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<title>Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self&#45;driving companies</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/uber-wants-to-turn-its-millions-of-drivers-into-a-sensor-grid-for-self-driving-companies</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber&#039;s chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch&#039;s StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs. ]]></description>
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<title>Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/beyond-lovable-and-mistral-21-european-startups-to-watch</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is not that European startups never get attention — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are many more that insiders are tracking. ]]></description>
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<title>The best AI dictation apps, tested and ranked</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your voice ]]></description>
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<title>Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/netflix-delays-greta-gerwigs-narnia-movie-for-big-theatrical-push-in-2027</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The Magician&#039;s Nephew&quot; looks like a big next step in Netflix&#039;s thawing relationship with movie theaters. ]]></description>
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<title>Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/farewell-jeeves-askcom-shuts-down</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Owner IAC says it&#039;s discontinuing its search business. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Farewell, Jeeves:, Ask.com, shuts, down</media:keywords>
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<title>AI&#45;generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/ai-generated-actors-and-scripts-are-now-ineligible-for-oscars</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bad news for Tilly Norwood. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>AI-generated, actors, and, scripts, are, now, ineligible, for, Oscars</media:keywords>
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<title>Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/elon-musk-testifies-that-xai-trained-grok-on-openai-models</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Distillation&quot; is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:38:04 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/openai-announces-new-advanced-security-for-chatgpt-accounts-including-a-partnership-with-yubico</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partnership with security key provider Yubico. ]]></description>
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<title>EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/ev-startup-faraday-future-paid-75m-to-company-tied-to-founder-jia-yueting</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The perpetually struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year probe was ultimately closed in March. ]]></description>
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<title>After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/after-dissing-anthropic-for-limiting-mythos-openai-restricts-access-to-cyber-too</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI will begin rolling out its cybersecurity testing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber only &quot;to critical cyber defenders&quot; at first. ]]></description>
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<title>Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/hackers-are-actively-exploiting-a-bug-in-cpanel-used-by-millions-of-websites</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months. ]]></description>
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<title>Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/rivian-downsizes-doe-loan-to-45b-for-georgia-factory</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/rivian-downsizes-doe-loan-to-45b-for-georgia-factory</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6 billion. ]]></description>
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<title>Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-56b-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/legal-ai-startup-legora-hits-56b-valuation-and-its-battle-with-harvey-just-got-hotter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other&#039;s home turf, and now have dueling ad campaigns. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Legal, startup, Legora, hits, 5.6B, valuation, and, its, battle, with</media:keywords>
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<title>Apple was surprised by AI&#45;driven demand for Macs</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/apple-was-surprised-by-ai-driven-demand-for-macs</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too. ]]></description>
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<title>Sources: Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/sources-anthropic-potential-900b-valuation-round-could-happen-within-2-weeks</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Sources:, Anthropic, potential, 900B, valuation, round, could, happen, within, weeks</media:keywords>
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<title>Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/y-combinator-alum-skio-sells-for-105m-cash-only-raised-8m-founder-says</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/y-combinator-alum-skio-sells-for-105m-cash-only-raised-8m-founder-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO. ]]></description>
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<title>As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/as-tim-cook-steps-down-apple-hit-record-sales-but-a-chip-shortage-looms</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/as-tim-cook-steps-down-apple-hit-record-sales-but-a-chip-shortage-looms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business. ]]></description>
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<title>ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/chatgpt-images-20-is-a-hit-in-india-but-not-a-big-winner-elsewhere-yet</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/chatgpt-images-20-is-a-hit-in-india-but-not-a-big-winner-elsewhere-yet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals — from avatars to cinematic portraits. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>ChatGPT, Images, 2.0, hit, India, but, not, big, winner, elsewhere</media:keywords>
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<title>People are finally using Reddit’s search</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/people-are-finally-using-reddits-search</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/people-are-finally-using-reddits-search</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>People, are, finally, using, Reddit’s, search</media:keywords>
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<title>Musk v. Altman is just getting started</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/musk-v-altman-is-just-getting-started</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the […] ]]></description>
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<title>Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/ubuntu-services-hit-by-outages-after-ddos-attack</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/ubuntu-services-hit-by-outages-after-ddos-attack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected several Ubuntu and Canonical websites, and prevented users from updating the Linux-based operating system. ]]></description>
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<title>Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/pentagon-inks-deals-with-nvidia-microsoft-and-aws-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/pentagon-inks-deals-with-nvidia-microsoft-and-aws-to-deploy-ai-on-classified-networks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage terms of its AI models. ]]></description>
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<title>Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/coatue-has-a-plan-to-buy-up-land-for-data-centers-possibly-for-anthropic</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/coatue-has-a-plan-to-buy-up-land-for-data-centers-possibly-for-anthropic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources. ]]></description>
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<title>Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/meta-buys-robotics-startup-to-bolster-its-humanoid-ai-ambitions</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/meta-buys-robotics-startup-to-bolster-its-humanoid-ai-ambitions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said. ]]></description>
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<title>Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/musely-secures-360m-from-general-catalyst-without-giving-up-equity</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/musely-secures-360m-from-general-catalyst-without-giving-up-equity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The DTC skin, hair, and menopause care brand will use the non-dilutive capital to super-charge customer acquisition. ]]></description>
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<media:keywords>Musely, secures, 360M, from, General, Catalyst, without, giving, equity</media:keywords>
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<title>Replit’s Amjad Masad on the Cursor deal, fighting Apple, and why he’d rather not sell</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/replits-amjad-masad-on-the-cursor-deal-fighting-apple-and-why-hed-rather-not-sell</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/replits-amjad-masad-on-the-cursor-deal-fighting-apple-and-why-hed-rather-not-sell</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At TechCrunch&#039;s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, we covered a lot of ground in a short time, beginning with the question everyone in the industry is asking right now: in a world where rival Cursor is reportedly in talks to be acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion, is Replit also bound to sell? ]]></description>
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<title>Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit</link>
<guid>https://blogs.applicius.com/bob-iger-rejoins-thrive-capital-as-advisor-after-disney-exit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm. ]]></description>
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<title>Porsche is adding an all&#45;electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/porsche-is-adding-an-all-electric-cayenne-coupe-to-its-lineup</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Porsche will start selling the Cayenne Coupe Electric in late summer. ]]></description>
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<title>In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/in-another-wild-turn-for-ai-chips-meta-signs-deal-for-millions-of-amazon-ai-cpus</link>
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<title>DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/deepseek-previews-new-ai-model-that-closes-the-gap-with-frontier-models</link>
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<title>Nothing introduces an AI&#45;powered dictation tool</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nothing&#039;s new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages. ]]></description>
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<title>Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/uber-cto-praveen-neppalli-naga-joins-stacked-strictlyvc-sf-lineup-for-april-30-event</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join the rest of the lineup to discuss operating at scale in the age of AI. ]]></description>
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<title>Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now?</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/tim-cook-is-stepping-down-whathappensto-applenow</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus.   Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once […] ]]></description>
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<title>Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/another-spyware-maker-caught-distributing-fake-android-snooping-apps</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software. ]]></description>
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<title>Nuclear startup X&#45;energy raises $1B in data center&#45;driven IPO</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon-backed X-energy was able to raise around 20% more money in its IPO as demand for nuclear power surges. ]]></description>
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<title>Marked&#45;up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/marked-up-mac-minis-flood-ebay-amid-shortages-driven-by-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools. ]]></description>
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<title>Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model. ]]></description>
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<title>X launches stand&#45;alone XChat app on iOS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ X&#039;s new app promises private chats, disappearing messages, audio and video calls, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI&#45;generated media</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/comfyui-hits-500m-valuation-as-creators-seek-more-control-over-ai-generated-media</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ ComfyUI, whose tools give creators more control over AI image, video, and audio generation, just raised $30 million. ]]></description>
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<title>X&#45;energy stock pops 27% on first day of trading following upsized IPO</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/x-energy-stock-pops-27-on-first-day-of-trading-following-upsized-ipo</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Investors flocked to nuclear power startup X-energy in its first day of public trading on the Nasdaq. ]]></description>
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<title>Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines’ gain</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/metas-loss-is-thinking-machines-gain</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta has been poaching talent from Thinking Machines Lab. But it&#039;s a two-way street. ]]></description>
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<title>Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre&#45;seed to build an AI social network in iMessage</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/two-college-kids-raise-a-51-million-pre-seed-to-build-an-ai-social-network-in-imessage</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Series, a social networking app that&#039;s grown popular on college campuses, announced a $5.1 million pre-seed round from some big names in tech. ]]></description>
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<title>Cohere acquires, merges with Germany&#45;based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/cohere-acquires-merges-with-germany-based-startup-to-create-a-transatlantic-ai-powerhouse</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cohere, the Canada-based AI company that makes AI tools for businesses in regulated industries, announced Friday it would merge with Aleph Alpha, a German company that also builds AI systems for businesses and governments.  ]]></description>
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<title>Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/palantir-is-reportedly-helping-the-irs-investigate-financial-crimes</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The IRS has used Palantir&#039;s software since at least 2018, The Intercept reports. ]]></description>
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<title>Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/steve-ballmer-blasts-founder-he-backed-who-pleaded-guilty-to-fraud-i-was-duped-and-feel-silly</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that&#039;s befalling him as an investor. ]]></description>
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<title>Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This round, should it occur, would double the house-help startup&#039;s valuation in a matter of weeks. ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/openai-abandons-yet-another-side-quest-chatgpts-erotic-mode</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:15:28 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Google Translate’s real&#45;time headphone translations feature expands to iOS and more countries</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/google-translates-real-time-headphone-translations-feature-expands-to-ios-and-more-countries</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what. ]]></description>
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<title>16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day</title>
<link>https://blogs.applicius.com/16-of-the-most-interesting-startups-from-yc-w26-demo-day</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort. ]]></description>
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<title>Netflix confirms it’s raising prices again</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The standard plan without ads now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous $17.99 subscription fee, while the premium plan is also going up by $2 and will now cost $26.99 per month. ]]></description>
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