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📡 Bloomberg🟢 CHIPS 🌍 World 12 May · Bloomberg

AI Mania Makes Old-School Industrials Behave Like Chip Stocks.com

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📡 The Guardian🟢 CHIPS 🌍 World 12 May · The Guardian

Film industry cannot fight rise of artificial intelligence, says Demi Moore

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📡 Wired🟢 CHIPS 🌍 World 12 May · Wired

The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer - WIRED

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 SECURITY 12 May · TechCrunch

Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen | TechCrunch

As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasin...

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As bad actors weaponize AI to exploit software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, companies are increasingly recognizing the need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses.

Picked from TechCrunch · 2026-05-12
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📡 Reuters🟢 POLICY 12 May · Reuters

Anthropic expands Claude's AI tools for law firms, lawyers

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📡 The Guardian🟢 POLICY 12 May · The Guardian

Sam Altman defends OpenAI in courtroom showdown with Elon Musk

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📡 Bloomberg🟢 BUSINESS 12 May · Bloomberg

AI Life Science Firm Metis TechBio Set for HK Debut After IPO.com

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📡 Reuters🟢 BUSINESS 12 May · Reuters

OpenAI chief Sam Altman denies betraying Elon Musk, defends for-profit push at trial

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 BUSINESS 12 May · TechCrunch

Dessn raises $6M for its production-focused design tool | TechCrunch

That’s why Dessn developed technology that allows startups to run their codebases in the cloud without any set...

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That’s why Dessn developed technology that allows startups to run their codebases in the cloud without any setup cost. To do so, it abstracts away the dependencies that make it necessary for a codebase to run locally.

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📡 The Verge🟢 BUSINESS 12 May · The Verge

eBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion acquisition bid

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📡 Bloomberg🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · Bloomberg

Google Unveils New Android AI Features Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp.com

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares | TechCrunch

The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive (new of...

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The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive (new offerings), Forge Global (new offerings), Sydecar, and Upmarket as companies that are not authorized to provide access to buy or sell its shares.

Picked from TechCrunch · 2026-05-12
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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets | TechCrunch

The features are arriving ahead of Google’s annual developer conference this month, which will largely focus o...

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The features are arriving ahead of Google’s annual developer conference this month, which will largely focus on AI, as it did last year. Below, we’ve compiled all of Google’s announcements for you right here.

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Google brings agentic AI and vibe-coded widgets to Android | TechCrunch

Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition even...

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Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its Android Show: I/O Edition event on Tuesday.

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Google unveils Googlebook, a new line of AI-native laptops | TechCrunch

The company says the Googlebook, set to launch this fall, is the first laptop designed from the ground up arou...

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The company says the Googlebook, set to launch this fall, is the first laptop designed from the ground up around Gemini to offer personal and proactive help. Googlebooks will ship with “Magic Pointer,” a new AI-powered cursor with Gemini built in.

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies | TechCrunch

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand this morning to defend himself against his former co-founder Elon...

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand this morning to defend himself against his former co-founder Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate structure.

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Potholes cost cities millions: This company is using AI and trucks to fix them | TechCrunch

History is littered with claims that technology can help solve or blunt the problem of potholes, and still the...

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History is littered with claims that technology can help solve or blunt the problem of potholes, and still they persist. But as cars become increasingly laden with advanced sensors, they are becoming a tool that can quickly alert cities to potholes and other municipal problems.

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

The AI legal services industry is heating up — Anthropic is getting in on the action | TechCrunch

Anthropic’s new tools are designed to help law firms automate specific clerical functions — things like docume...

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Anthropic’s new tools are designed to help law firms automate specific clerical functions — things like document search and review, case law resources, deposition prep, document drafting, and other related areas.

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok | TechCrunch

Threads is testing a Meta AI integration that works similarly to X’s Grok. Users with a public account will be...

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Threads is testing a Meta AI integration that works similarly to X’s Grok. Users with a public account will be able to mention Meta AI in a post or a reply to get more context.

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📡 The Verge🟢 TECH 🌍 World 12 May · The Verge

Gemini’s latest updates are all about controlling your phone

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📡 Ars Technica🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Ars Technica

Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here’s its interior

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📡 Ars Technica🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Ars Technica

Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built

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📡 Ars Technica🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Ars Technica

The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home

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📡 BBC🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · BBC

Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury

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📡 Bloomberg🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Bloomberg

Altman Testifies About ‘Hair-Raising’ AI Safety Chat With Musk.com

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📡 Bloomberg🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Bloomberg

Anthropic Expands Push Into Legal Industry With New AI Tools.com

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📡 Bloomberg🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Bloomberg

Anthropic Warns Investors to Avoid Certain Secondary Market Sellers.com

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📡 TechCrunch🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · TechCrunch

Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit | TechCrunch

Google is reportedly talking to other rocket-launch companies as well. The company also plans to launch protot...

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Google is reportedly talking to other rocket-launch companies as well. The company also plans to launch prototype satellites by 2027 as part of an initiative called Project Suncatcher, announced late last year.

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📡 The Verge🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · The Verge

Claude can now plug into a bunch of legal tools.

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📡 The Verge🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · The Verge

Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enough

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📡 Wired🟢 INDUSTRY 🌍 World 12 May · Wired

Epson Bakes Google Gemini Into Its Latest Projector and It’s Actually Useful - WIRED

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📡 The Verge🟢 COMMENTARY 12 May · The Verge

Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI

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