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In Brief

Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell | TechCrunch

Apple is working on a new ecosystem of smart home devices via a partnership with LG, Bloomberg has...

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Startups

Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet | TechCrunch

When self-taught coder Sigil Wen was 17, he moved to Silicon Valley and lived in an AI hacker...

AI

How AI decision models could change content moderation | TechCrunch

As decision models spread across the industry, a company called Musubi has a new idea for how to...

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In Brief

AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO | TechCrunch

Cloud provider Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation, marking what could...

AI

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in | TechCrunch

Personal AI agents, like Meta’s Muse, Instinct, ChatGPT’s Dots, and others, are kicking off a new wave of...

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AI

Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy | TechCrunch

From Muse to Instinct to Dots, tech firms are hunting for the user experience that will make an...

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Media & Entertainment

India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion | TechCrunch

JioHotstar, the streaming platform with more than 500 million monthly active users backed by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries,...

AI

Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior | TechCrunch

Startups that promise to predict how humans will behave are having a moment. Over the past year, Simile...

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In Brief

Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, Anthropic announced an expansion of its Claude for Startups program, offering subsidized access to its AI...

Apps

Vinod Khosla believes ex-DeepMind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust | TechCrunch

The personal-agent space has become closely competitive in the recent weeks, with Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s Dot, and Instinct...