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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings joins Anthropic’s board

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is joining Anthropic’s board of directors, the company announced on Wednesday. Hastings’ appointment adds a veteran big tech executive to one of OpenAI’s largest — and youngest — competitors in the AI race. The Netflix co-founder seems likely to help Anthropic grow from a startup into a major company, pulling from

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Why export restrictions aren’t the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia’s earnings

After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia’s international chip business and future guidance, not everyone thinks

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Compete with an incumbent, with Linear Cristina Cordova at Sessions: AI

A familiar problem is facing new entrants in the AI industry: how do you break through when the incumbents are so entrenched? That’s just one of the questions we’re tackling at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. We’re not just offering answers — we’re bringing insights from top experts like

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Humain planning $10B VC fund to invest in US, European and Asian startups

Humain, the state-owned AI company from Saudi Arabia, is on track to launch a $10 billion venture fund, Humain Ventures, that will invest in startups in the U.S., Europe and Asia, The Financial Times reported, quoting Tareq Amin, Humain’s CEO. Humain is in talks with U.S. firms like Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI

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OpenAI may soon let you ‘sign in with ChatGPT’ for other apps

OpenAI is exploring ways for users to sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account, the company noted on a web page published Tuesday. OpenAI is currently gauging interest from developers who might want to integrate this service into their apps. ChatGPT is quickly becoming one of the largest consumer applications in the world,

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