Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Function, which offers blood testing and medical imaging services, recently raised $298 million in a Series B round led by Redpoint Ventures at a valuation of $2.5 billion.

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The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users.

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The US Needs an Open Source AI Intervention to Beat China

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Depending on foreign-made open models is both a supply chain risk and an innovation problem, experts say.

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Kraken confidentially files for IPO following $800 million raise

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Kraken confidentially filed with federal regulators to go public in the U.S. after recently raising $800 million at a $20 billion valuation.

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Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Spotify says the database will power its new SongDNA feature.

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Warner Music settles copyright lawsuit with Udio, signs deal for AI music platform

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

The subscription service will allow users to make remixes, covers, and new songs using the voices of artists and compositions of songwriters who choose to participate.

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OpenAI rolls out ‘ChatGPT for Teachers’ for K-12 educators and districts

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

ChatGPT for Teachers will be free to K-12 educators in the U.S. through June 2027

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Luma AI raises $900 million in funding round led by Saudi AI firm Humain

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Luma AI, a video startup, has raised a $900 million funding round led by Saudi AI company Humain to to build a supercluster in Saudi Arabia.

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Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.

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‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Techme101

Austrian researchers used a WhatsApp contact-lookup flaw to map 3.5 billion phone numbers, revealing how basic metadata can build a directory of accounts.
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