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reMarkable's new Paper Pure tablet goes back to basics with a monochrome screen: The new Paper Pure is lighter and faster than the reMarkable 2, which is going to be retired six years since its launch. Read More

Some kids are bypassing age verification checks with a fake mustache: A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age verification laws around the world. Read More

Peter Sarlin's QuTwo reaches $380M valuation in angel round: QuTwo, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It's a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies. Read More

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Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch: The Silicon Valley AV startup has not started driverless testing yet. Read More

As crypto cools, a16z crypto raises a $2.2B fund: As some of the biggest VCs in crypto start to consider funding AI startups, a16z crypto's new fund will stay the course. Read More

SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw: SAP plans to buy German AI startup Prior Labs and invest heavily in it. It is also prohibiting customers' agents use to a select few like Nvidia's NemoClaw. Read More

Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone open a restaurant: Wonder wants to turn its robotic kitchens into AI-powered “restaurant factories,” letting anyone spin up a virtual food brand with a prompt. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models: With Apple's latest operating system updates, users will reportedly have their pick of which third-party AI models they want to use for a host of tasks. Read More