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The countdown is on: The application to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you’ve been considering a way to amplify your brand during the week’s tech epic

Micro1, a three-year-old startup that helps AI companies find and manage human contractors for data labeling and training, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round that values the company at $5

This week, OpenAI and Oracle shocked the markets with a surprise $300 billion, five-year agreement, part of a surge of new business that sent the cloud provider’s stock skyrocketing. But maybe the mar

The CEO of the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. has accused Google of being a bad actor for crawling its websites to support the search giant’s AI products. Neil Vogel, CEO of People, I

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI laid off 500 team members on Friday night, according to internal messages viewed by Business Insider. These emails reportedly announce an immediate “strategic pivot,” with t

How much do foundation models matter? It might seem like a silly question, but it’s come up a lot in my conversations with AI startups, which are increasingly comfortable with businesses that used to

California’s state senate gave final approval early on Saturday morning to a major AI safety bill setting new transparency requirements on large companies. As described by its author, state senator Sc

Google faces a new lawsuit accusing the company of illegally using news publishers’ content to create AI summaries that damage their business. The lawsuit comes from Penske Media Corporation (PMC), wh

AI-powered chatbots play a growing role in spiritual life, according to a New York Times story that examines the popularity of religious chatbots and apps. The Times notes that an app called Bible Cha

At the center of every empire is an ideology, a belief system that propels the system forward and justifies expansion — even if the cost of that expansion directly defies the ideology’s stated mission

4月14日，第六届消博会·珠宝产业发展大会在海口市海南国际会展中心成功举办。作为第六届中国国际消费品博览会的重要配套活动，本次大会以“开放新高地 珠宝新格局”为主题，由中国珠宝玉石首饰行业协会（以下简称“中宝协”）、珠宝玉石首饰国检集团（以下简称“珠宝国检集团”）、海南省工业和信息化厅、海南国际经济发展局主办，上海钻石交易所、世界黄金协会、PGI® 国际铂金协会、海口市龙华区商务局协办。 中宝协会

四川省简阳市被誉为“中国晚白桃之乡”，桃产业是当地乡村振兴的重要支柱产业。近年来，简阳市纪委监委通过“嵌入式”监督，助力桃产业高质量发展。 “桃子虽然产量高，但都扎堆上市，价钱起不来，丰收但没增收。”简阳市三星镇共和村的李大爷对市纪委监委工作人员说。 简阳市纪委监委立即将该问题作为监督“选题”，深入田间地头开展走访调研，摸清阻碍桃产业发展的症结，并以“嵌入式”监督，全过程护航桃产业从“增产”向“增

4月9日，以“细工非遗·东方新奢”为主题的老殿黄金品牌发布会在合肥成功举行，合肥也成为该品牌在全国首次落地布局的城市。来自全国各地的行业领导、质检专家、主流媒体及各界嘉宾齐聚一堂，共同见证老殿黄金品牌全新启航，开启非遗匠心与东方黄金美学融合发展的全新篇章。 当天下午，活动在震撼的灯光秀与行云流水般的企业礼仪操中拉开序幕。发布会现场布置融合古韵与时尚，产品展区、品牌区与品鉴区错落有致、布局考究，悠扬

快科技4月15日消息，据媒体报道，4月底日本将开启黄金周假期，原本是当地旅游业最繁忙的时段，却因燃油供应不足陷入困境。由于燃油短缺影响持续扩大，日本温泉业担忧游客恐泡不了热汤（温泉）。根据日本《温泉法》，地下涌出的泉水只要温度达到25摄氏度以上，或含有特定矿物质成分，即可被认定为温泉。但人体泡汤最为舒适的温度在40摄氏度，因此需要通过锅炉或热交换设备进行二次加温。受中东战事影响，3月燃料费用同比增

Bret Taylor, board chair at OpenAI and CEO of AI agent startup Sierra, was asked in a recent interview with The Verge whether he agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s declaration that “someone is going