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OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files thumbnail
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT personal assistant capable of browsing, shopping, and managing files

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent—an AI-powered personal assistant that can browse the web, manage files, and complete tasks, raising both excitement and safety concerns....

Uber to buy 20,000 self&driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership thumbnail
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Uber to buy 20,000 self&driving taxis in $300m Lucid partnership

Uber will roll out 20,000 self-driving Lucid Gravity SUVs from 2025 in a $300m investment deal, signalling a major push into autonomous ride-hailing...

Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs thumbnail
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Ocado chief blames Reeves’s Budget for rising food prices as inflation climbs

Ocado CEO Tim Steiner says Rachel Reeves’s Budget, including higher NI and minimum wage increases, is driving up food prices as UK inflation...

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Netflix turns to generative AI for visual effects in original series The Eternauts

Netflix has used generative AI to create visual effects in an original series for the first time, cutting costs and production time on...

Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but experts warn challenges remain thumbnail
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Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales, but experts warn challenges remain

UK company insolvencies fell 16% in June 2025, offering cautious optimism, but experts warn economic uncertainty, rising costs, and inflation continue to challenge...

The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions thumbnail
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The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions

Start Ups Tiffany Luck, a partner at NEA, outlined what she looks for in a pitch, during a presentation at TechCrunch’s All Stage...

Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal thumbnail
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Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal

Start Ups Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf exec Jeff Wang took to X to...

David Sacks and the blurred lines of government service thumbnail
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David Sacks and the blurred lines of government service

Start Ups When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor:...

Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal thumbnail
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Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal

Start Ups Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations...

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work thumbnail
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Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

Start Ups Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S....