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MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits

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Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models

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Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code

Fieldstone Bio is building microbes that can sense everything from TNT to arsenic

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Google rolls out new AI and accessibility features to Android and Chrome

Threads now lets creators add up to 5 links to profiles, track clicks

Doji raises $14M to make virtual try-ons fun through your avatars

Roblox now lets creators sell physical products within their experiences

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South Korea delays decision on letting Google move hi-res map data overseas

Harvey reportedly in discussions to raise $250M at $5B valuation

Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry

YouTube viewers will start seeing ads after ‘peak’ moments in videos

Netflix adds more live TV to its lineup

Foxconn gets nod for $435M project to make more of Apple chips in India, eventually

White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data

Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97

Stability AI releases an audio-generating model that can run on smartphones

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Databricks to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B

TensorWave raises $100M to grow its AMD-powered cloud infrastructure

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OpenAI Is in Talks to Acquire Programming Tool Windsurf for $3 Billion

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