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In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs

JULIE BORT

Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon's homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.

Dyson PencilVac Review (2026): Limited but Handy

NENA FARRELL

Dyson’s newest stick vacuum has a fresh, streamlined look and some limitations. But I still keep reaching for it.

DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models

RAM IYER

DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost "closed the gap" with current leading models, both open and closed, on reasoning benchmarks.

Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool

IVAN MEHTA

Nothing's new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages.

Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event

TECHCRUNCH EVENTS

Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join the rest of the lineup to discuss operating at scale in the age of AI.

Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software.

Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock

KILEY PRICE, INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS

House vote to defang the Endangered Species Act was unexpectedly cancelled

As electric aspirations fade, Porsche sells its stake in Bugatti

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

Porsche's stake in Bugatti and Rimac Group have been sold to private equity.

Six things I'll remember when I think about Tim Cook's version of Apple

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM

Under Cook, Apple became hugely successful, if not always surprising.

Well, this is embarrassing: The Lunar Gateway's primary modules are corroded

ERIC BERGER

"Preliminary findings indicate that the issue likely results from a combination of factors."

Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product

STEVEN LEVY

Tim Cook was a great CEO, but he didn’t crack AI. It’s job number 1 for John Ternus.

Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO

TIM DE CHANT

Amazon-backed X-energy was able to raise around 20% more money in its IPO as demand for nuclear power surges.

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

DELL CAMERON

A US surveillance program that lets the FBI view Americans' communications without a warrant is up for renewal. A new bill aims to address mounting lawmaker concerns—with smoke and mirrors.

Man faces 5 years in prison for using AI to fake sighting of runaway wolf

ASHLEY BELANGER

Beloved wolf gripped the nation after burrowing out of the zoo.

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI

SARAH PEREZ

Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools.