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Apple commits $500B to US manufacturing, including a new AI server facility in Houston Feb 26, 2025

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The U.S. government is leaning hard on tech companies to make more commitments to building their businesses in the country, and Big Tech is falling in line.

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Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’ Feb 25, 2025

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Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp opens his new book with a provocative declaration: “Silicon Valley has lost its way.” Over the past decade or so, as the data analytics company rose to prominence for its work with U.S. military and intelligence, Karp has largely stayed out of the limelight.

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Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt Feb 25, 2025

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Rivian’s cost–cutting measures have gotten it a lot closer to profitability, but the company is warning that 2025 could still be a challenging year – especially because of the whorl of uncertainty caused by the new Trump Administration.

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Google pulls Gemini from main search app on iOS Feb 24, 2025

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Google is pulling its AI assistant Gemini from the main Google app for iOS devices. The move is meant to encourage users to download the standalone Gemini app instead, which would allow Google to more directly compete with other consumer-facing AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows Feb 24, 2025

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A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans’ views of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg skew more negative than positive. While Zuckerberg has sparked chatter in Silicon Valley with his sudden interest in high fashion, the Meta CEO is less popular than President Trump’s right-hand man, Elon Musk, the report found.

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Study of TikTok, X ‘For You’ feeds in Germany finds Far Right political bias ahead of federal elections Feb 21, 2025

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Recommendation algorithms operated by social media giants TikTok and X have shown evidence of substantial Far Right political bias in Germany ahead of a federal election that takes place Sunday, according to new research carried out by Global Witness

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A former Etsy product manager built an AI-powered app for new parents Feb 21, 2025

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Career product manager Amanda DeLuca has launched a parenting management app, Riley, born out of her own experience with parental anxiety and feedback from other families. DeLuca, who previously at Google, Nerdwallet, and Eventbrite, in addition to Etsy, became pregnant three years ago.

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Superhuman introduces AI-powered categorization to reduce spammy emails in your inbox Feb 20, 2025

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It has been more than two years since ChatGPT burst on the scene. Shortly after that, it seemed like almost every email app integrated AI-powered email writing and summaries. Some also introduced AI-powered search for you to sift through your inbox quickly.

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Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords Feb 20, 2025

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Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.

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Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products Feb 19, 2025

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Amazon is shutting down “Inspire,” its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed that was previously available in its mobile app. The feed allowed users to discover products and shop from content created by influencers, brands, and other customers.

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