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Loading the player… If you’ve seen the recent ads attacking New York assembly member Alex Bores, you’ll know he used to work for Palantir, the AI company that’s powering the controversial raids and hi

Alibaba’s Qwen AI project has lost one of its most visible technical leaders just a day after the Chinese tech giant unveiled its new Qwen 3.5 open-weight small models. Junyang Lin, a central technica

As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently, the most sought-after companies r

The power crunch for AI data centers has gotten so severe that people — not just Elon Musk — are talking about launching servers into space so they can access solar power 24/7. One startup thinks the

John Davie wanted Buyers Edge Platform, the hospitality procurement enterprise he founded and still leads, to benefit from the AI wave. When he looked around, the CEO wasn’t satisfied with the options

Jonathan Gavalas, 36, started using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping help, writing support, and trip planning. On October 2, he died by suicide. At the time of his death, he was

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The aftermath of Anthropic’s dispute with the Department of Defense has left the company in an awkward place — being both actively in use as part of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran and

In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos and Alex Gove sit down with MIT AI researcher Max Tegmark to discuss the growing clash between AI companies and the U.S. government and the bigger

I can't predict the future, but I know that 2026 is going to be a great year for all makers, especially in the realm of 3D printing. How do I know? I've been reviewing 3D printers and maker tools for

If you've ever thought, "My kid's stuffed animal is cute, but I wish it could also accidentally traumatize them," you're in luck. The toy industry has been hard at work making your nightmares come tru

Netflix on Thursday morning said it is acquiring InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded in 2022 by actor Ben Affleck. The acquisition aligns with Netflix’s approach to the use of gener

Just when you thought presents couldn't get any better, now you can make your own adorable gift wrap and save a few bucks on rolls that you'll never use up. Imagine being able to take a cute moment or

This isn’t David Park’s first rodeo. The veteran founder and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus has certainly been battle-tested in the enterprise arena. On this episode of Build Mode, Park joins