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Perplexity takes on OpenClaw with ‘Personal Computer,’ a local AI agent system built on Mac mini

Daniel Levi Posted On March 12, 2026

AI assistants keep getting smarter. The next fight is about where they live. Perplexity just made its move with Personal Computer, a local version of its Computer agent system that runs on a dedicated Mac mini. The pitch is simple: […]

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Atlassian lays off 10% of staff, or 1,600 employees, as AI reshapes software Work

Daniel Levi Posted On March 12, 2026

The shift AI is bringing to the tech industry is starting to show up in payroll. Enterprise software giant Atlassian announced it will cut about 1,600 jobs, roughly 10% of its global workforce, as the company redirects resources into artificial […]

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Foreign hacker breaches FBI server containing Jeffrey Epstein Files, documents reveal

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2026

A foreign hacker broke into an FBI server connected to the Jeffrey Epstein case after a misconfigured system at the bureau’s New York Field Office left sensitive files exposed, according to a source familiar with the incident and Justice Department […]

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Stake raises $8M in funding, acquires UMoveFree to help renters earn cash back on rent

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2026

Renters rarely get a break when hunting for a place to live. Prices keep climbing, deals stay hidden, and the process often feels stacked against the people paying the bills. Dallas-based fintech startup Stake thinks it can change that equation. […]

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Quince raises $500M at $10.1B valuation as AI-powered retail startup surpasses $1B in revenue

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2026

Quince has secured another major vote of confidence from investors. The San Francisco online retail startup said Wednesday it raised $500 million in Series E funding, pushing its post-money valuation to $10.1 billion and cementing its place among the most […]

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Nvidia plans to launch ‘NemoClaw,’ an open-source platform for AI agents that can plan and act

Daniel Levi Posted On March 11, 2026

NVIDIA is preparing a new move in the race to build smarter AI systems. The chip giant is reportedly working on an open-source platform for artificial intelligence agents called “NemoClaw,” a system meant to let software perform tasks, make decisions, […]

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Meta’s former AI chief Yann LeCun’s startup AMI raises $1.03B to challenge the limits of large language models

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2026

The AI industry is crowded with bold promises. Yann LeCun has spent years arguing that many of them are headed in the wrong direction. Now the longtime artificial intelligence pioneer is putting his own theory to the test. Advanced Machine Intelligence […]

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Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines secures Nvidia investment, 1 gigawatt of AI compute

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2026

Silicon Valley’s race for artificial intelligence infrastructure is getting another heavyweight contender. Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati, has secured a multi-year partnership with Nvidia that includes a significant investment and […]

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OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure AI agents as the next security battleground emerges

Daniel Levi Posted On March 10, 2026

OpenAI is moving deeper into the security layer of artificial intelligence. The company said Monday it has acquired the cybersecurity startup Promptfoo, a developer platform for testing and safeguarding AI systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Promptfoo’s team will […]

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The Rise of Blockchain-Native Reward Systems in Competitive Digital Markets

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2026

Blockchain technology is everywhere these days. It’s no longer a niche tool used by the tech-savvy; now it’s being adopted by businesses far and wide to engage customers and reward repeat loyalty. Unlike traditional points programs, blockchain reward systems use […]

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BIOCAPTIVA, a University of Edinburgh spinout, raises £1.58M and launches magnetic bead tech to speed up liquid biopsy cancer testing

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2026

Cancer researchers have spent years pursuing a simple goal: extracting cleaner genetic material from blood samples to detect disease earlier and study tumors with greater precision. A young biotech startup from Scotland says it may have found a way to […]

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Anthropic sues Trump administration after being labeled U.S. national security threat and blacklisted from federal AI work.

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2026

A legal battle is unfolding between one of the world’s leading AI startups and the U.S. government. Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the company was blacklisted and labeled a threat to U.S. national security, a designation […]

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Microsoft taps Anthropic’s Claude to power Copilot Cowork autonomous AI agents in a blow to OpenAI

Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2026

Microsoft is widening the circle of AI models inside its flagship productivity tools. The company said Monday that its Copilot service will begin using technology from Anthropic, bringing the startup’s Claude models into Microsoft’s enterprise software stack. The move signals […]

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This Week in AI: The Biggest AI News, Breakthroughs, and Power Moves

Daniel Levi Posted On March 6, 2026

From OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 breakthrough to Pentagon AI tensions and a $25B revenue milestone, here are the developments shaping the global AI race. Happy weekend! Welcome to This Week in AI, your weekly briefing on the biggest developments shaping artificial intelligence. […]

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Can Robot Vacuum Cameras Be Hacked? How to Protect Your Privacy

Daniel Levi Posted On March 5, 2026

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Smart devices have become a regular part of life in many U.S. homes, from smart speakers and thermostats to automated floor cleaners. As newer cleaning robots increasingly rely on built-in cameras to navigate more efficiently, questions about privacy and data […]

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Icon, the AI ad startup, shuts down after spending $12M on the Icon.com domain

Daniel Levi Posted On March 5, 2026

Icon, the AI advertising startup that spent $12 million to acquire the premium domain Icon.com, appears to have quietly shut down, leaving behind a trail of user complaints, a locked website, and a cautionary story about the limits of AI […]

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Anthropic reopens Pentagon talks after U.S. moves to ban Claude AI tools

Daniel Levi Posted On March 5, 2026

Anthropic is back at the negotiating table with the U.S. Department of Defense, scrambling to salvage a relationship that only days ago looked finished. The talks restarted after a dramatic breakdown last week that triggered a chain reaction across Washington […]

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Nvidia may be done investing in OpenAI as IPO looms, Huang says $30B bet ‘might be the last’

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2026

NVIDIA’s relationship with OpenAI has been one of the defining partnerships of the AI boom. Billions of dollars have flowed into building the computing backbone that powers large language models. Now, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the chipmaker may already […]

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Walmart-backed fintech startup PhonePe targets $9B–$10.5B IPO in India as investors question its path to monetization

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2026

Walmart-backed fintech startup PhonePe is preparing for a public debut that could rank among the largest listings in India’s fintech sector. The digital payments giant is targeting an IPO valuation between $9 billion and $10.5 billion, according to two people […]

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Apple unveils $599 MacBook Neo powered by iPhone chip to challenge Chromebooks and Windows PCs

Daniel Levi Posted On March 4, 2026

Apple just took a sharp turn in its laptop strategy. The company on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a new entry-level laptop starting at $599, marking one of the lowest price points Apple has ever offered for a Mac. The […]

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