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Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup: Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck. Read More

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action: Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity. Read More

All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the US this year: Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year. Read More

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When energy meets intelligence

AI is rewriting the rules of energy. As demand outpaces infrastructure, the answer isn’t just more power: it’s smarter systems. Schneider Electric's CEO shares how energy and industrial intelligence unlock efficiency, resilience, and scalable growth.

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Kimi: Threat or menace?: Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communism." Read More

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’: "Everybody knows the Greeks are inside." Read More

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s why we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to speak about those very issues. Read More

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?: On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple's lawsuit will cast a shadow over OpenAi's much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public. Read More

What to watch for after Jensen Huang's Japan visit: Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all: Current AI, a nonprofit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI chat, and more. Read More