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OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round
TechCrunch reports that OpenAI’s latest funding round does not seem to be living up to expectations.
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Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns AI boom is a great opportunity to deceive people
Tyler Shultz, a Theranos whistleblower, warned that the AI boom is “a great opportunity to go deceive people,” according to TechCrunch.
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Visual Studio Code Posts 1.145 Insiders Update Page
The Visual Studio Code updates site has published a page for version 1.145 (Insiders), with a short summary directing readers to the full article.
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Visual Studio Code Publishes 1.144 Insiders Update Page
The update page is dated 28 October 2026 and directs readers to the full article.
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GitHub Copilot Fusion now generally available for model routing
GitHub has made Copilot Fusion generally available, letting users hand model selection and orchestration to Copilot.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Blue-green is the color of autonomy
TechCrunch published its Mobility newsletter on October 25, describing a focus on the future of transportation and the role AI is playing in it.
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Visual Studio Code 1.144 (Insiders) Update Page Published
The Visual Studio Code updates site has published a page for version 1.144 in the Insiders channel.
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Block's new voice model sounds eerily human, TechCrunch reports
TechCrunch reports that Block has a new voice model described as eerily human, and that Block says it can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max.
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TechCrunch: Anthropic backers sit on major paper returns before IPO
TechCrunch reports that early-stage and follow-on investors in Anthropic are already holding major paper returns before the AI lab's IPO.
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OpenAI details storage scaling for over 1 billion ChatGPT users
OpenAI says it scaled Habitat with reliable multi-tenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB to deliver 12× faster reads for ChatGPT.
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Apple Updates iWork 15.4.1 with Intelligent Assistant and iPhone Duo Support
The update adds an Intelligent Assistant feature for Apple Creator Studio subscribers across Keynote, Numbers and Pages, and adds iPhone Duo compatibility.
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Intel CTO: frontier wafer capacity may only double as AI compute hits ceiling
Intel Chief Technology Officer Pushkar Ranade told a podcast that leading-edge wafer output cannot grow tenfold even with ample funding, and that a doubling is a more realistic limit. He linked the ceiling to the semiconductor supply chain's coordinated expansion.
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OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
TechCrunch reports that OpenAI is working on a new $30 billion raise at a $1.25 trillion valuation ahead of an IPO. If the round clears a $1 trillion valuation, it would set a record for the most valuable private company.
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MacBook Neo helps Apple soften the blow of global PC market downturn, per report
A Counterpoint Research report on Q3 2026 global PC shipments shows Apple outperforming the broader market, with the MacBook Neo helping cushion declining demand.
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Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC says physical AI is in its 'LEGO era'
Amulya Vishwanath told TechCrunch's Equity that robotics is approaching its ChatGPT moment.
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Startup Electric Plant builds AI translator for plant electricity
TechCrunch reports that Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help people listen to plants through subtle electrical signals in their stems.
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Apple Teases New Product Announcements Next Week: 'Pro and Tell'
Apple's Greg Joswiak hinted on social media that new products will be announced next week, with rumors pointing to updated Macs and an iPad mini.
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Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
TechCrunch reports that Disney has agreed to hire most of Character.AI's workforce, with the vast majority of offered employees accepting roles. The arrangement is a stalking horse bid, leaving room for a higher offer.
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Amazon Discounts New Mac Mini by Up to $149 and Mac Studio by $200
Deals include the M6 Mac mini and the M5 Max Mac Studio, according to MacRumors.
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Apple Expected to Release New Products on Next Four Fridays
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says new Macs and an iPad mini could arrive on November 6, with announcements expected in late October.