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As consumers ditch Google for ChatGPT, Peec AI raises $21M to help brands adapt

With consumers increasingly asking questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing — and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe’s hottest startups.

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a16z-backed super PAC is targeting Alex Bores, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill — he says bring it on

A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores’ congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.

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Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen

The new Facebook content protection tool extends to Instagram too.

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Ford turns to Amazon to give used cars sales a boost

Amazon Autos, which kicked off last year with Hyundai, initially started with new cars. The deal with Ford pushes it into used car territory.

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Ramp hits $32B valuation, just three months after hitting $22.5B 

In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months.

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Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs

Cisco has acquired Y-Combinator-backed translation app EzDub to integrate it into its communication suite.

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Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms

The fight comes at a perilous time for Luminar, which is running out of cash and under SEC investigation.

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Sequoia-backed fintech Aspora will let Indian diaspora pay bills back home

UK-based Aspora, which has focused on remittances, will let non-resident Indians pay bills back home.

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Google rolls out its AI ‘Flight Deals’ tool globally, adds new travel features in Search

To get started, users need to describe where, when, and how they want to travel. Flight Deals will then use AI to display the best bargains available.

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DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses

The delivery giant said “no sensitive information” was accessed, and did not specify the number of customers, delivery workers, and merchants who were impacted by the breach.

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