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Jun 23, 2026 at 12:00 Ars Technica

How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots

Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI.

Jun 23, 2026 at 08:16 Hacker News

AI Built a Nuke and Still Lost

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Jun 23, 2026 at 01:27 TechCrunch

The running list: Major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI

A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI ...

Jun 22, 2026 at 22:54 Hacker News

AI's PR Problem

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Jun 22, 2026 at 20:53 TechCrunch

The AI world is getting ‘loopy’

The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.

Jun 22, 2026 at 20:13 TechCrunch

AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal

What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiri...

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TechCrunch Jun 17, 2026 at 15:00 Startups
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Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.

If physical AI is going to match the accomplishments of LLMs, there's a data problem that needs to be solved.

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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 16:49 Startups
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Sixty percent of US consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds

WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.

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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 14:50 Startups
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Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it

Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no men...

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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 11:21 Startups
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SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO

The deal is supposed to help SpaceX's struggling AI division. The company told IPO investors it sees a $26 trillion addressable market in AI.

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TechCrunch Jun 16, 2026 at 06:59 Startups
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Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions

Respond.io, one of Malaysia's startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.

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TechCrunch Jun 15, 2026 at 18:30 Startups
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Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged...

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TechCrunch Jun 15, 2026 at 14:34 Startups
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Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6B

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate...

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