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SiFive hits $3.65B valuation with RISC-V AI chips
The Buzz ■ SiFive reaches $3.65 billion valuation with Nvidia backing, per TechCrunch ■ Company’s chip designs leverage open RISC-V…
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Tesla FSD Gets First European Approval in Netherlands
The Buzz ■ Dutch regulators RDW officially approved Tesla’s FSD Supervised after over 18 months of testing ■ Netherlands becomes…
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Flipkart and Amazon Squeeze India’s Quick Commerce Startups
The Buzz ■ Flipkart is expanding quick commerce operations beyond major cities while deploying aggressive discounting, according to TechCrunch ■…
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My baby deer plushie told me that Mitski’s dad was a CIA operative
Two weeks ago, I was getting ready to log off work when I got a text message. “Oh wow, I…
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CFTC halts Arizona’s criminal case against Kalshi
The Buzz ■ The CFTC won a temporary restraining order Friday preventing Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi,…
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Generative AI illustration in The New Yorker is generating questions
The illustration for The New Yorker’s profile of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a jump scare. Altman stands in a…
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Altman Faces Home Attack Amid Scathing New Yorker Profile
The Buzz ■ Sam Altman’s home was targeted in an apparent attack, prompting the OpenAI CEO to break his silence…
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How Iran out-shitposted the White House
In the early days of the war on Iran, while the White House was busy posting Call of Duty memes…
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Google kicks Polymarket bets out of News after ‘error’
The Buzz ■ Google removed Polymarket betting markets from News results after they appeared alongside traditional articles ■ Google spokesperson…
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