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US intelligence advisory names six Chinese AI firms and lists the US models each one targeted
A joint NSA, FBI and CISA advisory names DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun and Z.AI over industrial-scale distillation of…
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Prediction markets are eating politics
No one used to argue about the phrase “insider trading.” For decades, those two words connoted a transgression, a crime, something…
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CloudNC raises $20M to expand its AI machining tools and launch a quoting product
CloudNC has raised $20m led by Nimble Ventures to widen adoption of its CAM Assist machining software and launch Quote Agent, an AI…
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Google will invest €13bn in four Finnish data centre sites over two years
Google will invest €13bn across four Finnish data centre sites in 2027 and 2028, backed by a 22-year Loviisa nuclear agreement, 629MW of…
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This ‘union-busting’ calculator arms workers with information
When employees dare to organize their workplace, a $1.7 billion industry of consultants and law firms springs into action. According to…
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Meta wants its new AI agent to run your digital life
Meta has unveiled its new personal AI agent, Muse, which it says can actively perform tasks on behalf of its users. Announced by CEO Mark…
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Slovenia becomes the sixth EU country to clear Tesla’s FSD, a month before the bloc votes
Slovenia is the sixth EU country to approve Tesla’s FSD Supervised, weeks before an EU-wide vote at the Technical Committee on Motor…
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This futuristic student village is now Europe’s largest 3D-printed housing development
New student housing near VIA University College in Denmark is now the largest 3D-printed housing project in Europe—and it shows the…
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This power bank is pure ’90s nostalgia
In the age of iPhones and smart watches, pagers are often seen as relics of the 1990s or dramatic props for doctors in shows like Grey’s…
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Health minister says mistrust of Palantir is pushing NHS patients to opt out of data sharing
Health innovation minister James Frith tells MPs that mistrust of Palantir is driving NHS data opt-outs, with roughly 60,000 more in four…
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Most large organisations think full digital sovereignty is unrealistic, Capgemini finds
A Capgemini survey of 1,300 executives finds 93% have discussed digital sovereignty at board level and 59% think full independence is…
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Nathan Fielder Got Unusual Access to Elizabeth Holmes Before Prison. Now His Documentary Is Almost Here
The comedian surprised a Telluride Film Festival audience with a first look at the film no one knew he was making over the past 3 years.…
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Fluencify raises $4.3M pre-seed after passing $2M ARR six months from launch
Stockholm’s Fluencify has raised an oversubscribed $4.3m pre-seed led by byFounders, six months after launching its creator marketing…
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This 3D-printed alarm clock has an arcade-style snooze button
This alarm clock is almost comically easy to snooze once, but much harder to ignore a second time. [Photo: Endothermal Systems] The…
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Google-backed Pixxel raises $100M in India’s largest space tech round
Temasek and London-listed Seraphim Space led a $100m Series C for hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel, taking its total raised to $195M.
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The case for common sense at work
“Why isn’t common sense more common at work?” I’ve heard some version of this question more times than I can count, and it’s only…
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Build the pipeline your investors want to see
Why seed investors read your pipeline before your revenue, and how B2B founders build one early with clear stages, loss data & AI agents…
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Want to improve your performance? Focus on this
There was a time where being a high performer meant putting every other aspect of your life on the back burner and devoting all of your…
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5 myths about being a genius
Below, Dr. Josh Turknett shares five key insights from his new book, The Genius and the Impostor: The Neuroscience of Unlocking Human…
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Do this before you follow a successful person’s advice
Successful people love to share their stories—as they should. Their paths to conventional success involve overcoming challenges and…
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The most powerful network is a diverse one
We know a strong network is important, and good professional relationships are critical for career building. But all too often, it’s easy…
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Two more newsrooms join the case against OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday allege OpenAI and Microsoft scraped past paywalls. The EU code OpenAI signed commits it not to do exactly…
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Chinese banks and carriers have turned AI tokens into rewards, monthly plans and collateral
Chinese banks, carriers and a Guangzhou district now sell AI tokens as rewards, monthly plans and loan collateral. The unit is not stable.
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Four American firms skipped Macron’s space summit, and are due back in Paris a week later
SpaceX and Blue Origin pulled out of Macron's summit under White House pressure. The real fight is the EU Space Act and satellite spectrum.