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Joby Aviation shares pop 20% as electric air taxi maker closes $250 million Toyota investment

Joby announced that it received the first $250 million of a $500 million investment from Toyota to support its air taxis.

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Instacart names Chris Rogers as CEO after Fidji Simo’s exit for OpenAI

Instacart has appointed business chief Chris Rogers as its new CEO, less than a month after OpenAI announced CEO Fidji Simo as its new operations chief.

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Apple expands Self Service Repair to iPads

Apple’s Self Service Repair program is expanding to the iPad, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. The program will give iPad owners the tools they need to repair their devices at home. They can get access to repair manuals, genuine … Continue reading

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Telegram announces partnership with Musk’s xAI

The $300m deal, which will last one year, will see xAI’s assistant Grok integrated into Telegram.

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xAI to invest $300M in Telegram, integrate Grok into app

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app.

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises $600M at $9B valuation

Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, Neuralink, has raised $600 million in a funding round that values the company at $9 billion pre-money, Semafor reported, citing anonymous sources. Semafor did not mention the investors involved in the round. Neuralink last raised … Continue reading

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Goldman-backed Starling Bank reports 26% drop in annual profit as it flags Covid loan fraud issue

British neobank Starling posted an annual profit before tax of £223.4 million, down nearly 26% year-on-year.

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China and tariffs have wiped off $130 billion from critical chip firm ASML since peak value

ASML, like many chip firms, has been hit by restrictions on exports to China and U.S. tariff uncertainty.

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Litehaus raises €1.46M pre-seed to build home-building platform

All Thibault Launay and his wife Simi wanted nearly five years ago was to build a dream home in Portugal, where they both now live.  But what they encountered instead was a broken system. “Fourteen months of delays, 20% budget … Continue reading

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Opera’s new browser can code websites and games for you

Opera’s new browser, called Opera Neon, will focus on AI workflows and performing tasks for you, like shopping, coding and generating reports.

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