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How a Student’s AI Robot Lightens the Load for Caregivers At Home
Kyle McGinley graduated from high school in 2018 and, like many teenagers, he was unsure what career he wanted to pursue. Recuperating from a sports injury led him to consider becoming a physical therapist for athletes. But he was...
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A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me. | TechCrunch
I cannot say with 100% certainty that nineteen-year-old Justin Jin is not pulling an elaborate prank on me. In my defense, Jin’s company Giggles – which he describes as “putting a trading app and TikTok together” – started as...
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He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up
If you haven’t heard of UpScrolled before, a brief primer: It’s a social media platform not too different from, say, Instagram or TikTok. You can share photos or short videos, follow accounts, comment on posts, and amass a following...
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AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost | TechCrunch
Indian startup Rocket is betting that the next big opportunity is the part before vibe coding: having AI help people decide what to build. It has launched a platform that produces consulting-style product strategies.The startup, based in Surat, India,...
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OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund | TechCrunch
A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a...
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Artemis II: Everything We Know as Its Crew Approaches the Far Side of the Moon
On day six of its mission, Artemis II is closing in on the far side of the moon. Meanwhile, the historic journey has not been without fascinating and curious stories, from the images and videos that its four crew...
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Novel approach to clearing brain waste shows promise for Alzheimer’s
Interest is growing in using the brain’s waste-disposal system to delay or ease Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a new technique...
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Doctors came up with an app to save you from jumping to wrong conclusions
We have all been there. A delayed text reply suddenly means something is wrong. A neutral comment feels oddly critical. A small situation spirals into a full-blown worst-case scenario in seconds. That mental shortcut, where the brain jumps straight...
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Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer | TechCrunch
A Democratic congressman had harsh criticism for Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the United States would confirm the rescue of Air Force service members shot down over Iran.In a social media post on Friday, Representative...
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Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use | TechCrunch
AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service.Take Microsoft, which is currently focused on getting corporate customers to pay for...
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Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK
One fan, Courtney, said: "I bought my ticket in the PayPal pre-sale three or four days ago. I had...