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Redwood attracts Google for its $425M Series E as AI power needs rise

Google is the latest investor to back Redwood Materials as the battery recycling startup scales a new energy storage venture to power AI data centers and other industrial sites.

Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the US

Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States.

OpenAI launches Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists

OpenAI has launched a new scientific workspace program called Prism, which integrates AI into existing standards for composing research papers.

TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit

Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial.

Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B

Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to reports.

Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement

The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused “substantial unjustified monetary losses” for consumers who returned an item but were still charged for it.

Bluesky teases 2026 roadmap: A better Discover feed, real-time features, and more

Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support.

Anduril has invented a wild new drone-flying contest where jobs are the prize 

This is a race series for software programmers and the brainchild of founder Palmer Luckey, he tells TechCrunch.