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TechCrunch Jun 29, 2026 at 18:10 Startups Rising Hot

Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price

As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival.

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Jun 29, 2026 at 18:10 TechCrunch

Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price

As Anthropic forges a closer relationship with the state of California, the federal government has made an enemy out of the OpenAI rival.

Jun 29, 2026 at 10:30 Ars Technica

NASA's X-59 "frankenjet" tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.

Jun 28, 2026 at 21:34 TechCrunch

California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1

Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter.

Jun 28, 2026 at 15:22 Hacker News

California legislature agrees to upload driver's licenses to national database

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Jun 28, 2026 at 13:34 Hacker News

Austria Lobbies EU to Host Anthropic After US Access Curbs

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Jun 27, 2026 at 12:00 TechCrunch

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on

New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this...

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Kobo users can now automatically sync their reading progress to StoryGraph, making it easier to track books, reading stats, and challenges without relying on Amazon’s Goodreads.

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South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘RAMageddon’

The world's two largest memory chip companies vow to build more memory lab fabs as South Korea positions itself as an AI tech powerhouse country.

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