OpenAI’s flagship AI chatbot, ChatGPT, returned to solid growth in the latter half of 2024, according to a new report published on Thursday by VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). While it took ChatGPT nine months to grow from 100 million weekly active users in November 2023 to 200 million in August 2024, it’s now taken […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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San Francisco Tulip Day returns this March with 80,000 flowers  KRON4

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Andrew Tate says he plans to buy a Florida penthouse and live in the United States as he awaits trial in Romania on sex trafficking and other charges.

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AI company founders have a reputation for making bold claims about the technology’s potential to reshape fields, particularly the sciences. But Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face’s co-founder and chief science officer, has a more measured take. In an essay published to X on Thursday, Wolf said that he feared AI becoming “yes-men on servers” absent a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Republicans are pitching the strategy as a way of avoiding a politically damaging shutdown fight while giving President Trump more power to go around Congress and set funding levels himself.

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Washington Signals Plans to Open Private Funds to More Investors  The Wall Street Journal

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Full ferry service returning to Puget Sound for summer 2025, Washington Gov. Ferguson says  KUOW News and Information

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The all-clear has been given to return to an elementary school in Maine after 11 students were taken to hospitals for reported respiratory illnesses.

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Muslim journalist Asra Nomani warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that a "frightening network" funding antisemitism in the U.S. must be investigated.

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In his Tuesday address to Congress, President Trump listed U.S.-funded programs that he considers an "appalling waste" — including "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

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First Look: Ralph Lauren returns to San Francisco with new store  Chain Store Age

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Trump’s funding freeze puts Skagit County farms on slippery slope  The Seattle Times

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Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, hydrogen is considered a key player to the transition to cleaner energy. However, the clear, odorless and highly flammable gas is hard to detect using human senses and poses a challenge for its safe deployment.

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On June 5, TechCrunch Sessions: AI will kick off — and you can be part of the industry-changing conversations that will be taking place. We have an open invitation for members of the AI community to lead breakout sessions and discussions with over 1,200 startup founders, VC leaders, and AI aficionados attending our newest event, which […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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In two new studies published in ACS Energy Letters and Energy & Environmental Science, scientists in Saudi Arabia have made a breakthrough that could increase the power and lower the cost of lithium-metal batteries by incorporating nylon into the design.

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Two main manufacturers dominate the EV (electric vehicle) market: Tesla, which is most popular in Europe and North America, and BYD, which leads the Chinese EV market. However, both manufacturers have released limited data about their batteries, so the mechanical structure and characteristics of these battery cells have remained mysterious. To compare the batteries used by each manufacturer and better understand how EV batteries function overall, a team of researchers took one of each apart.

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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said Wednesday on "World According to Boyar" that the Democratic Party needed "a complete reboot" to the point leadership should resign. The post Ackman: ‘Democratic Party Needs a Complete Reboot,’ ‘A Lot of People Need to Resign in Disgrace’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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A federal judge blocked New York City’s request for President Donald Trump’s administration to return $80 million in FEMA funds allocated for migrant shelters and services.

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Getting ghosted is never fun. Especially if you’re a founder seeking capital from investors. It’s similar to dating. You might be left wondering “Why is this person not getting back to me? Did I do something wrong?” Did the investor hate the product? Did they not care for me personally?” It’s enough to drive anyone […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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