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· TechCrunch

Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant

Applied Computing has raised a $20M Series A to build a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

· TechCrunch

Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A

Syntetica, a French startup that has developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, has already obtained big-name partners and investors.

· Ars Technica - All content

Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon

While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.

· Ars Technica - All content

Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there

Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.

· TechCrunch

Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more

By keeping the number of investments to about 25 per fund, Greylock aims to remain what it calls "the most important partner" to its founders.

· TechCrunch

Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft is looking to sell its in-house AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than its competitors' models.

· Ars Technica - All content

Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park

Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.

· Ars Technica - All content

Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation

Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.

· Ars Technica - All content

Sheetz moves 838 stores off VMware: Broadcom created “too much uncertainty"

The conveneince store chain will use StorMagic instead.

· BleepingComputer

Dutch police bust investment fraud ring stealing over €100 million

The Dutch Police announced the arrest of multiple individuals suspected of being part of an international investment fraud scheme estimated to have tens of thousands of victims. [...]