Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.

Clinton / ventureburn - Lio Secures $30 Million Series A Lio, a U.S. and Tel Aviv-based startup, has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round. Andreessen Horowitz led the round. SV Angels,The post Lio Raises $30M To Automate Enterprise Procurement With AI Agents appeared f…

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Lio Raises $30M To Automate Enterprise Procurement With AI Agents

38 hrs / ventureburn / Clinton

Lio Raises $30M in Series A Funding

41 hrs / finsmes / FinSMEs

Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement

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Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.

#ai #wearables #dataprivacy #meta #aiethics #camera #privacy #contentmoderation #litigation #digitalprivacy

Meta Sued Over AI Smart Glasses Over Nude Footage Capturing

33 hrs / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Meta hit with a class action lawsuit over smart glasses' privacy claims

36 hrs / engadget / Karissa Bell

Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

38 hrs / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya

38 hrs / theverge / Emma Roth

Meta's smart glasses raise privacy alarms as data labelers review intimate recordings

41 hrs / techspot

UK watchdog eyes Meta's smart glasses after workers say they 'see everything'

42 hrs / theregister / Carly Page

Does The 3D Printing Filament Brand Matter? 5 Things To Consider

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Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."

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Netflix Taps Ben Affleck to Help Get More Filmmakers to Use AI

30 hrs / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Netflix Taps Ben Affleck to Help Get More Filmmakers to Use AI

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Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."

36 hrs / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Netflix just bought an AI startup founded by Ben Affleck

36 hrs / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Netflix is buying Ben Affleck’s AI startup

36 hrs / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s AI Firm InterPositive

36 hrs / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Netflix Acquires AI Company InterPositive Founded by Ben Affleck

37 hrs / mediaplaynews / Stephanie Prange

Netflix Acquires InterPositive, Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Company

37 hrs / wsj / Elias Schisgall

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI startup

38 hrs / fastcompany / Janko Roettgers

Netflix (NFLX) Stock Snaps Up Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Company InterPositive

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Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive

38 hrs / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Validio Raises $30M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Validio, a Stockholm, Sweden-based provider of an agentic enterprise data management platform, raised $30M in Series A funding. The round was led by Plural. Previous investors and angels such as Lakestar, J12, Kevin Ryan (MongoDB), Denise Persson (Snowfla…

#ai #cloud #analytics #datascience #ml #saas #enterprise #genai #business #technology

Validio Secures $30M To Enhance Enterprise AI Data Quality

35 hrs / ventureburn / Clinton

Validio Raises $30M in Series A Funding

39 hrs / finsmes / FinSMEs

Validio closes $30M Series A to address enterprise data quality challenges

40 hrs / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Sweden’s Validio lands $30M to tackle the “garbage in, disaster out” problem that’s holding back AI

41 hrs / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Meta to Open Up WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots for a Fee Following EU Objections

Edith Hancock / wsj - The move come after the European Commission said it could impose a temporary injunction on the company as part of an antitrust probe into its AI policy.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #antitrust #genai #europe #assistant #instantmessaging #digitalmarketsact #eu

AI Chatbots Can Come Back to WhatsApp, If They Pay

38 hrs / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Meta to Open Up WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots for a Fee Following EU Objections

39 hrs / wsj / Edith Hancock

Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee

40 hrs / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Science Corp raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market

41 hrs / techcrunch / Connie Loizos

Meta (META) Stock: WhatsApp Opens to Competing AI Assistants in Europe Under Paid Access Model

42 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Labubu sues 3D printer maker Bambu Lab for items made by its users — MakerWorld design repository in hot water over IP theft by its users

tomshardware - While Bambu Lab builds tools to protect creators, a Chinese court case over 3D-printed Labubu fakes turns the tables on the 3DP giant.

#ai #cloud #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #energy #government #business #datacenter #us

Munificent 7 vow to spare US households from AI's rising energy costs

36 hrs / theregister / Dan Robinson

US Tech Firms Pledge At White House To Bear Costs of Energy For Datacenters

40 hrs / slashdot / BeauHD

Tech giants make non-binding White House pledge to cover AI data center energy costs

40 hrs / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Big Tech pledges to cover AI data center power costs

40 hrs / semafor / Tim McDonnell

Labubu sues 3D printer maker Bambu Lab for items made by its users — MakerWorld design repository in hot water over IP theft by its users

41 hrs / tomshardware

Core Scientific Secures Up to $1 Billion From Morgan Stanley for Pivot From Bitcoin Mining to AI

André Beganski / decrypt - The firm continues to pivot away from Bitcoin mining.

#ai #cloud #ml #banking #business #datacenter #bitcoin #crypto

Core Scientific Secures Up to $1 Billion From Morgan Stanley for Pivot From Bitcoin Mining to AI

39 hrs / decrypt / André Beganski

Core Scientific secures up to $1 billion loan facility from Morgan Stanley

41 hrs / coindesk / James Van Straten

Morgan Stanley provides $500 million loan facility to Core Scientific with option to extend to $1 billion

41 hrs / theblock / Brian Danga

Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for All U.S. Users

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google has expanded Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, adding coding, writing, and app generation powered by Gemini 3 directly inside Search.The post Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for All U.S. Users appeared first on WinBuzzer.

#ai #software #google #genai #apps #ux #technology #productivity #developertools #gemini

Google Search quietly becomes an AI assistant as Canvas feature launches for US users

38 hrs / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 5, 2026

40 hrs / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for All U.S. Users

40 hrs / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google Launches Canvas in AI Mode for Users Across the US

40 hrs / eweek / Liz Ticong

Google Opens Canvas in AI Mode to All US Users, Adds Coding and Document Drafting

40 hrs / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

Google AI Mode Recipe Widget Sucks Searchers Into AI Frankenstein Recipes

42 hrs / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google AI Overviews Expandable Drop Downs

42 hrs / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google AI Mode Adds More Links To Recipe Sites

42 hrs / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

ZyG Raises $58M in Seed Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - ZyG, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based developer of an agentic operating system for eCommerce, raised a $58m seed funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Viola Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Disruptive AI,…

#ai #startups #vc #automation #ecommerce #saas #enterprise #digitalmarketing #genai #operatingsystems

ZyG Raises $58M To Scale Agentic eCommerce Platform

38 hrs / ventureburn / Clinton

ZyG Raises $58M in Seed Funding

42 hrs / finsmes / FinSMEs

Agentic e-commerce startup ZyG gets $58M to help solo inventors compete with the biggest global brands

42 hrs / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

ZyG raises $58M to build an ‘agentic OS’ that helps DTC brands scale

42 hrs / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Vectrix, an Antwerp-based AI platform that automates the manual entry of transport orders, has raised €1.15 million in a Seed round to support its next growth phase. The round was led by Antwerp VC firm RDY Ventures, with participation from Seeder Fund, P…

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Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations

44 hrs / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Belgian Logistics Startup Vectrix Secures €1.15M In Seed Funding

45 hrs / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Belgian logistics startup Vectrix raises €1.15M seed funding

47 hrs / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Apple Music Rolls Out AI Transparency Tags, But Platform-Level Oversight Still Missing

Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - Announcing the transparency tags in a newsletter to the industry partners, Apple said it is leaving it to the labels to determine what qualifies as AI content, like "genres, credits and other metadata". The post Apple Music Rolls Out AI Transparency Tags,…

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Labels must self-declare; enforcement absent on platform (3)
Platforms differ: Deezer and Spotify use detection tools (1)
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Apple unveils Transparency Tags for AI-generated music

Apple puts AI disclosure responsibility on labels and distributors

40 hrs / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals

41 hrs / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Apple Music to Begin Tagging AI-Created Songs

41 hrs / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Apple Music will tag up AI-generated tracks, report says

43 hrs / mashable

Apple Music adds transparency tags for AI-generated content

45 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

The Pentagon-Anthropic feud is quietly obscuring the real fight over military AI

Caroline Orr Bueno / fastcompany - The controversy over the Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s models has become a flashpoint in the national debate over military artificial intelligence, and sparked outrage from Washington to Silicon Valley. The Pentagon wanted to buy Anthropic’s AI models wit…

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Former officials push back — legal and governance alarm over AI (4)
Industry feud: Anthropic accuses OpenAI of dishonesty, messaging war (2)
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Startups race to build weapons systems Anthropic refused (3)
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Former officials push back — legal and governance alarm over AI

The Pentagon-Anthropic feud is quietly obscuring the real fight over military AI

44 hrs / fastcompany / Caroline Orr Bueno

Defense experts defend Anthropic in letter to Congress, slam DoD for setting ‘dangerous precedent’

44 hrs / reddit / /u/app1310

Former Military Officials, Academics, and Tech Policy Leaders Denounce Pentagon’s Tactics Against Anthropic

45 hrs / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Defense experts defend Anthropic in letter to Congress, slam DoD for setting 'dangerous precedent'

45 hrs / cnbc

Industry feud: Anthropic accuses OpenAI of dishonesty, messaging war

Microsoft Thinks Less. Claude Picks Targets. Washington Signs Paper.

41 hrs / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Anthropic CEO accuses OpenAI of dishonesty over DoD contract

45 hrs / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Negotiations collapse: Anthropic, Pentagon clash over $200M contract

Anthropic resumes $200 million US Defense Department contract talks

41 hrs / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

5 unresolved questions hanging over the Anthropic–Pentagon fracas: 'It's all very puzzling'

41 hrs / cnbc

Anthropic is reportedly back in talks with the Defense Department

42 hrs / engadget / Mariella Moon

Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup

43 hrs / theverge / Robert Hart

Claude AI’s Pentagon Deal Falls Apart as Anthropic and Military Resume Negotiations

43 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Startups race to build weapons systems Anthropic refused

Anthropic CEO attacks OpenAI's Pentagon deal as "safety theater" while investors scramble for de-escalation

40 hrs / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

A Startup's Guide To The Anthropic Vs. Pentagon Showdown

41 hrs / upstartsmedia / Alex Konrad

Anthropic refused a $200M Pentagon weapons contract — now startups are racing to build what it wouldn’t

44 hrs / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

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The Pentagon's fight with Anthropic is a threat to America's entire AI boom

40 hrs / qz / Catherine Baab

This regime wants to rule the world, and we know it. These people are a hybrid of Russia, Turkey, and now Israel,combined!

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Alibaba Approves Qwen Lead Lin Junyang's Resignation; CTO Zhou Jingren Assumes Control, DeepMind's Zhou Hao Joins

pandaily - Alibaba Group CEO Eddie Wu approved the resignation of Qwen lead Lin Junyang on March 5, 2026, following his sudden departure announcement, with DeepMind's Zhou Hao joining to lead post-training efforts as the company restructures its AI team toward horiz…

#ai #ml #china #genai #business #deeptech #jobs #asia #compsci #technology

Alibaba (BABA) Stock: CEO Forms AI Task Force After Key Qwen Leaders Exit

41 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Watch Out, Meta. I Tried Alibaba's Qwen Smart Glasses and They're Mega Impressive

41 hrs / cnet / Katie Collins

Our Experts' Favorite Products at MWC 2026 | All Things Mobile video

42 hrs / cnet

Alibaba's chief AI developer quits, taking key team members with him

42 hrs / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Alibaba Approves Qwen Lead Lin Junyang's Resignation; CTO Zhou Jingren Assumes Control, DeepMind's Zhou Hao Joins

46 hrs / pandaily

Alibaba (BABA) Stock: Qwen Team Faces Shakeup After Lin Resignation

47 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Alibaba sets up new task force, led by CEO Eddie Wu, to focus on AI model development

2 days / scmp

Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

Anna Washenko / engadget - Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended …

#climate #ai #cloud #techpolicy #genai #energy #government #datacenter #environment #regulation

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

43 hrs / cnet / Macy Meyer

Tech giants sign White House pledge to curb AI data center energy costs

44 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

AI data centers are America's next political fight. Big Tech is ready

45 hrs / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Tech Giants Commit to Covering AI Data Center Power Expenses Under White House Agreement

46 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

2 days / bsky / @decrypt.co / decrypt.co

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

2 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters

2 days / ycombinator

Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

2 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

2 days / wired / Molly Taft

Datacenters pledging to produce their own power but gas turbines in short supply

2 days / reddit / /u/CompetitiveLake3358

Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself

James Farrell / siliconangle - The father of a man who committed suicide after interactions with Google LLC’s Gemini chatbot launched a lawsuit today alleging that Gemini fueled his son’s delusions. Thirty-six-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Gavalas started using Gemini last year fo…

#ai #techpolicy #google #aiethics #genai #mentalhealth #contentmoderation #litigation #safety #gemini

The Chatbot Didn’t Pull the Trigger

46 hrs / techstrong / Alan Shimel

Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself

2 days / siliconangle / James Farrell

Father Sues Google, Claiming Gemini Chatbot Drove Son Into Fatal Delusion

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Google hit with shocking wrongful death lawsuit over Gemini AI chatbot

2 days / mashable

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion

2 days / reddit / /u/harsh2k5

Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead.

2 days / reddit / /u/aacool

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.

#ai #techpolicy #google #aiethics #genai #camera #assistant #smarthome #digitalprivacy #gemini

Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas

44 hrs / digitaltrends

Google rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users in English

45 hrs / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Steadies Following Gemini Canvas Expansion in Search

47 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Google Home, Virginia Social Media Law, Managing Push Notifications, More: Wednesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, March 4, 2026

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Google Home Gets ‘Live Search,’ Letting Gemini Analyze Your Cameras Live

2 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search

2 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

2 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

The $100 Billion OpenAI-Nvidia Deal Is Not Happening

Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - The deal that once sparked circular dealmaking fears is no more, according to Jensen Huang.

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Nvidia rules out $100B OpenAI mega-deal, scales back investments (6)
Nvidia shifts production as export controls hinder China sales (2)
Reporters probe Huang's explanation; investment rationale questioned (4)
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Nvidia rules out $100B OpenAI mega-deal, scales back investments

The $100 Billion OpenAI-Nvidia Deal Is Not Happening

2 days / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Nvidia Signals Final Investments in OpenAI and Anthropic

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Rules Out $100 Billion OpenAI Investment

2 days / reddit / /u/esporx

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Rules Out $100 Billion OpenAI Investment

2 days / reddit / /u/joe4942

Nvidia CEO Huang says $30 billion OpenAI investment 'might be the last'

2 days / cnbc

Nvidia CEO Huang says $30 billion OpenAI investment ‘might be the last’

2 days / reddit / /u/Possible-Shoulder940

Nvidia shifts production as export controls hinder China sales

Nvidia refocuses TSMC capacity as export controls stall China sales

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SK chief to attend Nvidia's annual tech conference amid HBM4 race

2 days / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Reporters probe Huang's explanation; investment rationale questioned

Why Nvidia is calling its $30B OpenAI investment its last

43 hrs / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers | TechCrunch

2 days / reddit / /u/Shogouki

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic

2 days / ycombinator

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers

2 days / techcrunch / Connie Loizos

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Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Stock: Soars on $10B Buyback and Record $19.3B Q1 Revenue Driven by AI Surge

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Broadcom Q1 revenue hits $19.3B, up 29% YoY Net income jumps 34% to $7.35B on strong demand AI revenue doubles to $8.4B, driving growth momentum $10B share buyback enhances shareholder returns Q2 revenue forecast $22B, powered by AI and software solu…

#ai #cloud #semiconductors #chips #stockmarket #earnings #business #datacenter #technology

AI boom hides software drag and investor unease. (1)
AI demand explodes — Broadcom says hyperscalers can't build chips. (4)
Market cheers record quarter, $10B buyback lifts Broadcom shares. (5)
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AI boom hides software drag and investor unease.

Broadcom’s AI Business Is Booming. The Rest Is Complicated.

44 hrs / wsj / Dan Gallagher

AI demand explodes — Broadcom says hyperscalers can't build chips.

Broadcom: AI companies currently dependent on external chipmakers

44 hrs / techzine / Mels Dees

Broadcom says AI companies can’t make their own silicon any time soon

2 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan sees AI chip revenue 'significantly' above $100 billion next year

2 days / cnbc

Broadcom’s AI chip business jumps 106% as it cruises to another solid earnings and revenue beat

2 days / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Market cheers record quarter, $10B buyback lifts Broadcom shares.

Broadcom (AVGO) Stock Soars 7% on Massive AI Revenue Forecast Through 2027

44 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Broadcom's custom AI chip business stays hot and gives the bulls a much-needed win

2 days / cnbc

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) Stock: Soars on $10B Buyback and Record $19.3B Q1 Revenue Driven by AI Surge

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Broadcom posts modest Q1 sales and earnings beats

2 days / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Broadcom set to report earnings after the bell

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How Broadcom CEO Hock Tan won the market over during the earnings call

43 hrs / sherwood / Luke Kawa

Pretty punchy guidance from $AVGO but a light Q1 beat; shares modestly lower sherwood.news/markets/broa...

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OpenAI Releases Codex App for Windows

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - One month after it released a standalone Codex app on the Mac, OpenAI announced a version for Windows.The post OpenAI Releases Codex App for Windows appeared first on Thurrott.com.