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GLM-5.2 puts top-tier coding within four points of Claude for a sixth the cost

GLM-5.2 ships open MIT weights with coding scores four points behind Claude Opus and a sixth the cost, 48 hours after US export controls pulled a frontier model.

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Loupe – A iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see

201 points, 53 comments on HN

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CAPITALvia @TechCrunchYesterday

Reliance pushes AI across telecom serving 500M users

Ambani's plan to embed AI into calls, apps, and homes puts AI features in front of more than 500 million Indian subscribers.

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CAPITALvia @TechCrunchYesterday

Go plans robotaxis after Japan's biggest 2026 IPO

The mobility firm eyes acquisitions and autonomous fleets following a listing that revived Japan's IPO market.

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CAPITALvia @TechCrunchYesterday

Fusion startups have raised $7.1B to date

Most of the capital sits in a few firms, signaling where long-horizon power bets for datacenters are concentrating.

CAPITALvia @tomshardwareYesterday

Sanders bill seeks 50% public stake in US AI firms

Proposed legislation would route AI profits to $1,000 citizen dividends, a long-shot policy that won't move builder economics soon.

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