Salesforce acquires Informatica for  billion

Salesforce acquires Informatica for $8 billion

Salesforce has acquired cloud data management firm Informatica in an $8 billion equity deal, marking a major move in its push to strengthen its AI and data infrastructure capabilities. The announcement, made Tuesday, comes about a year after early rumors of the acquisition sent both companies’ stock prices sliding. At the time, Informatica denied it…

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Humanoid AI-powered robots duke it out in China fight comp

Humanoid AI-powered robots duke it out in China fight comp

Unitree director Wang Qixin says the robotics company used AI and motion capture to train the robots on real fight moves. Four artificial intelligence-enhanced robots have been put through their paces in a Chinese robot fighting competition, duking it out in kickboxing matches until one was declared the champion. The World Robot Competition Mecha Fighting…

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Why landing your first tech job is way harder than you expected

Why landing your first tech job is way harder than you expected

It’s not your imagination, graduating seniors. The tech industry’s pullback from entry-level hiring has reached concerning levels. LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, warned in The New York Times last week that “bottom rung of the career ladder” is “breaking” as AI eliminates traditional stepping-stone positions. The numbers are eye-opening: hiring of new grads…

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Decentralized AI could be ‘bigger than Bitcoin’ — DNA Fund CEO Chris Miglino

Decentralized AI could be ‘bigger than Bitcoin’ — DNA Fund CEO Chris Miglino

DNA Fund is entrenched in the Bittensor ecosystem, believing decentralized AI could be the next major breakthrough. Some of blockchain’s earliest adopters are now deeply “entrenching” themselves in decentralized AI, with ecosystems like Bittensor (TAO) emerging as growth engines. These platforms are reshaping traditional venture capital models, enabling the best ideas to organically attract community…

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AI needs better human data, not bigger models

AI needs better human data, not bigger models

AI’s future doesn’t depend on ever-larger models but on better, human-curated data. AI risks bias, hallucinations and irrelevance without expert oversight and high-quality training sets. Opinion by: Rowan Stone, CEO at Sapien AI is a paper tiger without human expertise in data management and training practices. Despite massive growth projections, AI innovations won’t be relevant…

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Vote for the sessions you want to see at Disrupt 2025

Vote for the sessions you want to see at Disrupt 2025

We were thrilled by the remarkable interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After an in-depth review process, we’ve selected 20 exceptional finalists—10 for breakout sessions and 10 for roundtables. Now, we’re putting the final decision in your hands. Audience Choice voting is open through…

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