Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop: Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image editing features to Firefly. Read More |
Yann LeCun's AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models: AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation. Read More |
Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts: Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel. Read More |
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| The UK's National Health Service is already placing quantum at the centre of its preventative healthcare strategy. By 2030, the UK aspires to use quantum sensing to improve early diagnosis and treatment, from cancer screening to enhanced MRI scanning. |
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Founders Fund nears $6B close for latest growth fund, sources say: The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies. Read More |
An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from U.S military contractor: Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. Read More |
Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive: The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves. Read More |
Uzbekistan's Uzum valuation leaps over 50% in seven months to $2.3B: Uzum now reaches 20 million users and processes $11B in payments as it expands its e-commerce and fintech ecosystem across Uzbekistan. Read More |
Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures: Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in the U.S. Read More |
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| YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists: YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal. Read More |
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