Did Meta Cover Up Child Safety Risks in VR?

Two current and two former Meta employees will bring internal documents before a committee. Meta said allegations were ‘stitched together.’

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Europe’s Most Valuable AI Startup Now, Thanks to €1.3 Billion Investment

ASML invested €1.3B in Mistral AI’s Series C, becoming top shareholder and lifting the startup’s value to €10B, Europe’s largest AI firm.

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC

Deep Fission had been seeking to raise $15 million in a seed round as recently as April. The reverse merger will raise twice that amount.

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Bluesky adds private bookmarks

Bluesky adds bookmarks so users can privately save posts they want to reference later.

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Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Pinecone founder and CEO Edo Liberty will explain why the next wave of AI-native apps won’t be driven by bigger models, but by smarter search.

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Nvidia’s Huang joining Trump on UK state visit next week

OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Blackstone CEO Steven Schwartzman, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink will also be attending, according to Sky News.

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‘Job Hugging’ Trend Emerges as Workers Confront AI Uncertainty

AI anxiety fuels “job hugging” as workers stay put despite wanting higher pay, career growth, and remote options when conditions improve.

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VC giant Insight Partners notifies staff and limited partners after data breach

The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, said it has notified current and former employees and the firm’s limited partners of its January breach.

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Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation

Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures. 

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Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats

Signal introduces backups with both free and paid plans.

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