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Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)

Loading the player… Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up…

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Pioneer Insurance adopts Whoscall to block scam calls
NewsAugust 13, 20261 min read

Pioneer Insurance adopts Whoscall to block scam calls

The insurer is the first in the Philippines to use Verified Business Number. Pioneer Insurance & Surety Corporation has partnered with Gogolook, the developer of anti-scam application Whoscall, becoming the…

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OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US
NewsAugust 13, 20262 min read

OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US

OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India. It has appointed former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for the country…

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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm
NewsAugust 13, 20264 min read

OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm

OpenAI is limiting the release of its newest AI models to a “small group of trusted partners” at the behest of the U.S. government, the company said Friday. The next…

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Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic
NewsAugust 13, 20262 min read

Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic

General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor, where, according to a press release, he “will work closely with the firm’s leadership, portfolio…

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Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product
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Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product

Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup Corgi became embroiled in yet another controversy earlier this week when Papermark, maker of open source data room software, accused Corgi of stealing its software…

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FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
NewsAugust 13, 20261 min read

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

Elon Musk is eyeing an acquisition of Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by three former SpaceX engineers last year developing hardware for fast data center communications. The potential acquisition,…

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Trump administration releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies
NewsAugust 13, 20262 min read

Trump administration releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies

Two weeks into the ban that caused Anthropic to pull its powerful cybersecurity-oriented models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, from the market, the Trump administration is softening its stance. It…

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Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on
NewsAugust 13, 20264 min read

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on

On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos. That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model that is reportedly so powerful,…

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The fittest founder in the room got cancer. Here’s how he used AI to fight back.
NewsAugust 13, 20267 min read

The fittest founder in the room got cancer. Here’s how he used AI to fight back.

Conno Christou doesn’t leave things to chance. He tracks his sleep with a Whoop band and cross-references it with an Oura ring. He also gets nearly 100 biomarkers checked every…

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