OpenAI’s Sam Altman Launches Unusually Sharp Attack on Claude’s Super Bowl Ads

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During the Super Bowl, Anthropic released a satirical ad: a user asks a chatbot mimicking ChatGPT for advice on talking to his mother, but the bot abruptly recommends a fictional dating website. Another ad shows a user seeking fitness advice being served an ad for height-boosting insoles. These commercials take aim at its rival OpenAI,…

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Indian startup Varaha raises $20M to expand low-cost carbon removal projects in Global South

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Indian climate tech company Varaha has completed the first tranche of its $20 million Series B funding round, led by WestBridge Capital. The company focuses on carbon removal projects in Asia and Africa, including regenerative agriculture and biochar initiatives, having already removed over 2 million tons of carbon dioxide and issued approximately 150,000 internationally certified…

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YC Startups Can Now Get $500K Seed Investment in Crypto

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All startups admitted to Y Combinator (YC) will soon have the option to receive their seed funding via stablecoins, according to Nemil Dalal, a crypto-focused partner at YC, in an interview with The Block. (shrinking yc) YC’s signature “standard deal”—investing $500,000 in exchange for 7% equity in selected startups—will now be executed on blockchain networks,…

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Intel enters new markets with GPU as key strategic move

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At the Cisco AI Summit, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced that the company will enter the graphics processing unit (GPU) market, a sector currently dominated by NVIDIA. Unlike traditional CPUs, GPUs are specialized for tasks such as game rendering and artificial intelligence model training. (Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan) The project will be overseen by Kevork…

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Stanford Students Secure $2M to Launch National Startup Accelerator for Peers

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Two Stanford students, Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi, have raised $2 million for their accelerator program “Breakthrough Ventures,” which funds startups founded by U.S. college students and recent graduates. The program offers selected ventures up to $10,000 in grants, computing credits, legal support, and mentorship, with an opportunity for a $50,000 follow-on investment. (Roman Scott…

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China Mandates Mechanical Door Handles, Phasing Out Hidden Designs

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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced new regulations requiring all vehicles sold in China (excluding tailgates) to be equipped with mechanical door release mechanisms, both inside and outside the car, effective January 1, 2027. This move effectively bans the hidden, electronically operated door handles popularized by Tesla. (tesla door Getty) The regulation…

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Waymo Secures $16 Billion War Chest for Global Robotaxi Expansion

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Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, has announced the completion of a $16 billion funding round, bringing its valuation to $126 billion. The round was led by Dragoneer, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital, with parent company Alphabet participating and retaining its controlling stake. Several other prominent institutions, including Andreessen Horowitz and Mubadala Capital,…

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Cornell’s Underwater Concrete 3D Printing Tech Nears DARPA Milestone

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Cornell University researchers are pioneering an effort to extend 3D printing technology into the ocean, developing an innovative method to print concrete directly underwater. Funded by DARPA, the project aims to enable intelligent, non-destructive construction and repair of subsea infrastructure. (Underwater Concrete 3D Printing) Traditional underwater construction faces significant challenges, notably the “washout” problem where…

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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok, But With Conditions

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The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs recently announced the conditional lifting of the ban on the AI chatbot Grok, developed by xAI. This decision follows similar actions taken by Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines, which had previously imposed bans due to the tool being used to generate a large…

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Tether’s CEO Is Everywhere — Here’s Why

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If you’ve been following the news recently, you may have noticed Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino making frequent appearances in media outlets like Reuters and TechCrunch this week. This media blitz is no coincidence—Tether just launched its first U.S.-regulated stablecoin, USAT, designed to compete directly with Circle’s USDC under new federal rules. At the same time,…

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