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A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses

Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing …

Mistral releases a new open-source model for speech generation

Mistral's new speech model can run on a smartwatch or a smartphone.

The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead

Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising …

Google unveils TurboQuant, a lossless AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises to shrink AI’s …

Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model

Google is launching Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded music model that generates longer, more customizable tracks, as it expands AI …

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

Reddit will require suspected automated accounts to verify they’re human, as it ramps up efforts to curb bot-driven spam and …

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

Granola's valuation jumped from $250 million to $1.5 billion with this round, and it has added more support for AI …

Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook

Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they're shopping in its apps.

With Sift Stack, two ex-SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor

Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing.

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones

Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots.

With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI

The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses.