AI and security startups blossom on cloudy days

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February 14, 2025 · 4 min · 739 words · Jaime Harris

Apply to speak at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

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February 14, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Kimberly Fisher

Bluesky gets growth and analytics tools with BlueSkyHunter launch

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February 14, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Nancy Mcdowell

Call for speakers: TechCrunch All Stage 2025

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February 14, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Donald Lee

Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training

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February 14, 2025 · 4 min · 813 words · Barbara Mendoza

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping

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February 14, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Steven Morse

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, said to be in talks to raise $10B

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February 14, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · William Orr

Europe denies dropping AI liability rules under pressure from Trump

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February 14, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Barry Briggs

Figure AI is in talks to raise $1.5B at 15x its last valuation

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February 14, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Matthew Burch

Global electricity demand expected to grow 4% annually through 2027

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February 14, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Richard Johnson

Hotstar and JioCinema merge into JioHotstar as Reliance tightens grip on streaming in India

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February 14, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · James Patel

How this weekend’s ‘Tesla Takeover’ protests against Elon Musk came together on Bluesky

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February 14, 2025 · 6 min · 1163 words · Anna Boone

ICON, a pioneer in the 3D printing of homes, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global

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February 14, 2025 · 3 min · 610 words · Rachel Turner