GrubMarket, largest private food tech company in U.S., reaches $3.5 billion valuation in new funding round

Food tech company GrubMarket said that it has raised $50 million in a Series G funding round, valuing the San Francisco-based firm at more than $3.5 billion.

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Stability AI’s new AI model turns photos into 3D scenes

Stability AI has released a new AI model, Stable Virtual Camera, that the company claims can transform 2D images into “immersive” videos with realistic depth and perspective. Virtual cameras are tools often used in digital filmmaking and 3D animation to capture and navigate scenes in real-time. With Stable Virtual Camera, Stability sought to add generative […]
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CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’

Federal court rules U.S. cybersecurity agency must re-hire over 100 former employees
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Al Gore’s Just Climate fund raises $175M from Microsoft and CalSTRS for nature-based climate investments

The new fund aims to restore nature to reverse biodiversity loss and emissions from land use.
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Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search

Google on Tuesday announced new health-care updates to Search

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Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.

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Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

The giant chipmaker has transformed its annual developer conference from an academic event into a who’s who gathering for the future of artificial intelligence.

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How CoreWeave Went From Crypto Mining to Wall Street’s A.I. Bellwether

CoreWeave, which provides computing power for A.I., was founded by three Bitcoin enthusiasts. The company is now set to make the first prominent A.I. initial public offering.

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The One Place on Social Media That Still Feels Human

You could call Facebook Marketplace a digital thrift shop. But that underplays how unique and bizarre the platform is.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex

Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.

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