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Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, WSJ reports
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Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, WSJ reports

Amazon is pursuing its biggest artificial intelligence acquisition yet, negotiating to buy the startup Decart for roughly $7 billion in a deal that would give the e-commerce giant direct control over generative AI technology at a time when tech giants are locked in an increasingly costly arms race. The proposed purchase signals that despite massive investments in existing AI partnerships and infrastructure, Amazon sees critical gaps in its own capabilities that it can fill faster through acquisition than internal development. If completed, the deal would represent a dramatic escalation in how aggressively the company is willing to spend to compete with OpenAI, Google and Microsoft in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.

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Google’s Cloud Backlog Nearly Doubles to $462B as AI Demand Surges | Podcast Insight
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Google’s Cloud Backlog Nearly Doubles to $462B as AI Demand Surges | Podcast Insight

by Laixi — 👉 PodFaro.com: Subscribe by keyword (e.g., AI, crypto, startups, Elon Musk) across the world’s top podcasts and get the insights that…

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Sell an AI-Assisted Ebook on Gumroad: Split It Into a $12 Personal Copy and a $39 Team License to…

Part of the daily “AI Side Hustle” series. Continue reading on Medium »

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[AI Side Hustle Episode 16] Writing articles doesn't mean they sell. How to rebuild your AI side hustle starting from zero revenue
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[AI Side Hustle Episode 16] Writing articles doesn't mean they sell. How to rebuild your AI side hustle starting from zero revenue

I thought I could easily make money using AIHello, I'm Mimineko.I share what I've learned and what I'm practicing regarding home-based side hustles using AI.This series has now reached its 16th ...

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How to Make Money With Claude AI: 6 Practical Steps to Turn AI Skills Into Online Income
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How to Make Money With Claude AI: 6 Practical Steps to Turn AI Skills Into Online Income

by MD Tanvir — You don’t need to be a programmer or an AI expert to get started.

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This vibecoded image editor cost $2,000 to build — was it worth it?
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This vibecoded image editor cost $2,000 to build — was it worth it?

This week, we detail a vibecoded Photoshop rival, a content aggregator, a DIY Android AI agent, and a smart file renamer.

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Is it true that 'now is the easiest time to make money with AI videos'? 3 things to check before entering
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Is it true that 'now is the easiest time to make money with AI videos'? 3 things to check before entering

This article is a column based on typical discourse seen on social media, rather than any specific post. The amounts, timeframes, and number of videos are fictional values derived from a mix of ...

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How to Make Money With AI in 2026: 51AIpower Explains Individual Infrastructure Participation Plans
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How to Make Money With AI in 2026: 51AIpower Explains Individual Infrastructure Participation Plans

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9 AI Freelance Niches That Are Actually Taking Off
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9 AI Freelance Niches That Are Actually Taking Off

by Johanna Silva — Everyone wants to make money with AI. The better opportunity might be helping businesses figure out what to actually do with it.

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What I’d Actually Build to Automate a $100,000-a-Year Manual Workflow
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What I’d Actually Build to Automate a $100,000-a-Year Manual Workflow

by Devrim Ozcay | Founder, ProdRescue — Most companies don’t need another AI strategy meeting. They need someone willing to open their existing systems, find the expensive manual…

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Chinese startup claims its $2,000 mini PC can outperform Nvidia's DGX Spark
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Chinese startup claims its $2,000 mini PC can outperform Nvidia's DGX Spark

Sipeed takes on Nvidia’s $6,950 DGX Spark with a $3,999 AI mini PC — but there's a big reason its 256 TOPS claims to beat 1,000 TOPS ...

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VC Firms Tap LP Pools, Warehouse Loans for Speedy AI Cash
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VC Firms Tap LP Pools, Warehouse Loans for Speedy AI Cash

When Reflection AI set out to raise $2.5 billion early this year, one of its existing venture backers, B Capital, was eager to invest again in the startup, which has emerged as the most high-profile...

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You Don’t Need to Be a Coder to Build an AI App in 2026: The Waterllama Blueprint
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You Don’t Need to Be a Coder to Build an AI App in 2026: The Waterllama Blueprint

by VILAS KUMBHAR — Subtitle: How to Turn a Simple Daily Problem Into a Mobile App Business Using AI, Vibe Coding, and Smart Monetization

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[AI Side Hustle Verification #08] Could Claude Code handle 10 types of jobs? I investigated the 'earnings breakdown' of 100 posts made in 55 minutes, totaling 69 million yen ...
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[AI Side Hustle Verification #08] Could Claude Code handle 10 types of jobs? I investigated the 'earnings breakdown' of 100 posts made in 55 minutes, totaling 69 million yen ...

YouTube videos in 7 days.Moreover, it is said that these were created by Claude Code running on just a single Mac.What I found on X this time is a post titled '10 Profitable Claude Code Case Studies'

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PayPal founder v. Pope: Peter Thiel rips into Vatican's AI concerns, suggesting it's just a distraction from church's sex abuse crisis

The tech mogul worth $39.4 billion accuses the pontiff of leveraging fears for populist points. Catholic experts say he's just resentful of anyone who wants to set limits on AI.

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Nvidia and TCV extend Higgsfield's Series B as the AI video startup reports $1 billion in annualized revenue

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Epic wants to pay you $50,000 to vibe code an AI slop game

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Mobilint Tapped to Lead Korea's $606M On-Device AI Chip Program for Humanoid Robots
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Mobilint Tapped to Lead Korea's $606M On-Device AI Chip Program for Humanoid Robots

On-device AI chip startup Mobilint was named lead researcher for South Korea's $606M K-On-Device program, tasked with building NPU silicon that lets humanoid robots close control loops in 20 ...

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Robinhood Ventures invests $10M in AI coding startup Cognition
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Robinhood Ventures invests $10M in AI coding startup Cognition

Robinhood Ventures puts $10 million into Cognition, maker of AI coding agent Devin, after backing OpenAI with $75 million earlier in 2026.

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