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Warp is going open source and wants you to improve its coding tools with AI

While other open-source projects are rejecting vibe-coded contributions, Warp wants to accept AI code in a managed way.

28.04.2026 8

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Otter wants AI agents to mine your meetings for institutional knowledge

New tools let its AI connect conversations with live enterprise data, giving workers and agents deeper access to organizational memory.

28.04.2026 5

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Yelp adds AI-powered search and booking for local services

Users can now book haircuts, doctor visits, and food delivery through new partnerships and in-app tools.

21.04.2026 6

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Pittsburgh wants to be the next tech hub. This time, it has a real shot

Startups, investors, and City Hall are aligning around a rare mix of talent and cost advantages, even as concerns about displacement grow.

15.04.2026 5

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Roblox plans new age-based accounts for child safety

After criticism over kids’ safety issues, the platform is rolling out new account types limiting game and chat access based on age.

13.04.2026 5

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Writer wants to be the go-to AI tool kit for the enterprise

With customizable ‘skills’ and step-by-step ‘playbooks,’ the company aims to help employees automate workflows without touching code.

25.03.2026 10

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This Microsoft security team stress-tests AI for its worst-case scenarios

The company’s Red Team simulates attacks to uncover risks before bad actors do.

24.03.2026 20

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Zoox is coming to Austin and Miami—and gearing up for a bigger robotaxi push

With new cities, software upgrades, and plans for mass production, Amazon’s AV arm is positioning itself to take on Waymo and Tesla.

24.03.2026 10

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How Ireland became such a major player in the U.S. tech market

The U.S. data center boom is powered in part by Irish expertise, as Emerald Isle companies rapidly invest—and hire—in the United States.

17.03.2026 7

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Project management hub Asana wants to be your go-to for managing AI

The company is rolling out new AI ‘teammates’ that can discuss tasks through Asana and actually get them done.

17.03.2026 10

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GoFundMe launches AI fundraising coach to help people raise more money

The new tool drafts campaign messages, suggests titles and photos, and guides users on how to share their fundraiser.

12.03.2026 10

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Google’s Gemini AI wants to do the busywork in Docs and Sheets

New Workspace features let Gemini generate documents from existing files, analyze spreadsheets from plain-language prompts, and update presentations...

10.03.2026 9

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AI is changing how people use AT&T home internet—and helping stabilize the network

Customers are sending far more data back into the network as they interact with AI tools. AT&T says it’s using AI of its own to predict outages,...

05.03.2026 9

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Meet the small group of engineers helping the public sift through the Epstein files

Armed with AI coding and data processing tools, the Jmail team has built a suite of web apps for searching through the complex data repository.

23.02.2026 20

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This startup is using AI to cut hospital alarms—and may soon help patients get home faster

CalmWave uses medical data to understand patient danger signs and will soon spot when they’re on the road to recovery.

17.02.2026 10

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This startup raised $250 million to help dogs live longer 

11.02.2026 10

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Warp unveils new software for collaborative AI coding 

10.02.2026 10

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This Dunkin’ franchisee is using AI to track inventory and predict donut demand

09.02.2026 10

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How AWS-powered Next Gen Stats changed the NFL forever

06.02.2026 10

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These historic computing labs teach kids what technology was like before phones, social media, and the cloud

02.02.2026 10

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This AI startup wants to be your virtual ‘computer for business’

29.01.2026 10

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This new privacy-focused phone service is designed to keep your phone from getting hacked

27.01.2026 20

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Docusign’s AI will now help you understand what you’re signing 

13.01.2026 20

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Slack’s automated bot is getting an upgrade into an AI workplace helper 

13.01.2026 30

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Tin Can phones have been overwhelmed since Christmas 

07.01.2026 20

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LinkedIn is expanding its AI-powered job search features 

07.01.2026 10

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang wins top award from IEEE

07.01.2026 10

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang wins engineering group’s top award 

07.01.2026 10

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In 2026, venture capital’s hunger for AI will be insatiable

05.01.2026 30

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Tin Can has reinvented the house phone for today’s families 

18.12.2025 10

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These sites and apps will help you assemble the perfect holiday reading list

18.12.2025 20

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Justine and Olivia Moore are driving a16z’s investment in cutting-edge AI

04.12.2025 10

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Here’s how Waabi teaches self-driving trucks to navigate safely

04.12.2025 20

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Sonder, the WeWork of apartments, may be bankrupt, but the short-term rental business is healthy

02.12.2025 20

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Microsoft says these new AI tools will help coders avoid tedious tasks and burnout 

19.11.2025 20

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Paul Allen’s AI nonprofit unveils satellite data platform

04.11.2025 10

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How human expertise is quietly powering AI 

04.11.2025 10

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Why the ghost tour industry faces a scary future

28.10.2025 40

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Yelp’s AI assistant can now answer questions about local businesses 

21.10.2025 40

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Facebook takes down group page accused of doxing ICE 

15.10.2025 20

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Overheating at night? An AI-enabled mattress cover could be the answer

14.10.2025 20

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These companies are pushing technology forward with fewer than 100 employees

14.10.2025 10

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The 4 next big things in workplace and productivity tech for 2025

14.10.2025 10

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Former Syrian president Assad is video gaming in a luxury Moscow apartment: Report 

11.10.2025 10

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Rural universities are teaching AI to power the next wave of farming innovation 

07.10.2025 20

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Inside higher ed’s fight to continue groundbreaking research in the face of funding cuts 

07.10.2025 20

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Notion’s new AI agents can research, write, and run your team’s workflows

19.09.2025 30

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This startup is bringing AI to an Excel-style spreadsheet

09.09.2025 20

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This startup is using AI to take on high real estate commissions

02.09.2025 10

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This startup knows what AI is saying about your brand

20.08.2025 10

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