, an experience Amazon says will be similar to chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Alexa, gets, new, food, ordering, experiences, with, Uber, Eats, and, Grubhub</media:keywords>
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<title>Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early&#45;stage AI startups</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups-5208</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups-5208</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” applications. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exclusive:, Runway, launches, 10M, fund, Builders, program, support, early-stage, startups</media:keywords>
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<title>Shifting to AI model customization is an architectural imperative</title>
<link>https://block385.com/shifting-to-ai-model-customization-is-an-architectural-imperative</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/shifting-to-ai-model-customization-is-an-architectural-imperative</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the early days of large language models (LLMs), we grew accustomed to massive 10x jumps in reasoning and coding capability with every new model iteration. Today, those jumps have flattened into incremental gains. The exception is domain-specialized intelligence, where true step-function improvements are still the norm. When a model is fused with an organization’s… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Shifting, model, customization, architectural, imperative</media:keywords>
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<title>AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead.</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-benchmarks-are-broken-heres-what-we-need-instead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-benchmarks-are-broken-heres-what-we-need-instead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For decades, artificial intelligence has been evaluated through the question of whether machines outperform humans. From chess to advanced math, from coding to essay writing, the performance of AI models and applications is tested against that of individual humans completing tasks.  This framing is seductive: An AI vs. human comparison on isolated problems with clear… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>benchmarks, are, broken., Here’s, what, need, instead.</media:keywords>
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<title>Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups</title>
<link>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/exclusive-runway-launches-10m-fund-builders-program-to-support-early-stage-ai-startups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” applications. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Exclusive:, Runway, launches, 10M, fund, Builders, program, support, early, stage, startups</media:keywords>
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<title>Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles</title>
<link>https://block385.com/nomadic-raises-84-million-to-wrangle-the-data-pouring-off-autonomous-vehicles</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/nomadic-raises-84-million-to-wrangle-the-data-pouring-off-autonomous-vehicles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company turns footage from robots into structured, searchable datasets with a deep learning model. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nomadic, raises, 8.4, million, wrangle, the, data, pouring, off, autonomous, vehicles</media:keywords>
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<title>With its new app store, Ring bets on AI to go beyond home security</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-its-new-app-store-ring-bets-on-ai-to-go-beyond-home-security</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/with-its-new-app-store-ring-bets-on-ai-to-go-beyond-home-security</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ring&#039;s app store will allow the company to target broader use cases beyond security, like elder care or business needs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>With, its, new, app, store, Ring, bets, beyond, home, security</media:keywords>
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<title>15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll</title>
<link>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss-according-to-new-poll</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss-according-to-new-poll</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 15% of Americans say they&#039;d be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set schedules. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>15, Americans, say, they’d, willing, work, for, boss, according, new, poll</media:keywords>
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<title>Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve</title>
<link>https://block385.com/popular-ai-gateway-startup-litellm-ditches-controversial-startup-delve</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/popular-ai-gateway-startup-litellm-ditches-controversial-startup-delve</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Popular, gateway, startup, LiteLLM, ditches, controversial, startup, Delve</media:keywords>
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<title>15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss</title>
<link>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/15-of-americans-say-theyd-be-willing-to-work-for-an-ai-boss</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Your human manager may soon be a chatbot. Across organizations, AI is being used to replace layers of management in what some are calling &quot;The Great Flattening.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>15, Americans, say, they’d, willing, work, for, boss</media:keywords>
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<title>As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results</title>
<link>https://block385.com/as-more-americans-adopt-ai-tools-fewer-say-they-can-trust-the-results</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/as-more-americans-adopt-ai-tools-fewer-say-they-can-trust-the-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>more, Americans, adopt, tools, fewer, say, they, can, trust, the, results</media:keywords>
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<title>There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/there-are-more-ai-health-tools-than-everbut-how-well-do-they-work</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/there-are-more-ai-health-tools-than-everbut-how-well-do-they-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this month, Microsoft launched Copilot Health, a new space within its Copilot app where users will be able to connect their medical records and ask specific questions about their health. A couple of days earlier, Amazon had announced that Health AI, an LLM-based tool previously restricted to members of its One Medical service, would… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>There, are, more, health, tools, than, ever—but, how, well, they, work</media:keywords>
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<title>The Pentagon’s culture war tactic against Anthropic has backfired</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired-5140</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired-5140</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI. It’s the latest development in the month-long… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Pentagon’s, culture, war, tactic, against, Anthropic, has, backfired</media:keywords>
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<title>The Pentagon’s “culture war” tactic against Anthropic has backfired</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI. It’s the latest development in the month-long… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Pentagon’s, “culture, war”, tactic, against, Anthropic, has, backfired</media:keywords>
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<title>Mantis Biotech is making ‘digital twins’ of humans to help solve medicine’s data availability problem</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mantis-biotech-is-making-digital-twins-of-humans-to-help-solve-medicines-data-availability-problem</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mantis-biotech-is-making-digital-twins-of-humans-to-help-solve-medicines-data-availability-problem</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mantis takes disparate sources of data to make synthetic datasets that can be used to build so-called &quot;digital twins&quot; of the human body, representing anatomy, physiology and behavior. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mantis, Biotech, making, ‘digital, twins’, humans, help, solve, medicine’s, data, availability, problem</media:keywords>
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<title>ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand</title>
<link>https://block385.com/scaleops-raises-130m-to-improve-computing-efficiency-amid-ai-demand</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/scaleops-raises-130m-to-improve-computing-efficiency-amid-ai-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ScaleOps just raised $130M to tackle GPU shortages and soaring AI cloud costs by automating infrastructure in real time. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:30:04 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ScaleOps, raises, 130M, improve, computing, efficiency, amid, demand</media:keywords>
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<title>Mistral AI raises $830M in debt to set up a data center near Paris</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-ai-raises-830m-in-debt-to-set-up-a-data-center-near-paris</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mistral-ai-raises-830m-in-debt-to-set-up-a-data-center-near-paris</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mistral aims to start operating the data center by the second quarter of 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, raises, 830M, debt, set, data, center, near, Paris</media:keywords>
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<title>Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales</title>
<link>https://block385.com/qodo-raises-70m-for-code-verification-as-ai-coding-scales</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/qodo-raises-70m-for-code-verification-as-ai-coding-scales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Qodo, raises, 70M, for, code, verification, coding, scales</media:keywords>
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<title>AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre&#45;IPO round</title>
<link>https://block385.com/ai-chip-startup-rebellions-raises-400-million-at-23b-valuation-in-pre-ipo-round</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/ai-chip-startup-rebellions-raises-400-million-at-23b-valuation-in-pre-ipo-round</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia&#039;s dominance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>chip, startup, Rebellions, raises, 400, million, 2.3B, valuation, pre-IPO, round</media:keywords>
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<title>Starcloud raises $170 million Series A to build data centers in space</title>
<link>https://block385.com/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-a-to-build-data-centers-in-space</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-a-to-build-data-centers-in-space</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Starcloud, raises, 170, million, Series, build, data, centers, space</media:keywords>
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<title>Why OpenAI really shut down Sora</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-openai-really-shut-down-sora</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI&#039;s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, OpenAI, really, shut, down, Sora</media:keywords>
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<title>Sora’s shutdown could be a reality check moment for AI video</title>
<link>https://block385.com/soras-shutdown-could-be-a-reality-check-moment-for-ai-video</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/soras-shutdown-could-be-a-reality-check-moment-for-ai-video</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Is this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:30:03 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sora’s, shutdown, could, reality, check, moment, for, video</media:keywords>
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<title>Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bluesky-leans-into-ai-with-attie-an-app-for-building-custom-feeds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bluesky, leans, into, with, Attie, app, for, building, custom, feeds</media:keywords>
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<title>Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice</title>
<link>https://block385.com/stanford-study-outlines-dangers-of-asking-ai-chatbots-for-personal-advice</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/stanford-study-outlines-dangers-of-asking-ai-chatbots-for-personal-advice</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Stanford, study, outlines, dangers, asking, chatbots, for, personal, advice</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk’s last co&#45;founder reportedly leaves xAI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/elon-musks-last-co-founder-reportedly-leaves-xai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/elon-musks-last-co-founder-reportedly-leaves-xai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ All but two of Musk&#039;s 11 xAI co-founders departed before this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elon, Musk’s, last, co-founder, reportedly, leaves, xAI</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropics-claude-popularity-with-paying-consumers-is-skyrocketing</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropics-claude-popularity-with-paying-consumers-is-skyrocketing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we&#039;ve seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn&#039;t disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic’s, Claude, popularity, with, paying, consumers, skyrocketing</media:keywords>
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<title>Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/why-softbanks-new-40b-loan-points-to-a-2026-openai-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/why-softbanks-new-40b-loan-points-to-a-2026-openai-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Why, SoftBank’s, new, 40B, loan, points, 2026, OpenAI, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’ with blockbuster US IPO</title>
<link>https://block385.com/memory-chip-giant-sk-hynix-could-help-end-rammageddon-with-blockbuster-us-ipo</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/memory-chip-giant-sk-hynix-could-help-end-rammageddon-with-blockbuster-us-ipo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end the &#039;RAMmageddon&#039; memory shortage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Memory, chip, giant, hynix, could, help, end, ‘RAMmageddon’, with, blockbuster, IPO</media:keywords>
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<title>David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead</title>
<link>https://block385.com/david-sacks-is-done-as-ai-czar-heres-what-hes-doing-instead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/david-sacks-is-done-as-ai-czar-heres-what-hes-doing-instead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sacks will be much further from the power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>David, Sacks, done, czar, —, here’s, what, he’s, doing, instead</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-shuts-down-sora-while-meta-gets-shut-out-in-court</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-shuts-down-sora-while-meta-gets-shut-out-in-court</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, shuts, down, Sora, while, Meta, gets, shut, out, court</media:keywords>
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<title>VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?</title>
<link>https://block385.com/vcs-are-betting-billions-on-ais-next-wave-so-why-is-openai-killing-sora</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/vcs-are-betting-billions-on-ais-next-wave-so-why-is-openai-killing-sora</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere […] ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>VCs, are, betting, billions, AI’s, next, wave, why, OpenAI, killing, Sora</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-wins-injunction-against-trump-administration-over-defense-department-saga</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-wins-injunction-against-trump-administration-over-defense-department-saga</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Anthropic, wins, injunction, against, Trump, administration, over, Defense, Department, saga</media:keywords>
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<title>You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini</title>
<link>https://block385.com/you-can-now-transfer-your-chats-and-personal-information-from-other-chatbots-directly-into-gemini</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/you-can-now-transfer-your-chats-and-personal-information-from-other-chatbots-directly-into-gemini</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google is launching &quot;switching tools&quot; that, just as it sounds, will make it easier for users of other chatbots to switch to Gemini. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>You, can, now, transfer, your, chats, and, personal, information, from, other, chatbots, directly, into, Gemini</media:keywords>
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<title>Wikipedia cracks down on the use of AI in article writing</title>
<link>https://block385.com/wikipedia-cracks-down-on-the-use-of-ai-in-article-writing</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/wikipedia-cracks-down-on-the-use-of-ai-in-article-writing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Wikipedia, cracks, down, the, use, article, writing</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-abandons-yet-another-side-quest-chatgpts-erotic-mode</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-abandons-yet-another-side-quest-chatgpts-erotic-mode</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, abandons, yet, another, side, quest:, ChatGPT’s, erotic, mode</media:keywords>
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<title>Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills</title>
<link>https://block385.com/data-centers-get-ready-the-senate-wants-to-see-your-power-bills</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/data-centers-get-ready-the-senate-wants-to-see-your-power-bills</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Data, centers, get, ready, —, the, Senate, wants, see, your, power, bills</media:keywords>
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<title>Cohere launches an open source voice model specifically for transcription</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription-5002</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription-5002</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cohere, launches, open, source, voice, model, specifically, for, transcription</media:keywords>
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<title>Mistral releases a new open source model for speech generation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation-5003</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation-5003</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The model, which lets enterprises build voice agents for sales and customer engagement, puts Mistral in direct competition with the likes of ElevenLabs, Deepgram, and OpenAI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, releases, new, open, source, model, for, speech, generation</media:keywords>
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<title>Cohere launches an open&#45;source voice model specifically for transcription</title>
<link>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/cohere-launches-an-open-source-voice-model-specifically-for-transcription</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self-host it. It currently supports 14 languages. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Cohere, launches, open-source, voice, model, specifically, for, transcription</media:keywords>
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<title>ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bytedances-new-ai-video-generation-model-dreamina-seedance-20-comes-to-capcut</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bytedances-new-ai-video-generation-model-dreamina-seedance-20-comes-to-capcut</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ByteDance’s, new, video, generation, model, Dreamina, Seedance, 2.0, comes, CapCut</media:keywords>
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<title>Conntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems</title>
<link>https://block385.com/conntour-raises-7m-from-general-catalyst-yc-to-build-an-ai-search-engine-for-security-video-systems</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/conntour-raises-7m-from-general-catalyst-yc-to-build-an-ai-search-engine-for-security-video-systems</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Conntour, raises, 7M, from, General, Catalyst, build, search, engine, for, security, video, systems</media:keywords>
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<title>A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses</title>
<link>https://block385.com/a-pound-of-flesh-from-data-centers-one-senators-answer-to-ai-job-losses</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/a-pound-of-flesh-from-data-centers-one-senators-answer-to-ai-job-losses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘pound, flesh’, from, data, centers:, one, senator’s, answer, job, losses</media:keywords>
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<title>Mistral releases a new open&#45;source model for speech generation</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mistral-releases-a-new-open-source-model-for-speech-generation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mistral&#039;s new speech model can run on a smartwatch or a smartphone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mistral, releases, new, open-source, model, for, speech, generation</media:keywords>
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<title>The least surprising chapter of the Manus story is what’s happening right now</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-least-surprising-chapter-of-the-manus-story-is-whats-happening-right-now</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-least-surprising-chapter-of-the-manus-story-is-whats-happening-right-now</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Did anyone think there would not be a reckoning over this tie-up? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, least, surprising, chapter, the, Manus, story, what’s, happening, right, now</media:keywords>
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<title>Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mercor-competitor-deccan-ai-raises-25m-sources-experts-from-india</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mercor-competitor-deccan-ai-raises-25m-sources-experts-from-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mercor, competitor, Deccan, raises, 25M, sources, experts, from, India</media:keywords>
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<title>The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-skills-gap-is-here-says-ai-company-and-power-users-are-pulling-ahead</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-skills-gap-is-here-says-ai-company-and-power-users-are-pulling-ahead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, skills, gap, here, says, company, and, power, users, are, pulling, ahead</media:keywords>
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<title>Melania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child</title>
<link>https://block385.com/melania-trump-wants-a-robot-to-homeschool-your-child</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/melania-trump-wants-a-robot-to-homeschool-your-child</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The first lady sees AI and robotics playing a prominent role in the future of American education. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Melania, Trump, wants, robot, homeschool, your, child</media:keywords>
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<title>Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-unveils-turboquant-a-new-ai-memory-compression-algorithm-and-yes-the-internet-is-calling-it-pied-piper</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-unveils-turboquant-a-new-ai-memory-compression-algorithm-and-yes-the-internet-is-calling-it-pied-piper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO&#039;s &quot;Silicon Valley.&quot; The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s “working memory” by up to 6x, but it’s still just a lab experiment for now. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, unveils, TurboQuant, new, memory, compression, algorithm, — and, yes, the, internet, calling, ‘Pied, Piper’</media:keywords>
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<title>Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down</title>
<link>https://block385.com/harvey-confirms-11b-valuation-sequoia-triples-down</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/harvey-confirms-11b-valuation-sequoia-triples-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Investors like Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz,  Kleiner Perkins, and Elad Gil can&#039;t get enough of AI legal tech startup Harvey. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Harvey, confirms, 11B, valuation:, Sequoia, triples, down</media:keywords>
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<title>Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction</title>
<link>https://block385.com/bernie-sanders-and-aoc-propose-a-ban-on-data-center-construction</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/bernie-sanders-and-aoc-propose-a-ban-on-data-center-construction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Bernie, Sanders, and, AOC, propose, ban, data, center, construction</media:keywords>
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<title>Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-launches-lyria-3-pro-music-generation-model</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is launching Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded music model that generates longer, more customizable tracks, as it expands AI music tools across Gemini, enterprise products, and other services. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, launches, Lyria, Pro, music, generation, model</media:keywords>
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<title>Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior</title>
<link>https://block385.com/reddit-takes-on-the-bots-with-new-human-verification-requirements-for-fishy-behavior</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/reddit-takes-on-the-bots-with-new-human-verification-requirements-for-fishy-behavior</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reddit will require suspected automated accounts to verify they’re human, as it ramps up efforts to curb bot-driven spam and manipulation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Reddit, takes, the, bots, with, new, ‘human, verification’, requirements, for, fishy, behavior</media:keywords>
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<title>This startup wants to change how mathematicians do math</title>
<link>https://block385.com/this-startup-wants-to-change-how-mathematicians-do-math</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a free new AI tool for mathematicians, designed to discover mathematical patterns that could unlock solutions to long-standing problems. The tool, called Axplorer, is a redesign of an existing one called PatternBoost that François Charton, now a research scientist at Axiom, co-developed in 2024… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>This, startup, wants, change, how, mathematicians, math</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-turns-to-ai-to-make-shopping-easier-on-instagram-and-facebook</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-turns-to-ai-to-make-shopping-easier-on-instagram-and-facebook</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they&#039;re shopping in its apps. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, turns, make, shopping, easier, Instagram, and, Facebook</media:keywords>
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<title>Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption</title>
<link>https://block385.com/meta-launches-new-initiative-to-support-entrepreneurship-drive-ai-adoption</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/meta-launches-new-initiative-to-support-entrepreneurship-drive-ai-adoption</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a memo to staff that small businesses have always been a big part of the company&#039;s business model, and that while tens of millions of entrepreneurs already use its platforms to grow and connect with customers, the company wants to do more in the space. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Meta, launches, new, initiative, support, entrepreneurship, drive, adoption</media:keywords>
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<title>With Sift, two ex&#45;SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-sift-two-ex-spacex-engineers-are-bringing-the-software-that-helped-launch-rockets-to-the-factory-floor</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>With, Sift, two, ex-SpaceX, engineers, are, bringing, the, software, that, helped, launch, rockets, the, factory, floor</media:keywords>
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<title>Granola raises $125M, hits $1.5B valuation as it expands from meeting notetaker to enterprise AI app</title>
<link>https://block385.com/granola-raises-125m-hits-15b-valuation-as-it-expands-from-meeting-notetaker-to-enterprise-ai-app</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/granola-raises-125m-hits-15b-valuation-as-it-expands-from-meeting-notetaker-to-enterprise-ai-app</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Granola&#039;s valuation jumped from $250 million to $1.5 billion with this round, and it has added more support for AI agents after users previously complained. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>Agentic commerce runs on truth and context</title>
<link>https://block385.com/agentic-commerce-runs-on-truth-and-context</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/agentic-commerce-runs-on-truth-and-context</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Imagine telling a digital agent, “Use my points and book a family trip to Italy. Keep it within budget, pick hotels we’ve liked before, and handle the details.” Instead of returning a list of links, the agent assembles an itinerary and executes the purchase. That shift, from assistance to execution, is what makes agentic AI… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Agentic, commerce, runs, truth, and, context</media:keywords>
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<title>With Sift Stack, two ex&#45;SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-sift-stack-two-ex-spacex-engineers-are-bringing-the-software-that-helped-launch-rockets-to-the-factory-floor</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/with-sift-stack-two-ex-spacex-engineers-are-bringing-the-software-that-helped-launch-rockets-to-the-factory-floor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>With, Sift, Stack, two, ex-SpaceX, engineers, are, bringing, the, software, that, helped, launch, rockets, the, factory, floor</media:keywords>
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<title>Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window&#45;washing drones </title>
<link>https://block385.com/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-itswindow-washing-drones</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-itswindow-washing-drones</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Lucid, Bots, raises, 20M, keep, with, demand, for, its window-washing, drones </media:keywords>
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<title>The AI Hype Index: AI goes to war</title>
<link>https://block385.com/the-ai-hype-index-ai-goes-to-war</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/the-ai-hype-index-ai-goes-to-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ AI is at war. Anthropic and the Pentagon feuded over how to weaponize Anthropic’s AI model Claude; then OpenAI swept the Pentagon off its feet with an “opportunistic and sloppy” deal. Users quit ChatGPT in droves. People marched through London in the biggest protest against AI to date. If you’re keeping score, Anthropic—the company founded… ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>The, Hype, Index:, goes, war</media:keywords>
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<title>With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI</title>
<link>https://block385.com/with-35b-in-fresh-capital-kleiner-perkins-is-going-all-in-on-ai</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/with-35b-in-fresh-capital-kleiner-perkins-is-going-all-in-on-ai</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>With, 3.5B, fresh, capital, Kleiner, Perkins, going, all</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-sora-was-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone-now-its-shutting-down</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-sora-was-the-creepiest-app-on-your-phone-now-its-shutting-down</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Though the underlying Sora 2 video- and audio-generation model is scarily impressive, there was not sustained interest in an AI-only social feed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, Sora, was, the, creepiest, app, your, phone, —, now, it’s, shutting, down</media:keywords>
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<title>Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center</title>
<link>https://block385.com/kentucky-woman-rejects-26m-offer-to-turn-her-farm-into-a-data-center</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/kentucky-woman-rejects-26m-offer-to-turn-her-farm-into-a-data-center</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A &quot;major artificial intelligence company&quot; reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm. ]]></description>
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<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kentucky, woman, rejects, 26M, offer, turn, her, farm, into, data, center</media:keywords>
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<title>Arm is releasing the first in&#45;house chip in its 35&#45;year history</title>
<link>https://block385.com/arm-is-releasing-thefirst-in-house-chip-in-its-35-year-history</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/arm-is-releasing-thefirst-in-house-chip-in-its-35-year-history</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip&#039;s first customer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Arm, releasing, the first, in-house, chip, its, 35-year, history</media:keywords>
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<title>Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists</title>
<link>https://block385.com/spotify-tests-new-tool-to-stop-ai-slop-from-being-attributed-to-real-artists</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/spotify-tests-new-tool-to-stop-ai-slop-from-being-attributed-to-real-artists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Spotify, tests, new, tool, stop, slop, from, being, attributed, real, artists</media:keywords>
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<title>Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product</title>
<link>https://block385.com/databricks-bought-two-startups-to-underpin-its-new-ai-security-product</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/databricks-bought-two-startups-to-underpin-its-new-ai-security-product</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Databricks, bought, two, startups, underpin, its, new, security, product</media:keywords>
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<title>Anthropic hands Claude Code more control, but keeps it on a leash</title>
<link>https://block385.com/anthropic-hands-claude-code-more-control-but-keeps-it-on-a-leash</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/anthropic-hands-claude-code-more-control-but-keeps-it-on-a-leash</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic’s new auto mode for Claude Code lets AI execute tasks with fewer approvals, reflecting a broader shift toward more autonomous tools that balance speed with safety through built-in safeguards. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:02 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
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<title>OpenAI’s plans to make ChatGPT more like Amazon aren’t going so well</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openais-plans-to-make-chatgpt-more-like-amazon-arent-going-so-well</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openais-plans-to-make-chatgpt-more-like-amazon-arent-going-so-well</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI says its moving away from Instant Checkout, which allowed users to buy items directly through the ChatGPT interface. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI’s, plans, make, ChatGPT, more, like, Amazon, aren’t, going, well</media:keywords>
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<title>Google TV’s new Gemini features keep fans updated on sports teams and more</title>
<link>https://block385.com/google-tvs-new-gemini-features-keep-fans-updated-on-sports-teams-and-more</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/google-tvs-new-gemini-features-keep-fans-updated-on-sports-teams-and-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Three Gemini-powered features are coming to your Google TV. This includes visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Google, TV’s, new, Gemini, features, keep, fans, updated, sports, teams, and, more</media:keywords>
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<title>OpenAI adds open source tools to help developers build for teen safety</title>
<link>https://block385.com/openai-adds-open-source-tools-to-help-developers-build-for-teen-safety</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/openai-adds-open-source-tools-to-help-developers-build-for-teen-safety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rather than working from scratch to figure out how to make AI safer for teens, developers can use these policies to fortify what they build. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>OpenAI, adds, open, source, tools, help, developers, build, for, teen, safety</media:keywords>
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<title>Talat’s AI meeting notes stay on your machine, not in the cloud</title>
<link>https://block385.com/talats-ai-meeting-notes-stay-on-your-machine-not-in-the-cloud</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/talats-ai-meeting-notes-stay-on-your-machine-not-in-the-cloud</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The subscription-free AI meeting notes app is a local-first twist on notetaking tools like Granola. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Talat’s, meeting, notes, stay, your, machine, not, the, cloud</media:keywords>
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<title>Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video&#45;editing app Captions</title>
<link>https://block385.com/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions-4859</link>
<guid>https://block385.com/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions-4859</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mirage, the maker of video-editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst&#039;s Customer Value Fund (CVF). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:04 +0100</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jakovs</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Mirage, raises, 75M, continue, building, models, for, its, video-editing, app, Captions</media:keywords>
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<title>Doss raises $55M for AI inventory management that plugs into ERP</title>
<link>https://block385.com/doss-raises-55m-for-ai-inventory-management-that-plugs-into-erp</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Doss&#039;s AI-powered inventory management system integrates with existing ERP systems. The Series B round was co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:03 +0100</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Doss, raises, 55M, for, inventory, management, that, plugs, into, ERP</media:keywords>
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