Google brings app connections to AI Mode in the U.S.
Google says AI Mode can connect with Instacart, Canva and YouTube, letting users move from search-style answers into app-based tas...
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TechCrunch closes Startup Battlefield 200 applications for Disrupt
TechCrunch said Startup Battlefield 200 applications and nominations were due May 27, with selected startups set to pitch at Disru...
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Apple clears China AI hurdle with Alibaba and Baidu partnerships
China approved Apple Intelligence after Apple tied the service to Alibaba’s Qwen model, while Baidu says it is also building featu...
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China and AI pushed Asia startup funding to a multiyear high in Q2
Crunchbase data shows Asia-based startups raised $42.8 billion in Q2 2026, led by AI companies and a sharp rebound in China fundin...
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Bison Ventures says billion-dollar AI seed rounds are still the exception
Ellie McDonald argues that giant first financings grab attention, but historical data shows high entry prices often limit venture-...
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Meta adds parent alerts for teen self-harm chats with Meta AI
Meta says parents can now be notified when supervised teens discuss suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot.
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Lululemon joins $30 million round for nylon recycler Syntetica
The French startup plans to turn hard-to-sort nylon waste into pellets for apparel supply chains, with backing from Lululemon and...
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Microsoft reportedly sharpens AI sales pitch against OpenAI and Anthropic
Bloomberg says Microsoft is training sales staff to compare rival AI tools unfavorably with its own as it pushes in-house models.
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Stripe and Advent make reported $53B-plus offer for PayPal
Reuters says Stripe and Advent International have bid for PayPal, a potential tech megadeal far larger than Stripe’s previous acqu...
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NTSB says Tesla driver overrode FSD before fatal Texas crash
Federal investigators said vehicle data showed the accelerator was fully pressed before a Tesla hit a Katy, Texas, home, killing a...
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Ode with Anthropic puts AI implementation at center of enterprise push
The joint venture backed by Anthropic, Blackstone and others is using embedded engineers to help enterprises move AI projects into...
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Neko Health raises $700 million ahead of New York launch
The body-scanning health startup co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek is adding capital as it prepares its first U.S. clinic in New Y...
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