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The wild six weeks for NanoClaw’s creator that led to a deal with Docker

The wild six weeks for NanoClaw’s creator that led to a deal with Docker: Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer's dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks. Read More

Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics: Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport. Read More

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations: When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped. Read More

Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

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Attend Microsoft sessions on AI agents at NVIDIA GTC 2026

Microsoft’s session agenda for GTC 2026 is packed with insights for a next-gen approach to AI. Topics include building and powering AI factories, enabling agentic AI at scale, optimizing AI infrastructure and costs, and leveraging AI agents for design automation and production. View the full schedule to plan your time at GTC now.

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

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