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Kayak launches an ‘AI Mode’ for travel questions, search, and bookings
Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new “AI Mode” that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in chatbot.
Why AI startups are taking data into their own hands
Where training sets were once scraped freely from the web or collected from low-paid annotators, companies are looking to proprietary training data as a competitive advantage.
The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup
Google has invested in fusion startups as potential power suppliers. This latest move suggests Google sees them as potential customers, too.
Using AI to identify genetic variants in tumors with DeepSomatic
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How Anthropic’s ‘Skills’ make Claude faster, cheaper, and more consistent for business workflows
Anthropic launched a new capability on Thursday that allows its Claude AI assistant to tap into specialized expertise on demand, marking the company's latest effort to make artificial intelligence more...
Apple loses another AI exec to Meta
Yang’s departure marks the latest in a string of exits from Apple’s AI unit, putting the company into jeopardy in the lead-up to a much-anticipated Siri revamp scheduled for March.
Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of ‘AI slop’ in your feed
Pinterest is rolling out new controls that let users limit how much AI-generated content appears in their feeds. The company is also making its AI content labels more visible.
Final 2 days to claim your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
With less than 48 hours to secure your table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, now is the time to step in before a competitor takes your place.
General Intuition lands $134M seed to teach agents spatial reasoning using video game clips
Late last year, OpenAI reportedly tried to buy Medal and its vast trove of video game data for $500M. Today, the company spun out a frontier research lab that's using...
Amazon and Chobani adopt Strella's AI interviews for customer research as fast-growing startup raises $14M
One year after emerging from stealth, Strella has raised $14 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered customer research platform, the company announced Thursday. The round, led by...