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Meta is reportedly making a $15 billion bet on AGI

Meta is close to finalizing an almost $15 billion investment in Scale AI, the tech giant’s largest-ever external investment, which would give Meta a 49% stake in the company, according to The Information. As part of the deal, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team of…

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Threads is finally getting a DM inbox

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today that the company’s social network Threads will finally begin testing a DM (direct message) inbox that’s separate from users’ Instagram DM Inboxes. This means Threads users won’t have to use Instagram or switch apps to chat with someone on the platform. The…

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Apple’s upgraded AI models underwhelm on performance

Apple has announced updates to the AI models that power its suite of Apple Intelligence features across iOS, macOS, and more. But according to the company’s own benchmarks, the models underperform older models from rival tech firms, including OpenAI. Apple said in a blog post Monday that human…

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Enterprise AI startup Glean lands a $7.2B valuation

Enterprise AI company Glean announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $150 million Series F led by Wellington Management at a $7.2 billion valuation. This comes less than a year after its $260 million Series E, announced in September, at a $4.6 billion valuation, which was double…

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Republicans are determined to make you pay more for gas

A customer refuels a car at a Chevron gas station in San Francisco on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025. | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images Things are getting nutty in the world of vehicle fuel economy standards. Last week, Transportation Secretary (and ex-reality TV contestant) Sean Duffy declared that…

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