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Tech industry’s 10-to-1 spending rout against California billionaire tax

California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents

TechCrunch·10h ago

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DeepMind uses AI to formally prove Signal Protocol encryption is secure

DeepMind researchers were able to formally verify that the widely used encryption protocol works as intended. Their stretch goal? Do the same for “all the software of the world.”

Wired·11h ago

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How a semiconductor CEO’s fall from grace became instant meme fodder

The internet is having a field day with Nvidia's Jensen Huang's alleged honeypot scandal.

TechCrunch·11h ago

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Sonnenfeld’s 50-50 call on Jensen Huang signals real board uncertainty about Nvidia’s CEO

Nvidia’s board is investigating Jensen Huang over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld thinks it’s roughly a coin flip whether Huang stays on as CEO.

TechCrunch·1d ago

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Counter-apps promise to break the doomscroll habit. Will they work?

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive.

TechCrunch·1d ago

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Desktop speakers stage a quiet comeback as work-from-home reshapes audio priorities

After testing 30 pairs of computer speakers, these are the best computer speakers—from stereo speakers to subwoofers to surround sound systems.

Wired·2d ago

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Midterms reshape regulatory terrain for Musk’s data center ambitions

On Equity, we unpacked what the midterms mean for the tech industry.

TechCrunch·2d ago

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China allegedly recruited tech exec to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO

A memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.

TechCrunch·2d ago

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The kid-phone market is filling Apple and Google’s parental control gap

As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.

TechCrunch·2d ago

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Blue Origin’s cost-cutting engine claim faces a credibility test

Blue Origin says it is building a higher-performing rocket engine at 1/4 the cost

Ars Technica·4d ago

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Texas data centers face energy policy risks that could reshape AI infrastructure plans

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout. That might be kaput. Texas is the fastest-growing data center market in the US and ground zero for Big

MIT Technology Review·5d ago

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Senate permitting bill scrambles energy politics ahead of midterms

A sweeping bit of legislation designed to cut red tape could speed up the buildout of energy infrastructure in the US. With the dust barely settled on this week’s momentous midterms, the Senate is set to vote on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) on November 9. It’s a plan th

MIT Technology Review·5d ago

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