Coding Co-pilotMicrosoft
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
Microsoft is canceling most of its Claude Code licenses and redirecting developers to use its own Copilot CLI instead,...
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Startups & Funding
The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker
Over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2025, per a Crunchbase News tally,...
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LLM
Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections
It's not entirely clear how the exploit works. Microsoft says it's investigating.
Ars Technica AI
Ethics & Regulation
Americans would rather live next to a nuclear plant than an AI data center, Gallup poll finds
A Gallup poll reveals that 71% of Americans oppose building AI data centers near their homes, significantly more than...
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Ethics & RegulationGoogle
Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
An interactive map created by Isabelle Reksopuro tracks data center construction and AI policy, highlighting the...
The Verge AI
LLM
Cisco announces record revenue and 4,000 layoffs in the same day
Layoffs are "not a savings-driven restructure," CFO says.
Ars Technica AI
Startups & Funding
Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026
Cerebras raised $5.5B in funding and went public in what is being called the first major tech IPO of 2026, with its...
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AI AgentsMicrosoft
Microsoft pits more than 100 AI agents against each other to find Windows vulnerabilities
Microsoft developed MDASH, a system using over 100 specialized AI agents in competitive scenarios to identify Windows...
The Decoder
Ethics & Regulation
Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards
A Gallup survey reveals that over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their local areas, with...
The Verge AI
Startups & Funding
Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose first startup, Bench, imploded
Khosla Ventures is investing $10M in Ian Crosby's new startup Synthetic, an AI-powered autonomous bookkeeping service...
TechCrunch AI
Ethics & Regulation
Ten Chinese firms including ByteDance reportedly get US clearance for AI chips they're not allowed to accept
The US has approved roughly ten Chinese companies including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to purchase up to 75,000...
The Decoder
Startups & Funding
Rivian Spinoff Raises $400M for Industrial Robots
Rivian's spinoff company Mind has raised $400M in funding to scale deployment of its AI-powered industrial robots in...
AI Business
Startups & Funding
Nvidia Taps British AI Startup to Build ‘Next Frontier’ of AI
Nvidia partners with British AI startup Ineffable Intelligence to build model training infrastructure for...
AI Business
AI Agents
Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports ‘record quarterly revenue’
Cisco is laying off nearly 4,000 employees to reallocate resources toward AI development and initiatives. The company...
TechCrunch AI
Startups & Funding
Exclusive: Xpanner Lands $18M To Offer ‘Automation As A Service’ To Construction Sites
Xpanner, a startup that automates construction work by retrofitting equipment with robotics and physical AI technology,...
Crunchbase News
Startups & Funding
Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multimodal data to AI labs
Wirestock has raised $23M in funding to supply creative multimodal data including photos, videos, and 3D content to AI...
TechCrunch AI
Startups & Funding
Two weeks left: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27
Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K equity-free funding is running out. Deadline...
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LLMAnthropic
Anthropic Targets Small Businesses With Latest Claude Release
Anthropic has released a new version of its Claude model specifically targeted at small businesses. This represents the...
AI Business
LLM
Alibaba's Qwen-Image-2.0 doubles compression and cuts generation steps from 40 to 4
Alibaba released Qwen-Image-2.0, an image generation model that achieves twice the compression of competitors and...
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