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US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

Tulsi Gabbard said that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also participated in the negotiations with the U.K. government over its once-secret demand to Apple.

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CPG startup Keychain snags $30M to build in India, grow in the U.S.

Keychain doesn’t have a single customer in India — but the team helping it scale across North America and beyond is entirely based in Gurugram, a suburb of New Delhi.

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TikTok’s latest feature lets college students find and connect with classmates

In a move reminiscent of Facebook’s early days, TikTok is launching a new feature that allows college students to find and connect with others on their campus.

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Nvidia said to be developing new, more powerful AI chip for sale in China

Nvidia is apparently putting together a new AI chip meant for sale in China that’s half as powerful as its flagship B300 Blackwell GPU. The new chip would be more powerful than the H20 GPUs the company is currently allowed … Continue reading

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Figure’s IPO filing marks Mike Cagney’s return to public markets

Figure Technology, a seven-year-old blockchain-based lending company, has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO of its Class A common stock. The filing offers a chance at vindication for Figure co-founder Mike Cagney.

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AI crawler Firecrawl raises $14.5M, is still looking to hire agents as employees

Firecrawl nabbed Shopify’s CEO Tobias Lütke as an investor from a gutsy email after they discovered he was using the product.

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Spotify’s latest feature lets you add your own transitions to playlists

The new options are designed to appeal to playlist experts and other music fans, who have collectively created nearly 9 billion playlists on Spotify’s platform to date.

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Eight Sleep raises $100M to expand its AI-powered sleep tech

The sleep tech company raised from HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, Y Combinator and big F1 names like Charles Leclerc and Zak Brown.

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OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India

This plan will offer 10x more messages and image generation than the free tier, among other benefits.

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SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel

SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.

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