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    DeepMind workers sign letter in protest of Google’s defense contracts

    At least 200 workers at DeepMind, Google’s AI R&D division, are displeased with Google’s reported defense contracts — and according to Time, they circulated...

    VC leading Bolt’s hoped-for $450M deal confirms he’s offering ‘marketing credits’

    Ashesh Shah, the founder and CEO of The London Fund is, as you might imagine, bullish on Bolt. The London Fund is a U.K....

    The banks that loaned Musk $13B to buy Twitter might be having regrets

    X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, looks like a pretty bad investment right about now. As readers might recall, billionaire Elon Musk...

    Demand for AI is driving data center water consumption sky high

    The AI boom is fueling the demand for data centers and, in turn, driving up water consumption. (Water is used to cool the computing...

    Digitally resurrecting actors is still a terrible idea

    This post contains spoilers for the movie “Alien: Romulus” In the long-running Alien movie franchise, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation can’t seem to let go of a...

    Palantir CEO Alex Karp is ‘not going to apologize’ for military work

    Data analytics company Palantir has faced criticism and even protests over its work with the military, police, and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, but...

    A16z offers social media tips after its founder’s ‘attack’ tweet goes viral

    On Friday, the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz tweeted out a link to its guide on how to “build your social media presence,” which features...

    WeRide preps for an IPO, meet the man who built a startup pipeline at CNH and Waymo’s nightly honk-a-thon

    Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free —...

    How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest Scammer

    All Steve Beauchamp wanted was money for his family. And he thought Elon Musk could help.Mr....

    Made by Google 2024: All of Google’s reveals, from the Pixel 9 lineup to Gemini AI’s addition to everything

    The Made by Google 2024 event has kicked off, and after a busy rumor mill preceding the event, we have the first round of...

    UK Riots and How Online Hatred Spurs Real-World Violence

    On New Year’s Day, a Telegram user in Portugal posted an ominous message that the wait...

    Open source tools to boost your productivity

    For every yin, there’s a yang; for every action, a reaction; and for every piece of proprietary software, there’s an open source alternative. Or...

    OpenAI faces more leadership shake-ups

    OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has left the company for rival AI startup Anthropic. In addition, OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman is taking an...

    AI founders play musical chairs

    Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday?...

    Lyft ‘opens a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing, Tesla’s Dojo explained and Saudi Arabia pumps $1.5B into Lucid

    Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free —...

    This Week in AI: OpenAI’s talent retention woes

    Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, OpenAI lost another co-founder. John Schulman, who played a pivotal role in the...