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The term “superintelligence” is becoming increasingly popular among AI leaders, even as many in the industry question whether it is ill-defined and overhyped (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-7-5 AI

Blackstone acquires Vista Equity Partners' minority stake in event software company Cvent, sources say for $1.3B; Blackstone acquired Cvent for $4.6B in 2023 (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-7-5 Equity

Tailor, which offers a headless ERP system for retail businesses that separates the frontend and backend, raised a $22M Series A from ANRI, NEA, YC, and others (techcrunch.com)
2025-7-5 Retail ERP

Distinct Possibility, a gaming studio launched by EverQuest co-creator to build a web3 shooter on Etherlink, a Layer 2 network built on Tezos, raised $30.5M (www.theblock.co)
2025-7-5

US Plans AI Chip Curbs on Malaysia, Thailand Over China Concerns (slashdot.org)
2025-7-5 China Thailand AI Malaysia

Emerald AI, whose software lets AI data centers flexibly adjust power consumption, raised a $24.5M seed led by Radical Ventures, with NVentures participating (www.axios.com)
2025-7-5 AI

Tel Aviv-based Qedma, which is developing an error mitigation software called QESEM for quantum computers, raised a $26M Series A led by Glilot Capital Partners (techcrunch.com)
2025-7-5 Quantum

LumApps, which makes intranet software, agrees to merge with frontline staff communication app Beekeeper in a deal valuing the combined entity at about $1.1B (www.reuters.com)
2025-7-5

There Is No Safe Amount of Processed Meat To Eat, According to New Research (science.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5

PitchBook: AI startups received 53% of all global VC dollars invested in H1 2025, rising to 64% in the US, and accounted for 29% of all global startups funded (www.axios.com)
2025-7-5 Startup AI

Moderna Says mRNA Flu Vaccine Sailed Through Trial, Beating Standard Shot (science.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5

Google's AI video maker Veo 3 is now available via $20 Gemini (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-7-5 Google AI

UK Minister Tells Turing AI Institute To Focus On Defense (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5 AI

ChatGPT Deep Research tests new connectors for more context (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-7-5

The One Big Beautiful Bill approved by Congress allows immediate deduction of US software labor; foreign R&D still must be amortized over 15 years (www.kbkg.com)
2025-7-5

Laid-Off Workers Should Use AI To Manage Their Emotions, Says Xbox Exec (games.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5 AI Xbox

Windows 11 Finally Overtakes Windows 10 (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5

UK minister instructs the Turing AI institute, which has lately focused on responsible AI and ethics, to prioritize national security and defense instead (www.bbc.com)
2025-7-5 AI

The Software Engineering 'Squeeze' (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5

Sources: Nvidia's deal to buy CentML, which offers tools to optimize the running of AI models on chips, could exceed $400M; CentML raised a $27M seed in 2023 (thelogic.co)
2025-7-5 AI Nvidia

A Majority of Companies Are Already Feeling the Climate Heat (news.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5 Climate

Doc: UK's Independent Publishers Alliance files an antitrust complaint with EU and the UK CMA against Google, alleging misuse of web content for AI Overviews (www.reuters.com)
2025-7-5 Google AI

Simple Text Additions Can Fool Advanced AI Reasoning Models, Researchers Find (tech.slashdot.org)
2025-7-5 AI

Microsoft Shuts Down Operations in Pakistan After 25 Years (slashdot.org)
2025-7-5 Microsoft

Sam Altman says he believes in “techno-capitalism” and is “politically homeless” as Democrats no longer encourage a “culture of innovation and entrepreneurship” (www.cnbc.com)
2025-7-5 Democrat

Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals: Big savings on OnePlus 13 Series, Buds, and more (indianexpress.com)
2025-7-5 Amazon

10 Times Desperate Animals Asked People for Help… and Got It (listverse.com)
2025-7-5

10 Momentous Events That Also Occurred on July 4th (listverse.com)
2025-7-5

10 Music Biopics That Actually Got It Right (listverse.com)
2025-7-5

Hacker leaks Telefónica data allegedly stolen in a new breach (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-7-5 Hacker

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