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ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal: Many consumers ditched ChatGPT's app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude's downloads grew. Read More

Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38M to help security teams deal with change: Fig traces data flows in the security stack and then alerts security teams when changes at any point affect detection or response capabilities. Read More

The candidate that Silicon Valley built is now the one they want to tear down: Ethan Agarwal, a 40-year-old tech entrepreneur with no political background, told TechCrunch on Monday evening that he is running for California's 17th congressional district. Read More

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Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center: Stripe released a preview intended to allow AI companies to easily track, pass through, and make a profit on underlying AI model fees. Read More

Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here's how to make the switch: Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to make the switch. Read More

Apple unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with new 'Fusion Architecture': The chips are engineered around Apple's new Fusion Architecture, an advanced design that merges two dies into a single, high-performance system on a chip (SoC). Read More

India's Pronto formalizes house help as its valuation jumps 8x in under a year: Pronto handles 18,000 daily bookings and plans rapid expansion as it races rivals to digitize India's largely offline home services market. Read More

A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses: A hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Apple's new Studio displays come with Thunderbolt 5: The new displays come with better cameras, new sound systems, and Thunderbolt 5 ports. Read More