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Waymo starts autonomous testing in Philadelphia

Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis join a long list of cities where the company is gearing up to offer robotaxi rides.

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Spotify Wrapped 2025 adds its first multiplayer feature with ‘Wrapped Party’

Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed to revive its fan-favorite feel.

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Nothing looks to its community to raise $5M, wants to be ‘IPO-ready’ in 3 years

The new round, which opens on December 10, will enable consumers to buy the company’s shares at its Series C valuation of $1.3 billion.

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After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.

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Healthify upgrades its AI assistant Ria with real-time conversation capabilities

Healtify is adding live conversation capabilities to its AI assistant, powered by OpenAI’s realtime APIs

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All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:Invent 2025

Amazon Web Services giant tech conference is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services.

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Amazon challenges competitors with on-premises Nvidia ‘AI Factories’

If the product name sounds familiar, it should. It’s a collab with Nvidia that combines AWS tech with the chip maker’s tech.

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Bending Spoons agrees to buy Eventbrite for $500M to revive stalled brand

The acquisition price for the events marketplace is a fraction of the $1.76 billion valuation it achieved during its 2018 IPO.

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Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months

The latest funding comes less than two months after Kalshi announced that it raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation.

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Google tests merging AI Overviews with AI Mode

Google is testing how to make it easier to move from search to an AI chat in a new global test.

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