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Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance

Breathe has developed a suite of tools that it says helps automakers and others get the most out of their batteries.

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Uber misses revenue expectations with trips up 18% over last year

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that autonomous vehicle tech is “the single greatest opportunity ahead for Uber.”

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Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri is leaving the firm

Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri said yesterday that she is leaving the firm.  Onovakpuri started as a principal at Kapor Capital more than a decade ago, and rose through the ranks to become managing partner, and eventually (with Brian … Continue reading

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Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code

As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding. Ox Security, which models risk … Continue reading

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Trump tariffs and export curbs on China cast a cloud over major chip stocks

Chip companies from AMD to Super Micro said U.S. tariff policy and export restrictions to China have caused uncertainty for their businesses.

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Mitsubishi in talks to source its new EVs for Australia, New Zealand from Foxconn unit

Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with Taiwan-based Foxconn’s EV division to source an EV model for the Australia and New Zealand markets.

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Amazon is working on an AI code generation tool

Amazon Web Services is building a new AI-powered code generation tool codenamed “Kiro,” Business Insider reported, citing internal documents it had viewed. The tool can use prompts and existing data to generate code in “near real-time” by connecting with AI … Continue reading

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Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

It says the 2024 summer riots showed the regulator does not have the tools to stop the spread of viral misinformation.

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Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them.

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Amazon says new warehouse robot can ‘feel’ items, but won’t replace workers

Amazon gave CNBC a first look at its new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can “feel” objects, enabling it to do a job only humans could previously handle.

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