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LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature

The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.

Vinod Khosla believes ex-Deepmind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust

Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task.

Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web

Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon.

Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027

Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform.

Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals

French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals.

Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans

Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times and maintenance needs.

Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering

It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth.

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Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance

The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.

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Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ray view of every critical part

Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners.

Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month

Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round.

Facebook tests going Reels-first in India

Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center.

Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034

Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million.

Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost two years

The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.

TechCrunchBusiness

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.

After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests

Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.

Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI unveils Beam, its first open-weight model, which it says rivals GLM-5.2 on reasoning with far less inference compute. Weights are due this month.