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China Is Investigating Meta’s Latest A.I. Acquisition

Regulators said they will look at whether the deal for Manus, a Singapore start-up with Chinese roots, complied with China’s export and investment rules.

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Gmail Enters the Gemini Era With AI-Powered Inbox Overhaul

The aim is to transform Gmail from a traditional inbox into what Google describes as a “personal, proactive inbox assistant.” The post Gmail Enters the Gemini Era With AI-Powered Inbox Overhaul appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CrowdStrike buys identity security startup SGNL for $740 million in latest deal push

Last year’s big cybersecurity deals include Google’s $32 billion Wiz acquisition and Palo Alto Networks’ $25 billion CyberArk takeover.

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Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI

The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested

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Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’

AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.

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Hands on with a prototype of Clicks’ Communicator, a new BlackBerry-like smartphone

TechCrunch goes hands-on at the CES 2025 show with the new Clicks Communicator, a new Android smartphone with a physical keyboard.

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Trump’s defense spending plans, Venezuelan oil, Ford’s eyes-off driving push and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Google adds Gemini features like message thread summaries to Gmail

Google is adding more Gemini features to Gmail, the company’s latest effort to spread its core AI product across its product portfolio.

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Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation

Spangle has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-generated shopping experiences.

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Global Fintech Funding Rebounds to $53B After Prolonged Downturn

The US continued to dominate global fintech investment, while the UK retained its position as the world’s second-largest destination. The post Global Fintech Funding Rebounds to $53B After Prolonged Downturn appeared first on TechRepublic.

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