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The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on; plus, Uber caps employee AI spending and Martin Scorsese becomes the latest Hollywood voice for AI

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TechCrunch Industry News
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Jun 4, 2026
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Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world's largest privately owned laser. Also, Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible. And, the world's most famous living directors is using AI solely for storyboarding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices