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Apono, which helps enterprises manage cloud permissions by eliminating standing privileges, raised a $34M Series B, bringing its total funding to $54M+ (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Apono, which helps enterprises manage cloud permissio…
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Snapchat launches Topic Chats, which enables public conversations on subjects like F1, and plans to use AI and other safety tech to moderate the chats (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Snapchat launches Topic Chats, which enables public conv…
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Ford and Amazon partner to let people purchase certified pre-owned Ford vehicles via Amazon Autos, initially available in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge : Ford and Amazon partner to let people purchase cert…
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Celero, which is developing a chip to enable long-distance connections between AI data centers, raised $140M, including a $100M Series B led by CapitalG (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
Stephen Nellis / Reuters : Celero, which is developing a chip to enable long-distanc…
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BNPL use in the US has grown to 91.5M users, with 25% financing groceries, as default rates accelerate and most loans aren't reported, creating "phantom debt" (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch : BNPL use in the US has grown to 91.5M users, with 25% …
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Forecasters at the US National Hurricane Center are increasingly leaning on Google's new DeepMind prediction model, though questions about its methods remain (Eric Holthaus/The Guardian)
Eric Holthaus / The Guardian : Forecasters at the US National Hurricane Center are …
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Tokyo-based Sakana AI becomes Japan's most valuable unicorn at a ~$2.6B valuation, following a ~$130M raise from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and US VC firms (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia : Tokyo-based Sakana AI becomes Japan's most valuable unicorn at a …
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A look at Flighty, a flight-tracking app that often beats airline updates; downloads went up 3x when the FAA cut air traffic during the US government shutdown (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal)
Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal : A look at Flighty, a flight-tracking app that oft…
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A cat's killing by a Waymo robotaxi sparked outrage in San Francisco, as some questioned why deaths caused by human drivers don't get the same level of concern (Heather Knight/New York Times)
Heather Knight / New York Times : A cat's killing by a Waymo robotaxi sparked o…
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Some experts question Anthropic's claims of cyberattack breakthroughs using its tools, noting that white-hat hackers report modest gains from AI-aided hacking (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Some experts question Anthropic's claims of cyberat…
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The current AI strategies of China and the US are complementary, as unlike the US, China isn't "AGI-pilled" yet, focusing on embodied AI and open source models (Dean W. Ball/Hyperdimensional)
Dean W. Ball / Hyperdimensional : The current AI strategies of China and the US are…
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Apple updates App Review Guidelines to require apps to disclose and obtain users' permission before sharing personal data with third-party AI providers (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Apple updates App Review Guidelines to require apps to d…
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Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new powers to ban Chinese tech suppliers from critical infrastructure sectors like energy and transport (Sam Clark/Politico)
Sam Clark / Politico : Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new …
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Samsung Galaxy XR review: matches some of the Vision Pro's hardware features at half the price, but has an uncomfortable headband and less precise hand tracking (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
Chris Welch / Bloomberg : Samsung Galaxy XR review: matches some of the Vision Pro&…
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Google says all NotebookLM users will get access to Deep Research in the service within a week; users get to choose between two research styles: fast or deep (Elissa Welle/The Verge)
Elissa Welle / The Verge : Google says all NotebookLM users will get access to Deep…
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