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Trump Administration cuts may threaten AI research efforts
People are using Super Mario to benchmark AI now
General Catalyst loses three top investors as the firm expands beyond venture, contemplates IPO
You can now talk to Google Gemini from your iPhone’s lock screen
Singapore arrests alleged Nvidia chip smugglers
Creator monetization platform Passes sued over alleged distribution of CSAM
MWC hears two starkly divided views of AI’s impact
The author of SB 1047 introduces a new AI bill in California
Google Play update makes it easier to find Android apps with widgets
Ramp has more than doubled its annualized revenue to $700 million
TechCrunch Sessions: AI speaker applications close March 7
Google releases SpeciesNet, an AI model designed to identify wildlife
Lee Enterprises ransomware attack hits freelance and contractor payments
Podcasting platform Podcastle launches a text-to-speech model with more than 450 AI voices
Google upgrades Colab with an AI agent tool
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid
No part of Amazon is ‘unaffected’ by AI, says its head of AGI
Anthropic raises $3.5B to fuel its AI ambitions
Fintech startup Ramp nearly doubles valuation to $13B in secondary share sale
TSMC pledges to spend $100B on US chip facilities