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**Palantir, Lumen Forge $200M AI Partnership** Palantir Technologies has announced a significant $200 million partnership with telecommunications giant Lumen Technologies. This collaboration aims to deliver cutting-edge enterprise AI services, leveraging Palantir’s advanced data analytics and AI platforms alongside Lumen’s robust network infrastructure. The initiative will focus on providing AI-powered solutions to help businesses optimize operations, […]

**Tensormesh Secures $4.5M to Boost AI Inference Efficiency** Tensormesh has successfully raised $4.5 million in a recent funding round, positioning itself to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in artificial intelligence: optimizing AI inference on server loads. The startup’s core mission is to “squeeze more inference” out of existing AI server infrastructure. As AI

## Mico: The ‘Clippy’ for the AI Era Microsoft is introducing Mico, a new AI-powered assistant that is quickly drawing comparisons to the company’s infamous paperclip, Clippy. However, Mico is designed to be far more sophisticated and genuinely helpful, representing a modern take on proactive digital assistance. While Clippy offered often-unsolicited advice in Office applications,

**Meta AI Editing Tools Arrive in Instagram Stories** Instagram users are gaining powerful new creative capabilities with the direct integration of Meta AI editing tools into IG Stories. This update allows users to access advanced artificial intelligence features for photo and video manipulation without ever leaving the story creation interface. From sophisticated filters to intelligent

## Microsoft Unveils AI Browser, Echoing OpenAI’s Atlas Just Days Apart Hot on the heels of OpenAI’s “Atlas” demonstration, Microsoft has quickly launched its own significantly revamped AI-powered browser. Emerging just two days after the much-discussed Atlas, Microsoft’s offering presents a remarkably similar vision: deep integration of advanced artificial intelligence directly into the web browsing

## From Dropouts to Disruptors: Turbo AI Hits 5 Million Users A remarkable success story is emerging from the tech world, as two 20-year-old college dropouts have defied convention to build Turbo AI, an innovative AI notetaker, which has rapidly amassed an impressive 5 million users. The young founders, whose identities remain largely private, reportedly

**OpenAI Acquires Mac AI Interface “Sky”** OpenAI has announced its acquisition of Sky, a popular AI interface designed exclusively for macOS. While financial details remain undisclosed, the move signifies OpenAI’s strategic intent to deepen its reach into user-facing applications on personal computing platforms. Sky has earned acclaim among Mac users for its intuitive design, seamless

**Intel Foundry: The Linchpin of Its Recovery** As Intel navigates its ambitious recovery, an increasing share of market scrutiny and internal focus is shifting towards Intel Foundry Services (IFS). Once an internal capability, the decision to open its fabrication plants to external customers marks a profound strategic pivot, now widely seen as critical to the

## Countdown to Innovation: Disrupt 2025 Ticket Savings End in 3 Days! San Francisco is poised to become the ultimate startup city as TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 rapidly approaches. With just three days left until special ticket savings expire, now is the critical window to secure your spot at one of the tech world’s most anticipated

**AI at the Edge: Powering the Future of Space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025** At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the undeniable buzz surrounds AI at the edge, especially its transformative impact on the rapidly expanding space sector. No longer confined to distant data centers, artificial intelligence is migrating to the very edge of operations—directly onto satellites, probes,