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DeepSeek is in talks to raise outside capital for the first time, seeking to beef up its financial war chest so it can better compete in the costly battle to develop leading AI models, according to four people familiar with the matter. DeepSeek is owned by Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer Capital Management, which has financed the startup so far. DeepSeek, whose AI model R1 took both Silicon Valley and Wall Street by storm last year, has previously turned down multiple funding offers from China’s top venture.
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Airbnb's Chesky is nothing if not ambitious. Given that people's preferences can change at any moment, the ability to serve customers with only a hotel or home, depending what they need in that instant, seems a long way off, even with agentic AI. Read more ›
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Cloudflare said it is cutting about a fifth of its workforce, joining a growing list of tech companies that have cited AI as a reason to slash jobs. The company, whose content delivery network is used by many of the world’s websites, announced the plans on Thursday as it reported quarterly ... Read more ›
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Eating eggs might do more than just start your day—it could help protect your brain. Researchers found that people 65 and older who eat eggs regularly have a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, with daily or near-daily consumption linked to up to a 27% reduction. Even modest egg intake showed benefits, suggesting that small dietary changes could make a meaningful difference over time. Read more ›
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As summer heat draws near, you may run into an air conditioner that isn't blowing as hard as it should. Here are some common causes and how to fix them. Read more ›
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Today is Thursday, May 7, 2026, and we’re back with the latest startup and tech funding news from around the world. Today’s funding activity highlights where investors continue placing their biggest bets: sovereign AI infrastructure, quantum computing, satellite communications, defense manufacturing, ... Read more ›
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The company previously announced it was working on an AI assistant that can make matches. Read more ›
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Smart home devices may make your life easier, but remember that to hackers, they're just another attack vector, like these easily hacked Yarbo lawnmowers. Read more ›
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Your VPN may be less airtight than Android suggests, unless you use the privacy-focused OS. Read more ›
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In honor of World Password Day, Kaspersky researchers revisited their study on the crackability of real-world passwords and found that 60% of MD5-hashed passwords could be cracked in under an hour with a single Nvidia RTX 5090, and 48% could be cracked in under a minute. "The bottom line is that passwords protected only by fast hashing algorithms such as MD5 are no longer safe if attackers obtain them in... Read more ›
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Read 'Sarah's Laugh' by Melissa A Watkins, courtesy of Lightspeed Magazine, right here on io9. Read more ›
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The new feature could turn Codex into more than a coding aid. Read more ›
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From claims of safety taking a back seat to the "toxic culture" he created, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced a tough day in court. Read more ›
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Perplexity today launched a new Mac app with support for its hybrid local-cloud AI agent Personal Computer, plus it expanded Personal Computer access to Pro and Enterprise users, so it is no longer limited to just Max subscribers. Perplexity describes Personal Computer as a "personal orchestrator" that hybridizes local and server environments for security and productivity. Personal Computer is available in the new Mac app, which Perplexity says gives users... Read more ›
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted something that shouldn’t exist—at least not so early in the universe. A massive galaxy, formed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang, appears to have no rotation at all, a trait usually seen only in much older, evolved galaxies. This challenges current theories that young galaxies should still be spinning from their formation. Read more ›
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Peter Thiel backs Panthalassa's $140 million round to build floating AI data centers powered by ocean waves, bypassing land-based energy constraints Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to make AI agents more accessible. Read more ›
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Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said using employees’ computer activity to train its AI models could give the company an edge over rivals, arguing that its staff are of higher average intelligence than contractors typically used by data-labeling firms. In a company-wide meeting on Thursday, a ... Read more ›
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Two months ago, my colleagues broke the news of Anduril’s latest funding round, slated to value the company at $60 billion. Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital are leading the roughly $4 billion investment, according to a source with direct knowledge of the fundraising efforts. But another investor stands out for the size of its check. Founders Fund is investing about $624 million into the funding round, according to financial documents... Read more ›
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Tim Cook is going out with a bang. Apple reported a stellar March quarter on Thursday, delivering 17% higher revenue, thanks to 22% growth in iPhone revenues, a big change from several years of anemic growth in sales of the ubiquitous device. In other words, far more consumers are upgrading their old iPhones than has been the case for a while. Cook, who recently announced he would step down as... Read more ›
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Shares of Atlassian, a provider of software that helps teams of developers and employees collaborate on projects, jumped nearly 25% after its third-quarter earnings, as investors responded to signs that AI is giving a boost to its business. Atlassian’s revenue grew 32% to $1.8 billion during its ... Read more ›
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Chinese tech startups such as Moonshot AI and DeepRoute.ai are considering changing their corporate structures—in which they’re technically based overseas—in favor of incorporating in China. That shift follows signals from China’s securities regulator that it is less likely to approve initial public offerings by local companies incorporated outside the country, say people with direct knowledge of the matter. The regulator’s new stance could make it harder for Chinese startups to... Read more ›
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The U.S. Department of Defense has signed deals with seven AI companies to use their technology on classified networks, the agency said Friday. The AI providers include SpaceX’s xAI, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and the AI startup Reflection, the Pentagon said. Those ... Read more ›
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A couple of weeks ago, Daniel Jacker, CEO and co-founder of ZaiNar, made me an alluring offer: Would I like to see the first-ever public demonstration of the technology his startup had spent nine years laboriously developing in anonymity? He described it as the most accurate location-tracking tech on the planet, capable of pinpointing an object’s whereabouts within inches—indoors and outdoors—from a great distance away. Sure, Google Maps and Apple’s... Read more ›
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Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robotics Intelligence, a startup developing AI models for humanoid robots, for an undisclosed sum. A company spokesperson said Friday that it had acquired the startup, which focuses on developing AI models that help robots understand and adapt to human ... Read more ›
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S&P Dow Jones Indices, the index provider behind the S&P 500, said Friday it would consult with market participants to determine whether it should eventually let large stocks into indexes more quickly after their initial public offerings than current rules allow. The rule change could ... Read more ›
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Founders Fund has raised $6 billion for its fourth growth-stage fund, according to a person with knowledge of the efforts. The fundraise comes less than a year after the firm raised its third growth fund, of $4.6 billion. Some $4.5 billion of the new fund comes from the firm’s limited partners, ... Read more ›
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