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Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China?

Beijing may be benefiting from the war in Iran and Trump's tariffs and has an edge in the competition for tech supremacy. <em>The New Yorker</em>'s Evan Osnos discusses his story <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/10/the-future-made-in-china"target="_blank" >"The Future, Made in C

NPR·2w ago

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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation

Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.

TechCrunch·2w ago

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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open

At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts — Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng — debated regulation, open source access, and how America can compete as China advances in Asia.

TechCrunch·2w ago

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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise

Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.

TechCrunch·2w ago

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Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI

Twitch users can now opt out of allowing their content to be used to train Amazon's generative AI models. Opting out means that "your streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel" won't be used in "future training" of an Amazon AI model "whose purpose is to generate or s

The Verge·2w ago

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Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android

Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic, is now an Android app.

TechCrunch·2w ago

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Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings espe

TechCrunch·2w ago

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Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M

This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.

TechCrunch·2w ago

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Facebook officially rolls out its stand-alone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators

The new app launches with Facebook's AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, audience engagement, and goals.

TechCrunch·2w ago

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Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues

The Road to Battlefield competition is now in its second year, and its purpose is to give founders across Central Eurasia a direct route to Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch·2w ago

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