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Sources: Apple plans to build its own AI models for Visual Intelligence and add cameras to the Watch; the redesigned plastic Apple Watch SE faces serious issues — Apple is exploring the idea of adding cameras and visual intelligence features to its smartwatch, thrusting the company into the AI wearables market.
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Google is rolling out new real-time AI video features, including the ability to “see” screens and camera feeds, for Gemini Advanced subscribers — Gemini can ‘see’ screens and camera feeds in real-time for some Google One AI Premium subscribers now.| Muyao Shen / Bloomberg: |
Retail investors often bear the brunt of losses in the Solana blockchain's memecoin market, which is plagued by insider trading, rug pulls, and “sniping” — Rug pulls. Sniping. Trading “cabals.” The niche world of memecoins on the Solana blockchain is rife with danger …
More: CryptoSlate, NullTX, Crypto Briefing, and Cointelegraph
| New York Times: |
How one of the world's major money laundering networks, linked to Cambodia's Huione Group, services online scammers using cryptocurrency, Telegram, and more — Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world's major money laundering networks operates. — Documents and insiders reveal … | Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Browser Use, whose open-source tool converts website elements into a “text-like” format that AI agents can better understand, raised a $17M seed led by Felicis — We may not have an agreed-upon definition of AI “agent” yet, but a multitude of startups want to create “agentic” tools to automate various tasks online.
More: SiliconANGLE and Browser Use
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| Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: |
Research shows a surge in the popularity of deepfake porn services, with the 10 most popular “nudifying” websites receiving 18M views in January 2025 alone — An introduction to the Levittown podcast. Plus: Another billionaire's space dreams.| John Thornhill / Financial Times: |
An interview with Helsing co-CEO Torsten Reil on delivering the defense tech company's AI-enabled strike drones to Ukraine, the herd mentality of VCs, and more — The German entrepreneur on safeguarding Europe, AI warfare — and why democracies need deterrents
LinkedIn: John Thornhill and Dr Helmut Schuster
| Financial Times: |
Elon Musk's ties to President Trump could complicate Starlink's global rollout; Morgan Stanley estimates Starlink could make $16.3B in 2025 revenue, up 74% YoY — Satellite internet service is expanding fast but some politicians worry whether the SpaceX owner is a reliable partner
More: New York Times, Reuters, Politico, and The Kyiv Independent
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| Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: |
IFPI: global music streaming revenues hit a record $20.4B in 2024, driven by paid subscription revenues of $15.15B, up 9.5% YoY; paid subscribers reached 752M — MBW's Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry.
More: IFPI, IFPI, The Tennessean, The Music Network, Music Week, Sony Music, IFPI, and Music Ally
| Kate Morgan / New York Times: |
Scientists are using AI to speed up drug repurposing, expanding the treatment possibilities for people with rare diseases and few options — Joseph Coates, left, owes his life to an A.I. model developed by Dr. David Fajgenbaum and the rest of his team.Hannah Yoon for The New York Times
More: The Ankler and Forbes
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| Ananya Bhattacharya / Rest of World: |
Former staff, investors, and industry experts reflect on the demise of Dunzo, the Indian online delivery pioneer undone by mismanagement, competition, and more — Dunzo was a trailblazer in India's online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from its core strength.
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| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI has spoken with Reliance about a potential product and sales partnership in India; Meta also plans to work with Reliance on new AI businesses — OpenAI executives in recent months have spoken multiple times with their counterparts at Reliance Industries … Sponsor Posts
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