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		<title>The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/the-haves-and-have-nots-of-the-ai-gold-rush/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The vibes around the current AI boom aren't great, even in the tech industry.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/marketing-operating-system-nectar-social-raises-30m-series-a-in-round-led-by-menlo/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/research-repository-arxiv-will-ban-authors-for-a-year-if-they-let-ai-do-all-the-work/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arxiv]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[ArXiv is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The offline desk gadget that actually got me to sit up straight</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/the-offline-desk-gadget-that-actually-got-me-to-sit-up-straight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gadgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work From Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work from home gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on device AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local AI]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep Care's $350 device is pricy, but it runs offline and helps you improve your posture and movement habits ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/openai-co-founder-greg-brockman-reportedly-takes-charge-of-product-strategy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 15:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[greg brockman]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[OpenAI's latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>$60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/60b-ai-chip-darling-cerebras-almost-died-early-on-burning-8m-a-month/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Bort]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cerebras Systems was 2026's biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/users-turn-to-jailbreaking-their-older-kindles-as-amazon-ends-support/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Forristal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/rj-scaringe-has-raised-more-than-12-billion-across-three-startups-and-investors-still-want-more/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[mind robotics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rivian]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Investors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. Storytelling and communication are one of his superpowers, according to Jiten Behl, who joined Rivian when the company had just a handful of employees.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/general-catalyst-posted-vc-rage-bait-and-it-worked-especially-on-a16z/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Bort]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Compulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver&#8217;s licenses open for anyone to see</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/a-hotel-check-in-system-left-a-million-passports-and-drivers-licenses-open-for-anyone-to-see/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[age verification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Silicon Valley’s vacationland needs a new energy provider just as AI is driving prices up</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/silicon-valleys-vacationland-needs-a-new-energy-provider-just-as-ai-is-driving-prices-up/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electrical grid]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3123049</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Lake Tahoe, Silicon Valley's favorite vacation spot, is about to get hit with higher energy prices as AI drives demand for electricity.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tesla reveals two Robotaxi crashes involving teleoperators</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/tesla-reveals-two-robotaxi-crashes-involving-teleoperators/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean O'Kane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autonomous vehicles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[electric vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robotaxis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3123083</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Newly unredacted crash reports reveal some of the troubles Tesla has had as it tries to scale its robotaxis.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-personal-finance-will-let-you-connect-bank-accounts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ChatGPT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3122997</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Power prices are up 76% on America&#8217;s biggest grid, and a watchdog is pointing fingers</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/power-prices-are-up-76-on-americas-biggest-grid-and-a-watchdog-is-pointing-fingers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[electrical grid]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The price spike is a reminder of a deeper problem: The U.S. power grid was not designed for the electricity demands of an AI-driven economy, and the gap between what the grid can deliver and what the industry needs is widening.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/us-orders-travelers-on-air-force-one-to-throw-away-gifts-pins-and-burner-phones-after-china-trip/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[While the summit appeared cordial, China remains a key adversary of the United States, given its advanced intelligence and espionage capabilities. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/runway-started-by-helping-filmmakers-now-it-wants-to-beat-google-at-ai/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Bellan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[world models]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3116150</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[AI video-generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Even GoPro is pivoting to defense</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/even-gopro-is-pivoting-to-defense/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean O'Kane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[defense]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3123023</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meridian Ventures launched a $35M fund with a focus on MBA-deferred founders</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/meridian-ventures-launched-35m-fund-to-back-mba-deferred-founders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This new fund will back founders building enterprise technology in the United States. Meridian is agnostic, co-founder Devon Gethers said, noting that the firm has already invested in companies in fintech, logistics, healthcare, and of course, AI. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/osaurus-brings-both-local-and-cloud-ai-models-to-your-mac/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Osaurus￼ combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own hardware.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/indian-uber-rival-rapido-raises-240m-at-3b-valuation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jagmeet Singh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and auto-rickshaws.]]></description>
		
		
		
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