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Alibaba releases Qwen-VLo, its latest AI image model rivaling OpenAI's GPT-4o (indianexpress.com)
7 days ago Alibaba AI

Bank of Korea temporarily halts preparations for the second phase of its pilot initiative testing program for a central bank digital currency, scheduled for Q4 (www.bloomberg.com)
7 days ago Korea Central Bank 4Q

Stockholm-based Tandem Health, which has developed an AI medical copilot for clinicians to record patient consultations, raised a $50M Series A led by Kinnevik (sifted.eu)
7 days ago AI

Your child can also make UPI payments: Here's how UPI Circle works for children (indianexpress.com)
7 days ago

UV-C Light Kills Nearly Everything - Except This Unusual Organism (science.slashdot.org)
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PitchBook: Australian startups raised $3.4B in 2024, down from 2021's $6.5B peak; 39% of early-stage capital in Australia came from overseas vs. 21% in the US (www.bloomberg.com)
7 days ago Australia Startup

Tel Aviv-based Cato Networks, whose tools help protect remote workforces, raised a $359M Series G at a $4.8B+ valuation, taking its total funding to $1B+ (www.wsj.com)
7 days ago

Sony India launches new BRAVIA Theatre System 6, Bar 6 soundbars at Rs 39,990 and Rs 49,990 (indianexpress.com)
7 days ago India Sony

The White House announces an AI Education Pledge with commitments from 60+ companies to provide AI education materials to K-12 students over the next four years (www.axios.com)
7 days ago AI Education

In Last-Minute Move, Canada Rescinds Digital Services Tax, Restarts Negotiations (news.slashdot.org)
7 days ago Tax Canada

Kuo: Apple plans a cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone 16 Pro's A18 Pro chip and with a ~13" display, expected to enter mass production in late 2025 or early 2026 (9to5mac.com)
7 days ago iPhone Apple MacBook

Tech industry group sues Arkansas over new social media laws (indianexpress.com)
7 days ago

China's humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts (indianexpress.com)
7 days ago China Robot

Nuuk BFF: Yes, I can do with a handheld fan in the Delhi summer (indianexpress.com)
7 days ago

Jim Chanos, who famously shorted Enron, calls Michael Saylor's bitcoin strategy “financial gibberish”, as Saylor inspires several copycats like Trump Media (www.washingtonpost.com)
7 days ago Trump Bitcoin

How India is carving out space for high-end manufacturing, including a $2.5B Foxconn iPhone factory in Devanahalli, near Bengaluru, aiming to create 40K jobs (www.nytimes.com)
7 days ago India iPhone Manufacturing

Sensor Tower: Temu's US MAU fell 51% to 40.2M from March to June, while Shein's dropped 12% to 41.4M, amid the US' China tariffs and “de minimis” closure (t.co)
7 days ago China Sensor

After 45 Years, 74-Year-Old Spreadsheet Legend/EFF Cofounder Mitch Kapor Gets His MIT Degree (yro.slashdot.org)
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Google rolls out Veo 3 video generator, try it for free using credits (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
7 days ago Google

Sources: the US DHS, in partnership with DOGE, has built the first-ever searchable national citizenship data system, pulling from SSA and immigration databases (www.npr.org)
7 days ago Immigration

GOP Senators agree to change a provision in the tax bill from a 10-year ban on state AI regulation to a 5-year ban with carve outs for issues such as copyrights (www.bloomberg.com)
7 days ago Tax AI Ban Republican

Canada rescinds its Digital Services Tax “in anticipation of” a trade deal with the US, with trade talks resuming; the tax was set to go into effect on Monday (apnews.com)
7 days ago Tax Canada

UK Scientists Plan to Construct Synthetic Human Genetic Material From Scratch (science.slashdot.org)
7 days ago

A profile of OnlyFans' secretive founder Leo Radvinsky, as the platform's parent company is considering a sale for as much as $8B, according to sources (www.wsj.com)
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China's tech giants are ramping up M&A and investment deals as the government shifts its stance to support the tech industry, particularly in areas like AI (www.bloomberg.com)
7 days ago China AI

Beware of Promoting AI in Products, Researchers Warn Marketers (slashdot.org)
7 days ago AI

Spinwheel, which helps fintech companies and banks authenticate users, automate data retrieval, and facilitate payments, raised a $30M Series A led by F-Prime (www.axios.com)
7 days ago Fintech

Kuo expects Apple to mass produce a Vision Pro with M5 in Q3 2025, a Vision Air in Q3 2027, a Vision Pro with a new design and XR glasses in H2 2028, and more (9to5mac.com)
7 days ago Apple

Earth is Trapping Much More Heat Than Climate Models Forecast (news.slashdot.org)
7 days ago Climate

Sources: Menlo Ventures targets ~$1.5B for new funds to invest in AI ventures, including $650M for early-stage startups, and $850M for later-stage companies (www.wsj.com)
7 days ago Startup AI

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