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A “major artificial intelligence company” reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm.

Anthropic’s new auto mode for Claude Code lets AI execute tasks with fewer approvals, reflecting a broader shift toward more autonomous tools that balance speed with safety through built-in safeguards.

The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify.

With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai.

Form Energy and Redwood Materials both received orders from the data center developer.

Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip’s first customer.

OpenAI says its moving away from Instant Checkout, which allowed users to buy items directly through the ChatGPT interface.

Three Gemini-powered features are coming to your Google TV. This includes visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs.

Rather than working from scratch to figure out how to make AI safer for teens, developers can use these policies to fortify what they build.

The subscription-free AI meeting notes app is a local-first twist on notetaking tools like Granola.

BRK Capital announced Monday that its Fund II closed $20 million Canadian towards its $50 million target.

Crunchyroll said it continues to investigate the data breach involving its users’ personal information.

Doss’s AI-powered inventory management system integrates with existing ERP systems. The Series B round was co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest.

Apple Music teamed up with Ticketmaster to power its Concert Discovery feature, which recommends live music events based on users’ listening habits.

The company said it would design models, hardware, and interfaces in tandem to deliver a “seamless end-to-end personal intelligence product.”

Epic Games also increased the price of V-Bucks, the Fortnite in-game currency.

Flighty’s new feature will give users real-time updates about why operations at an airport are disrupted.

Apple Maps will launch ads this summer in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, a new suite of Apple Business offerings arrives April 14.

Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles.

The FCC ban will affect the import of all new, foreign-made consumer routers, the agency’s head Brendan Carr said.

One new ad format displays another brand’s logo alongside TikTok’s on the launch page when users open the app.

Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF).

The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.

Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new “AI Clips” Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.

After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it’s getting closer to offering rides.

The Australian startup says it has solved one of the biggest challenges facing synthetic biology companies, which it counts as customers.

Pinterest is rolling out promoted pin feature to the users in the U.S. in coming weeks

Agile Robots will incorporate Google DeepMind’s robotics foundation models into its bots while collecting data for the AI research lab.

Ultrahuman pushes back into the U.S. with Ring Pro, as Oura strengthens its lead in a market driving 60% of global demand.

After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.