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ServiceNow bets $40 million on Indian banking software specialist to expand its financial services push: ServiceNow's investment gives BusinessNext a strategic partner to expand its AI-powered banking software globally. Read More

How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face: OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a “highly isolated” testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible. Read More

Experts say exploiting Anthropic's Fable isn't how Kimi K3 got so good: "I don't think you get a model this strong and this quickly on the heels of Fable doing strictly distillation," one expert told TechCrunch. Read More

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After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn't killing the mainframe: After IBM's stock crashed last week on warnings of poor mainframe sales, the CEO explained that AI wrecked corporate hardware budget, temporarily. Read More

Travis Kalanick's robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z: Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world. Read More

Amazon is bringing games to Prime Video: Amazon is hoping the addition of games can turn Prime Video into a one-stop entertainment destination, borrowing a strategy from Netflix, which has increasingly embraced party games over the past several years. Read More

SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown: SoundCloud has acquired decentralized music platform Nina Protocol, months after the startup announced it would shut down. The deal brings Nina’s artists, editorial archive, and music discovery tools to SoundCloud as the company continues expanding its platform for independent musicians. Read More

Ford bets on Apple for its next-generation of EVs: Ford is the first automaker to use a new set of developer tools that will let it embed Apple Maps navigation and mapping directly into its vehicles' infotainment systems. Read More

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