Yang’s departure marks the latest in a string of exits from Apple’s AI unit, putting the company into jeopardy in the lead up to a much-anticipated Siri revamp scheduled for March.  

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Apple loses another AI exec to Meta  | TechCrunch

Yang’s departure marks the latest in a string of exits from Apple’s AI unit, putting the company into jeopardy in the lead-up to a much-anticip...

Pinterest is rolling out new controls that let users limit how much AI-generated content appears in their feeds. The company is also making its AI content labels more visible.

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Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of 'AI slop' in your feed | TechCrunch

Pinterest is rolling out new controls that let users limit how much AI-generated content appears in their feeds. The company is also making its AI ...

Microsoft, Amazon and Google are ramping up efforts move production of their products and data centers outside of China, Nikkei reported, citing supply chain sources.

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Microsoft, AWS, and Google are trying to drastically reduce China's role in their supply chains | TechCrunch

In particular, Microsoft wants to have up to 80% of the components needed to make its Surface notebooks and tablets, as well as its data centers, m...

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Late last year, OpenAI reportedly tried to buy Medal and its vast trove of video game data for $500M. Today, the company spun out a frontier research lab that's using that data to build AI agents that understand how they move through space and time, a concept called spatial-temporal reasoning.

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General Intuition lands $134M seed to teach agents spatial reasoning using video game clips | TechCrunch

General Intuition’s next milestone is twofold: generating new simulated worlds for training other agents and autonomously navigating entirely unf...

Amazon’s One Medical is expanding into pediatric care with a new pay-per-visit virtual health service for children ages 2 to 11. Starting at $29 for message-based visits and $49 for video calls, the service treats common conditions like pink eye, eczema, and rashes, and also handles medication renewals

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Amazon launches pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for kids | TechCrunch

Amazon’s One Medical is expanding into pediatric care with a new pay-per-visit virtual health service for children ages 2 to 11. Starting at $29 ...

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Spotify has announced new partnerships with major record labels — including Sony, Universal, Warner, and Merlin — to build “responsible AI” tools that protect artists’ rights and ensure fair compensation. The initiative will let artists opt in or out of AI use.

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Spotify partners with record labels to create 'artist-first' AI music products | TechCrunch

Spotify has announced new partnerships with major record labels — including Sony, Universal, Warner, and Merlin — to build “responsible AI”...

Jack & Jill uses conversational AI to sidestep the listing and resumé shuffle. With $20 million in seed funding, the company is plotting its US expansion.

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Jack & Jill raises $20M to bring conversational AI to job-hunting | TechCrunch

Jack & Jill uses conversational AI to sidestep the listing and résumé shuffle. With $20 million in seed funding, the company is plotting its U.S....

In less than a decade AAF has backed startups with exits totaling $2 billion, it says and is doing so through an unusual VC model.

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How emerging Mubadala-backed AAF is winning VC deals in some of the hottest startups | TechCrunch

In less than a decade, AAF has backed startups with exits totaling $2 billion, it says, and is doing so through an unusual VC model.