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AI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2,000 a Month to Masturbate-Yes, Really
Joi AI says it will pay people $2,000 a month to masturbate. Yes, you read that right. The AI companion startup is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” to test a feature called Daily Guided Masturbation, which uses mood-matched AI…
How a Delhi Govt school student built a 3D-printing startup at age 22
“If you think of something in your mind, we can make it,” he says about what his 3D printers can achieve. A few years ago, Nikhil did not even know what 3D printing was. Back then, he was a Class 12 student at RSKV Kalyanvas, a Delhi…
This Startup is Reviving Human Brains to Explore New Treatments for Neurodegenerative Disease
A medical startup says it is using disembodied human brains in new drug development research targeting neurodegenerative diseases, a practice that may draw unsettling comparisons to the science fiction trope of a living brain in a jar. The brains…
TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! Robotaxis are here! And yet, they're…
Make Markets Opaque Again: The SEC's IPO Fixation Could Cost Investors Trillions
The SEC is dismantling mandatory disclosure to generate a few more IPOs. Three live experiments — the UK, Australia, and the US SPAC boom — and basic arithmetic suggest the trade destroys far more value than it creates. “Make…
Ramp Builds Specialized AI Agents To Power Enterprise Workflows · Digg
pour moi @tryramp est sans doute l'une des boites les plus fascinantes du moment partis d'une simple solution de gestion de cartes corporate ils sont en train de devenir un véritable labo d'ia appliquée qui repense complètement…
Aeluma: A Hidden Beneficiary Of The AI Boom With 25x Long-Term Growth Potential
Aeluma is a real gem with incredible potential for market value growth. In this article, I analyze the uniqueness of its technologies as the catalyst for this future. The startup's developments have already been validated by NASA grants, Pentagon…
I avoid AI tools because thinking is supposed to be hard. It's what makes us human | Wendy Liu
Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way. It was the mid-2000s, and I was a child with unmonitored access to the family computer. With the…
China's DeepSeek trims the price of its flagship AI model by 75%, and it could be a huge shift
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek just made one of the boldest pricing moves in the artificial intelligence race so far. The company announced it is permanently slashing the cost of its flagship V4-Pro AI model by 75%, bringing prices down to just a…
China is deploying the first home cleaning humanoid robot butlers
At last, the Jetsons are happening. Everyone's long-held dream of having a humanoid robot at home to do all the household chores is almost here. Chinese tech firm GigaAI has announced the (allegedly) first commercial robotic butler ever. The…
Mirror tracks down Farage's crypto backer's firm at anonymous Thai tower
It might only be a small paper sign, but the name it bears links to a mysterious figure whose fortune runs into the billions. Nearly two dozen floors up an anonymous Bangkok tower, this is the registered address of Nigel Farage 's crypto backer…
Success story | How a Chandigarh-based entrepreneur built a global tech company on trust
For Singh, that difficult phase became a defining moment. Even without confirmed business or financial security, he decided to take responsibility for the people who had trusted him. He brought the employees from the closed startup together and…
Scientists Say Huge Dam Blocking the Bering Strait Could Slow Effects of Climate Change
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Sea levels are just the start of how climate change will upend the ocean. Rising temperatures are also threatening a critical artery that runs through the ocean known as the Atlantic…
USD Stablecoin USDR Extends De-Peg to 37% Following $10 Million Governance Exploit
The crisis around European issuer StablR continues to deepen. At the time of writing, the decline of the USD stablecoin USDR has accelerated to 37%, reaching $0.63, while its euro counterpart EURR stood 22% below parity. While the market is…
Western Cape AI Cluster Launches as Province Moves Ahead on AI Ecosystem While National Policy Stalls
The South African AI Association and the Western Cape Government have launched the Western Cape AI Cluster, a three-year collaboration designed to research, develop and grow the province's AI ecosystem — and to position the Western Cape as a…
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