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SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel | TechCrunch
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has agreed to make a $2 billion investment in Intel in a deal described as a commitment to advanced technology and semiconductors in the United States....
Game Streaming Will Never Be the Same After Nvidia’s GeForce Now Update
What if game streaming was your main way to play your games? That idea—once merely a pipedream—is inching closer to reality with Nvidia’s latest update to GeForce Now. Come...
GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now | TechCrunch
OpenAI announced late Friday that it’s updating its latest model to be “warmer and friendlier.” The company recently launched the much-anticipated GPT-5 in a process that CEO Sam Altman...
‘KPop Demon Hunters 2’ is Looking More Likely
Since KPop Demon Hunters came out in June and took the world by storm, fans have been clamoring for more. Netflix sure would like to, given how well this one...
Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood | TechCrunch
While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue...
Major Plastics Treaty Ends in Failure
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Diplomats from around the world concluded nine days of talks in Geneva — plus a...
Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’ | TechCrunch
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads...