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Breaking down the boom in the Nordic’s startup ecosystem

On this week’s Equity, we sat down with Dennis Green-Leiber, the founder of the AI company Propane, to talk about the booming success of the Nordic ecosystem.

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Musk’s xAI to build small solar farm adjacent to Colossus data center

The artificial intelligence company said it was working with a developer to build a solar farm on 88 acres next to its Memphis site. Given the proposed size, the solar farm would likely produce around 30 megawatts of electricity, only … Continue reading

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Are you balding? There’s an AI for that.  

MyHair AI examines photos of the scalp to help diagnose hair loss and suggest scientifically validated clinics and treatments.

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Bug in jury systems used by several US states exposed sensitive personal data

An easy-to-exploit vulnerability in a jury system made by Tyler Technologies exposed the personally identifiable data of jurors, including names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers.

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Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture

Onton, which change its name from Deft, is giving users an infinite canvas with AI-powered image generation to nudge them towards making quicker purchase decisions

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Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless

The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.

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Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’

An investor explains the “buy, fix, and hold” model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups.

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YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed

YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed.

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Character.AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat

The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.

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ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface

ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.

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