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Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B
Anthropic’s revenue continues to not only grow at an historic pace but also to accelerate. The model maker’s annualized revenue run rate — a projection of a full year’s revenue based on a recent, shor...
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AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool that was launched in 2021 with the goal of becoming the new Zapier, is shutting down, and some of its staff — including its top executive — are joining Go...
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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate...
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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or get an even larger discount on group...
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Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks
Spotify announced Monday the launch of “Playlist Notes,” a new feature that lets listeners add their thoughts to the playlists they make. The feature builds on “User Notes,” which the streaming giant...
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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
Higgsfield announced Monday that it has raised a $400 million Series B at a $5.4 billion valuation. This new round is just eight months after nabbing a $1.3 billion valuation. Founded by former Snap...
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Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos
Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing users to listen to Reddit posts in the background while doing other tasks and activitie...
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Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
For over a century, fire protection has been limited to water and chemicals. And while they can prevent catastrophic fires, the cleanup bills can be significant. But maybe not for long. Sonic Fire Te...
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YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing
YouTube announced on Monday that it’s changing how views are counted on its platform, with a view now counting as soon as a video starts playing or someone enters a live broadcast. Although the Google...
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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot
Bad news for those who get their updates through RSS feeds: Feedly, the largest standalone RSS reader worldwide, has experienced technical issues for over a week, and paying users are upset that the w...
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Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI
Amazon is buying tons of rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them for AI training, according to 404 Media, which placed a tracking device in a rare book that ultimately arrived at an Am...
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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud
Startup Groq has raised $350 million as it continues to pivot from an AI chipmaker to a neocloud company that provides powerful GPUs and AI infrastructure services. The new capital, led by investment...
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