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ServiceNow to buy Moveworks for $2.85B to grow its AI portfolio

ServiceNow said on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Moveworks, which develops enterprise-focused automation and AI tools. ServiceNow will pay $2.85 billion for Moveworks in a mix of cash and stock. The former expects the deal to close in … Continue reading

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Rocket Companies to take Redfin private in $1.75B deal

Redfin is being taken private in an all-stock transaction that values the real estate listing platform at $1.75 billion. The acquiring company is Rocket Companies, a Detroit, Michigan-based finance and real estate holding firm that operates various brands including Rocket … Continue reading

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Neom is reportedly turning into a financial disaster, except for McKinsey & Co.

A new WSJ report suggests that Saudi Arabia’s now eight-year-old Neom project — a futuristic, carbon-neutral, 105-mile-long linear city envisioned by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — has become a financial sinkhole. Plagued by delays and cost overruns, the country, … Continue reading

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Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher … Continue reading

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Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to supplement their workforce, according to Bloomberg. Research firm Fuji Keizai projects the country’s service robot market to nearly triple by 2030, to ¥400 … Continue reading

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Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech

The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no plans to create a real-life Jurassic Park — lest … Continue reading

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Tammy Nam joins AI-powered ad startup Creatopy as CEO

Creatopy, a startup that uses AI to automate the creation of digital ads, has brought on a new CEO: Tammy H. Nam. Nam was previously COO and CMO at photo-editing startup PicsArt, and before that the CEO of video streamer … Continue reading

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Apple’s smart home hub reportedly delayed by Siri challenges

Apple announced this week that the “more personalized” version of Siri that it promised last year has been delayed — and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that’s also postponed the launch of the company’s planned smart home hub. In a … Continue reading

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How to stop doomscrolling

The world is bad sometimes, but it feels even worse if you can’t stop staring into the all-consuming abyss that is the 6-inch screen of a smartphone, following you through space and time. It taunts you with its compact, light … Continue reading

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New DOJ proposal still calls for Google to divest Chrome, but allows for AI investments

The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing.  The DOJ first proposed that Google should sell Chrome last year, under then-President Joe Biden, but it seems … Continue reading

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