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Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price
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Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.
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Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmakerโs drone cloud-seeding plan
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Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds โ the airline pilots’ union says it won’t be safe.
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Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise
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The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracleโs legacy status, it shouldnโt be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.
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Google is a โbad actorโ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
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People CEO Neil Vogel says Google’s AI crawler can’t be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.
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OpenAI secures Microsoftโs blessing to transition its for-profit arm
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OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a nonbinding agreement on a revised partnership.
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Appleโs latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers
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Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones.
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The music industry is broken: OpenWavโs new app aims to change that
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OpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists that lets them keep more of the profits.
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Teslaโs robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
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Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.
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A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law
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If SB 243 is enacted, California would become the first state to require operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions and hold companies legally accountable if their chatbots fail to meet those standards.
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Perplexity reportedly raised $200M at $20B valuation
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The AI-powered search startup’s valuation jumped from $18 billion two months earlier.

