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After you check out your Spotify Wrapped 2025, explore these copycats 

Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature just dropped, giving listeners a fun, personalized summary of their listening habits. It has gained immense popularity over the years, and as a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences, offering … Continue reading

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Digital artist Beeple put his face on a $100K robot dog next to Elon Musk and Picasso – it sold first

The project marks at least the second time Winkelmann has become the art world’s main character.

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Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B ‘headline’ valuation

The one-year-old startup, which does market research on simulated populations, had a multi-tier valuation round, sources tell TechCrunch.

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Ex-Googler’s Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people

Yoodli counts Google, Snowflake, and Databricks among its customers.

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AWS needs you to believe in AI agents

AWS announced a wave of new AI agent tools at re:Invent 2025, but can Amazon actually catch up to the AI leaders? While the cloud giant is betting big on enterprise AI with its third-gen chip and database discounts that … Continue reading

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This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stress

Awear won the Battlefield 200 health stage pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

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Feds find more complaints of Tesla’s FSD running red lights and crossing lanes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has identified at least 80 incidents.

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ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds

ChatGPT’s global monthly active users only grew by around 5% from August to November, while Gemini’s users grew by about 30%.

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AWS re:Invent was an all-in pitch for AI. Customers might not be ready.

AWS is releasing a lot of new AI tech, but the cloud infrastructure giant’s enterprise customers may not be ready for it yet.

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eSIM adoption is on the rise thanks to travel and device compatibility

eSIM as a technology has been around for a decade now. However, global eSIM adoption was around 3% last year and will only cross 5% this year. Despite these figures, analysts, eSIM-providing startups, and investors are bullish about eSIM’s upward … Continue reading

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