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Don’t Miss the Compact Yet Powerful Apple Mac mini M2 for $459.99

Get a like-new Mac desktop that has Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, and the M2 processor at significant savings.

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Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani spills business tea with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Reshma Saujani, founder of the non-profit Girls Who Code, got straight to the point.  “If I had applied to be the CEO of Girls Who Code, I wouldn’t have gotten the job,” she told Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the … Continue reading

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U.S. announces probe into chip, electronics imports, paving the way for new tariffs

The U.S. Commerce Department is conducting an investigation into imports of various semiconductor technologies and electronics, a federal notice shows.

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Adobe takes stake in Synthesia, startup behind AI clones for corporate videos

Synthesia told CNBC that Adobe’s venture capital arm injected an undisclosed amount of funds into the firm in a “strategic” partnership.

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Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in social media monopoly trial

The US government is seeking to break up Meta by forcing a spinoff of Instagram or WhatsApp.

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Marshmallow, the UK insurance startup for migrants, raises $90M at a $2B+ valuation

U.K. startup Marshmallow has blown up over the years by using innovations in data science to build car insurance policies for immigrants and other consumers who have been overlooked or priced out of traditional insurance. Now, with a million drivers … Continue reading

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South Korea announces over $23 billion for chip sector as Trump tariffs on semiconductor imports loom

The 33 billion won figure was about a quarter more than the 26 trillion committed last year.

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RLWRLD raises $14.8M to build a foundational model for robotics

As robotics has advanced, industry has steadily adopted more robots to automate away many kinds of grunt work. More than 540,000 new industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2023, taking the number of total industrial robots active to above 4 … Continue reading

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Microsoft AI CEO: ‘It’s Smarter to Be 6 Months Behind’ — Here’s Why

Microsoft’s AI chief says trailing the frontier is a smarter strategy. By staying behind OpenAI, Microsoft aims for cost-efficiency and long-term self-sufficiency.

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A Cybersecurity Professor Disappeared Amid an FBI Search. His Family Is ‘Determined to Fight’

The abrupt firing of Xiaofeng Wang and his wife from Indiana University last month shocked the academic community and is stoking fears that Chinese-born scholars are being targeted.

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