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Twitch to use streams for Amazon AI training
Twitch will use streamers' publicly available videos to train Amazon's generative AI models, offering creators a limited opt-out mechanism while leveraging content from its platform for parent company
Reddit Users Clash Over Anthropic's New Claude Watermarks
Anthropic's rollout of invisible watermarks in Claude outputs — designed to satisfy the EU AI Act's transparency requirements — has drawn mixed reactions on Reddit, with some users protesting and othe
Cognition in $40B Valuation Talks
AI coding agent maker Cognition is reportedly in early talks for a new funding round that could value it at $40 billion — roughly 54% above its $26 billion valuation from a $1 billion raise just three
Google Pixel 11 launches with up to $350 gift cards
Google has launched its Pixel 11 series phones and Pixel Watch 5, now available for preorder with promotional gift cards up to $350 and carrier deals including free models with trade-ins and service c
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation from SoftBank and others, deepening its OpenAI-backed model of buying traditional service businesses and embedding AI into their operations
Twitch Adds Opt-Out for Amazon AI Training
Twitch now lets streamers opt out of having their content used to train Amazon's generative AI models via a new toggle in Security and Privacy settings.
Legacy Data Blocks AI Agents at Most Companies
A new MIT Technology Review Insights survey of 300 data and technology executives finds that legacy data systems are severely limiting enterprise AI agent performance, with most organizations giving a
Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
Sandbar has raised $36 million for its voice ring Stream, with CEO Mina Fahmi betting that keeping humans in control — not handing everything to AI — is what will finally make wearable voice devices s
Lovable Lands $400M at $13.3B Valuation
Lovable, Europe's vibe-coding startup, raised $400 million in a Series C round at a $13.3 billion valuation led by Menlo Ventures, roughly doubling its worth in seven months as it scales AI infrastruc
Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues
Silkroad Innovation Hub's Road to Battlefield competition, a feeder pipeline into TechCrunch Disrupt for Central Eurasian founders, narrowed 726 applications from 39 countries to 22 finalists ahead of
Google's Pixel 11 introduces Camera Looks, a total rethink of how the camera captures and styles an image, as users seek "more authentic or traditional" photos (David Imel/The Verge)
Google's Pixel 11 introduces Camera Looks, described as a "total rethink" of how the phone captures and styles photos, responding to users who want more authentic, traditional-looking images over tech
Google's $399 Pixel Watch 5 Goes All-In on Gemini
Google's $399 Pixel Watch 5 leans heavily on AI features like offline Gemini and proactive suggestions, with The Verge noting the smartwatch's upgrades are driven by software rather than hardware.
Google Debuts $899+ Pixel 11 Lineup With Tensor G6, Gemini
Google unveiled its Pixel 11 series starting at $899, pairing new Tensor G6 silicon with expanded Gemini AI features while keeping hardware changes minimal.
German group files criminal complaint over Meta AI glasses
A German advocacy group has filed a criminal complaint over Meta's AI glasses, according to a Reuters report.
Someone is running mass vulnerability scans, spoofing AI bots like ClaudeBot
Agent Analytics' new dashboard tracking 5,000+ websites shows ClaudeBot leads all AI scraping activity at 27%, while ChatGPT-User dominates real-time AI content fetching at 86.4%.
Google’s Pixel Watch 5 dives deeper into AI and health
Google's $399 Pixel Watch 5 launches August 20th with offline Gemini, a first-of-its-kind non-invasive insulin resistance tracker validated in a peer-reviewed Nature study, and breathing emergency det
Google’s Pixel 11 series pairs a little new hardware with a lot of new software
Google formally announced its Pixel 11 series — Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold — with all four phones shipping August 20 and every model priced $100 higher than last ye
AI is hollowing out software engineering's middle class
An op-ed argues AI coding tools are erasing the middle tier of software engineers by letting teams ship unreviewable volumes of code, polarizing the field between judgment-rich architects and easily-s
Skan AI raises $63M Series C co-led by Cathay, Dell
Skan AI, a startup that builds a "context graph of work" by observing how employees use enterprise software, raised a $63M Series C round co-led by Cathay Innovation and Dell.
CoreWeave Jumps 19%, Nebius Surges 34% on AI Earnings
Shares of AI infrastructure providers CoreWeave and Nebius surged in post-earnings trading after CoreWeave reported doubled year-over-year revenue and raised its outlook on booming AI demand, lifting
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