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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 15:24 Startups Rising Hot

Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit

Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.

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Apr 21, 2026 at 15:24 TechCrunch

Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit

Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motiv...

Apr 21, 2026 at 15:02 TechCrunch

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities

YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.

Apr 21, 2026 at 14:11 Hacker News

Show HN: GoModel – an open-source AI gateway in Go

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Apr 21, 2026 at 06:58 Hacker News

Less human AI agents, please

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Apr 20, 2026 at 15:30 TechCrunch

CEO and CFO suddenly depart AI nuclear power upstart Fermi

The startup, co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has faced headwinds with its AI campus in Texas.

Apr 20, 2026 at 13:36 Hacker News

AI chatbots could be making you stupider

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