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Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said

Other than AI Siemiatkowski admission, it wasn’t obvious that this was AI. There were only a few subtle signs.

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Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions

Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales. In a newly filed amicus brief in support of Epic Games in its ongoing legal battle … Continue reading

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Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests

Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target.

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LM Arena, the organization behind popular AI leaderboards, lands $100M

LM Arena, a crowdsourced benchmarking project that major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, has raised $100 million in a seed funding round that values the organization at $600 million, according to Bloomberg. Andreessen Horowitz … Continue reading

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Filed raises $17M to automate the drudgery of tax prep

There is a new accounting software in town, coming in with a fresh $17.2 million raise and a desire to shake things up. The company, Filed, hopes to automate the grunt work. “The tax industry is facing a genuine crisis,” … Continue reading

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Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company

Famed Apple product designer Jony Ive will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI, the result on an usual deal announced on Wednesday. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Ive have been working on an AI device that will move … Continue reading

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Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging

Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to mine the ocean floor.

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Tensions flare between the US and China over Huawei’s AI chips

Just a few weeks after the U.S. and China made significant steps to de-escalate the growing trade war between the two countries, tensions are flaring again — this time over semiconductors. China’s Commerce Ministry in Beijing released a statement on Wednesday … Continue reading

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Siro lands $50M to expand its AI-powered coaching for sales reps

An increasing number of meetings have an AI note-taker present that transcribes the call and provides action items. Siro wants to do the same for sales folks who are on the ground and talking to customers face-to-face. The company on … Continue reading

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In a crowded VC landscape, Elizabeth Weil’s Scribble Ventures shows that networks still matter

In an era where hundreds of new venture funds have emerged, only to face a narrowing market as exits prove slippery, Elizabeth Weil’s Scribble Ventures stands out as a case study in the importance of deep networks. Defying a contraction … Continue reading

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