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YouTube Thinks AI Is Its Next Big Bang

YouTube Thinks AI Is Its Next Big Bang

Google figured out early on that video would be a great addition to its search business, so in 2005 it launched Google Video. Focused on making deals with the entertainment industry for second-rate content, and overly cautious on what users could upload, it flopped. Meanwhile, a tiny startup run by a handful of employees working above a San Mateo, California, …

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Last day to apply to host your Side Event at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

Last day to apply to host your Side Event at Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch

This is it — today is your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. By tonight, applications close. No extensions. No late entries. Apply here. Disrupt Week, taking place October 25–31, is your chance to put your brand in front of 10,000+ founders and investors, plus the Bay Area tech ecosystem. To create …

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China reveals more of its drone power at air show, 2 weeks after victory parade

China reveals more of its drone power at air show, 2 weeks after victory parade

Previously unknown drones are making their debut at the five-day Changchun air show, which opened on Friday in the provincial capital of Jilin in northeast China, just two weeks after the Victory Day military parade showcased several new models. Among those attracting attention during pre-opening preparations was a twin-engined flying-wing tailless drone developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), …

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Meta Ray-Ban Display and everything else unveiled at Meta Connect 2025 | TechCrunch

Meta Ray-Ban Display and everything else unveiled at Meta Connect 2025 | TechCrunch

At Meta Connect 2025, the company’s biggest event of the year, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled three new smart glasses: the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta, the Meta Ray-Ban Display and wristband controller, and the Oakley Meta Vanguard. Meta says it has sold two million of the first-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and earlier this year, Meta unveiled its latest AI-powered smart glasses with …

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پاکستانی شہریوں کو تاجکستان کا ویزا آن ارائیول کی سہولت ملنے کا امکان – Pakistan

پاکستانی شہریوں کو تاجکستان کا ویزا آن ارائیول کی سہولت ملنے کا امکان – Pakistan

پاکستانی شہریوں کے لیے ایک اور ملک کی جانب سے ای ویزا اور ویزا آن ارائیول سہولت فراہم کیے جانے کے امکانات روشن ہوگئے ہیں۔ وزیرِاعظم کے کوآرڈینیٹر برائے سیاحت سردار یاسر الیاس نے تاجکستان کے اعلیٰ حکام سے ملاقاتیں کیں، جس میں پاکستانی شہریوں کے لیے ای ویزا اور ویزا آن ارائیول کی سہولت پر بات چیت کی گئی۔ …

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IND vs OMN, Asia Cup 2025: Here’s why Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy are not playing today’s match

IND vs OMN, Asia Cup 2025: Here’s why Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy are not playing today’s match

India face Oman in their final Group A encounter of the Asia Cup 2025 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 19, with captain Suryakumar Yadav choosing to bat first after winning the toss. Having already secured Super 4 qualification with dominant victories over UAE and Pakistan, the Men in Blue enter this dead rubber with strategic rotation …

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Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025  | TechCrunch

Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025  | TechCrunch

The Startup Battlefield 200 global pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, is just weeks away, and the stakes have never been higher.  Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup. Helping to decide the winner is our world-class roster of judges, investors, and operators …

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Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform | TechCrunch

Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform | TechCrunch

British renewable energy provider Octopus Energy said this week that it’s spinning off Kraken, its tech platform for utilities, spurred in part by $500 million in committed annual revenue from other utilities and energy providers. An eventual Kraken IPO could be valued at $15 billion and could occur within a year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Kraken was actually …

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https://www.rt.com/news/624919-ellison-media-empire-trump/Billionaire Ellison to become most powerful US media mogul ever – NYT

https://www.rt.com/news/624919-ellison-media-empire-trump/Billionaire Ellison to become most powerful US media mogul ever – NYT

One of the world’s richest men and a friend of President Trump is extending his influence over Hollywood and big media, the outlet has claimed Billionaire Larry Ellison, 81, is set to become the most powerful media magnate in US history, the New York Times has claimed. In a Thursday opinion piece, the outlet lamented that one of the world’s …

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How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26 | TechCrunch

How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26 | TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. The company touted that with this framework, developers gain access to AI models without worrying about any inference cost. Plus, these local models have capabilities such as guided generation and tool calling …

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