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• New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification
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• YC alum Mendel, a ‘Ramp for LatAm enterprises,’ raises $35M Series B
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• Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington D.C. in 2026
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• A new, challenging AGI test stumps most AI models
• A Chinese tech giant says it slashed AI costs using only Chinese chips
• a16z- and Benchmark-backed 11x has been claiming customers it doesn’t have
• Vertical farming company Plenty files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $1B
• French VC firm Founders Future plans US expansion
• The Trump administration planned Yemen strikes in an unauthorized Signal chat
• Fair-code pioneer n8n raises $60M for AI-powered workflow automation
• AI creation platform Arcade expands from jewelry to home goods
• US lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer linked to North Korean money laundering
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• Cyberattack disrupts train ticket sales in Ukraine
• Trump admin directs DOE officials to shield DOGE documents from disclosure
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• AI chip startup FuriosaAI reportedly turns down $800M acquisition offer from Meta
• Ex-Network International execs raise $6M for Enza, an African fintech serving banks
• DNA testing company 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, CEO resigns
• Former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt’s new robotics startup reportedly raises another $150M
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• Browser Use, the tool making it easier for AI ‘agents’ to navigate websites, raises $17M
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• Anduril might build a weapons factory in the UK
• Meta has revenue sharing agreements with Llama AI model hosts, filing reveals
• How BYD plans to make EV charging as fast as filling a gas tank
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• Elea AI is chasing the healthcare productivity opportunity by targeting pathology labs’ legacy systems
• Uber terminates Foodpanda Taiwan acquisition, citing regulatory hurdles
• Jio announces deal to bring Starlink to India just hours after similar Airtel partnership
• Tata Technologies’ data leaked by ransomware gang
• Spotify says its payouts are getting better, but artists still disagree
• Google has given Anthropic more funding than previously known, show new filings
• Meta is reportedly testing in-house chips for AI training
• Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow explains his troubled $30M personal loan, announces new ‘super app’
• Trump says he will label violence against Tesla as domestic terrorism
• The New Yorker has finally embraced modernity
• IBM’s CEO doesn’t think AI will replace programmers anytime soon
• Y Combinator founders raising less money signals a ‘vibe shift,’ VC says
• Apple fixes new security flaw used in ‘extremely sophisticated attack’
• OpenAI says it has trained an AI that’s ‘really good’ at creative writing
• DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts
• Podcast app Pocket Casts makes its web player free
• Flower Labs launches a new service that automatically switches from local to cloud AI
• Yet another AI robotics firm lands major funding, as Dexterity closes latest round
• Geothermal could power nearly all new data centers through 2030
• OpenAI launches new tools to help businesses build AI agents
• Mark Cuban says AI is ‘never the answer,’ it’s a ‘tool’
• Neom is reportedly turning into a financial disaster, except for McKinsey & Co.
• Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’
• Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years
• Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech
• Tammy Nam joins AI-powered ad startup Creatopy as CEO
• Apple’s smart home hub reportedly delayed by Siri challenges
• Musk may still have a chance to thwart OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
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• New DOJ proposal still calls for Google to divest Chrome, but allows for AI investments
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• Week in Review: OpenAI could charge $20K a month for an AI agent
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