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23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021 — The Silicon Valley-based firm commenced Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to …
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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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Google rolls out real-time AI video Gemini Live features, including the ability to “see” phone screens and phone camera feeds, for Gemini Advanced subscribers — Gemini can ‘see’ screens and camera feeds in real-time for some Google One AI Premium subscribers now.
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A look at the Internet Archive, which sees ~100TB of data uploaded daily and has cataloged ~73K US government webpages that the Trump administration expunged — SAN FRANCISCO — If you've ever clicked on a hyperlink that's taken you to something called the Wayback Machine to view an old web page …
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Q&A with Reid Hoffman on making people AI-curious through his new book, Superagency, writing with AI, why AI “gloomers” are wrong, tech's DEI rollback, and more — The co-founder of LinkedIn and Democrat donor remains confident that AI can be good for all of us - if its introduction is handled in the right way| Hadlee Simons / Android Authority: |
Google confirms Google Maps had “a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for some people”, but says those with backups can restore the data — Update: Google has confirmed the issue, and it indeed advises affected users to restore their data via a previous backup.
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Retail investors often bear the brunt of losses in the Solana blockchain's memecoin market, which is rife with insider trading cabals, rug pulls, and “sniping” — Rug pulls. Sniping. Trading “cabals.” The niche world of memecoins on the Solana blockchain is rife with danger …
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Malaysia plans to tighten chip rules and says Washington demanded it track high-end Nvidia chips entering the country, suspecting many are ending up in China — Trade minister says Washington suspects high-end semiconductors are making it to China despite trade controls
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Source: South Korean chip startup FuriosaAI rejected an $800M takeover offer from Meta, opting to grow independently instead — Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has turned down an $800 million takeover offer from Meta Platforms Inc., choosing instead to grow the business as an independent company … | Rachyl Jones / Semafor: |
An off-Broadway theater in New York is offering AI-powered live translations in 60 languages to attract new audiences, using AI tech from startup Worldly — An off-Broadway theater in New York has a new way to attract audiences: live, AI-powered translations that make performances more accessible to non-English speakers.| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
CB Insights: Q1 2025 had 11 startup sales worth $1B+ or more, totaling a record $54.5B, up from two acquisitions worth $1B+ in Q1 2024, totaling $3.2B — Google's $32 billion Wiz deal is part of a surge of tech M&A. — Startup acquisitions have boomed so far this year … | 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.
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