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Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga

A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in its twisty legal battle with the Trump administration, awarding the tech company an injunction against the government’s recent order that labeled it a “supply chain risk,” the Wall Street Journal reports. On Thursday, Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of …

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David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead

David Sacks has used up his days as Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. Speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday, the longtime entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster, confirmed that his non-consecutive 130-day stint as a special government employee is over and that he’s moving on to co-chair the President’s Council of Advisors …

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Granola raises $125M, hits $1.5B valuation as it expands from meeting notetaker to enterprise AI app

Users might not like bots in meetings visibly taking notes, but a lot of them don’t mind if an app on someone’s computer is doing the transcription. That’s the core reason behind Granola’s popularity, which helped it secure $125 million in Series C funding led by Danny Rimer at Index …

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Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down

One of the blockbuster hits of the AI age is, without a doubt, legal tech startup Harvey. On Wednesday, the company confirmed that it had closed a new raise at an $11 billion valuation, after reports circulated last month that it was working on another monster round. The company confirmed …

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How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business

Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and …

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Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior

Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin labeling automated accounts that are providing a service to users, similar to how the “good bots” are …

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Russia arrests alleged owner of cybercrime forum LeakBase, report says

On Wednesday, Russian police arrested the alleged administrator of the cybercrime forum LeakBase, according to the state-owned news agency TASS. LeakBase was, as the U. Department of Justice put it, “one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals” for sharing hacking tools and passwords. Earlier this month, U. authorities …

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Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model

Google announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing Lyria 3 Pro, a music generation model, a month after Lyria 3’s release. The new model will let users create tracks up to three minutes long, as compared to the 30-second-long tracks offered with the Lyria 3 model. The company said that, apart …

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DeleteMe acquires social media security tool Block Party

Block Party founder Tracy Chou announced on Wednesday that the company has been acquired by DeleteMe, an online personal data removal service. A software engineer and advocate for diversity in tech, Chou founded Block Party in 2018 as a tool to help people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter, …

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Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction

The explosion of new data center projects in the U. has led to a growing backlash against the infrastructure that powers AI. Two influential politicians are now proposing a ban on any new data centers with peak power loads in excess of 20 megawatts. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and …

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