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Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development
Blitzy, an autonomous software development startup, said it has raised $200 million in a funding round that values it at $1.4 billion, making it the latest company to receive major investor backing to streamline coding for large enterprises with the help of AI.    Cambridge, Mass…
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Pornhub Expands Access in the U.K. Thanks to Apple’s New Age Verification System
The porn site is once again allowing new users in the U.K. to access its content if they verify their age through an Apple device.
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Apple Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Features That Were Advertised but Didn’t Ship for $250 Million
Chance Miller, 9to5Mac: Last March, Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit after delaying the launch of the “more personalized Siri” that was first announced at WWDC 2024. Apple agreed to settle the case in December, and the full settlement terms are now available. Apple is se…
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Lucid Motors doesn’t know how many EVs it will build this year
Lucid Motors pulled its guidance for the year, as it navigates swelling inventory and a companywide cost-cutting measure.
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The Pentagon Pegs the Cost of the Iran War, So Far, at $25 Billion
Taegan Goddard, quoting the Financial Times last week: The Pentagon said President Trump’s Iran war has cost the United States at least $25 billion, driven primarily by the military’s use of munitions, the Financial Times reports. The New York Times had an interesting piece tryin…
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The No. 1 Reason M&A Deals Fail Before They Even Start
Founder expectations often misalign with how M&A actually works, writes guest author and strategic adviser Itay Sagie, who highlights common issues M&A deals don't close.
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Coinbase to lay off 14% workforce amid cost pressures and AI-driven restructuring
Coinbase has announced that it is cutting about 14% of its workforce,… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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I’m 38 and I noticed last summer that my parents mostly ask about logistics — the drive, the weather, the dogs, the job — and rarely ask how I actually am
I drove to my parents’ house last summer for a long weekend, and somewhere on the second day I noticed something I’d been not-noticing for about thirty years. It was the Saturday morning, in the kitchen. My mother had asked me how the drive had been. I told her. Then she asked ab…
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For some people, the loneliest moment of the week may not be Friday night alone — it may be Sunday afternoon surrounded by family they struggle to be honest with
I want to tell you about a specific Sunday in 2018, in my parents’ kitchen in London. We’ve been told, more or less constantly for the past decade, that loneliness is what happens when you’re by yourself. The cure is supposed to be other people. Family especially. Get more humans…
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ByteDance tests paid subscriptions for AI app Doubao in push toward monetization
ByteDance has begun testing a paid subscription model for its AI app Doubao, according to an update quietly added to the app’s App Store listing, in a move that underscores the growing commercialization of AI tools in China. The company is introducing three premium subscription p…
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Meta introduces AI tool that uses bone structure and visual signals to detect underage users
Meta is introducing a new AI system that scans photos and videos… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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Apple could allow users to switch between AI providers like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic in iOS 27 features
Apple is reportedly planning a major change with iOS 27, where users… Content originally published on The Tech Portal - Global technology news, latest gadget news and breaking tech news.
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Using Hamster Power to Charge a Phone
It seems fair to say that hamsters are a somewhat divisive pet, between their fluffiness, high-strung nature, short lifespan and incessant squeaking that sounds like some electronic device is trying …read more
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NPR finds "no sign" of Polymarket at its Panama HQ address
Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5807918/polymarket-panama-prediction-market Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48029114 Points: 238 # Comments: 117
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California farmers to destroy 420k peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy
Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/usda-aid-california-farmers-22240694.php Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48026349 Points: 301 # Comments: 358
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.de TLD offline due to DNSSEC?
Article URL: https://dnssec-analyzer.verisignlabs.com/nic.de Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027897 Points: 577 # Comments: 283
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Defeating the [Works By Design]’s Unpickable Lock
Even though the very concept of an ‘unpickable lock’ is as plausible as making water not be wet, this doesn’t take away from the intellectual thrill of devising solutions to …read more
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Connecting LLMs to the Real World: Tool Use, Function Calling, and MCP
In this article, we will look at this progression that has happened from basic tool use to function calling to the Model Context Protocol, allowing the LLMs to go from isolated text generation tools to assistants that can do interesting stuff for the end users.
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Using NFC to Power Devices Instead of Qi
It shouldn’t be any surprise that NFC and similar RFID implementations are capable of providing power to a receiver, since this is after all how RFID tags can work without …read more
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How Instacart Built a Search for Billions of Products
In this article, we will learn how Instacart’s search infrastructure evolved over the years and the challenges its engineering team faced.
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Cutting Steel Gears with Homemade EDM
Electrostatic discharge machining (EDM) may be slower than alternatives like laser cutting, water jets, or a milling machine, but for some applications there’s no alternative: it can cut through any …read more
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