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How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods

Matt Rogers’s food waste startup will soon deploy its commercial food waste bins in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Here’s how Rogers thinks about preparing a startup for success.

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Apple pauses app store changes in Texas after court blocks age assurance law

Apple said it will pause its plans for compliance with the new law in Texas but notes other age assurance tech remains available to developers.

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How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI

If you’re a parent with young children, then you’ll probably hear this a lot on Christmas Eve: “Where’s Santa right now?” With tracking tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker and Google’s Santa Tracker, everyone can know when Father Christmas will … Continue reading

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Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.

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Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week — you can say goodbye to new DJI models

It’s the latest development in an evolving war between Chinese and American consumer tech products.

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ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B

The deal is expected to yield significant returns for Armis investors, including Sequoia, CapitalG, and Insight Partners.

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Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings

The company has issued a software update to its autonomous driving system to fix its lane-crossing behavior.

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John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies

These authors rejected Anthropic’s class action settlement, arguing that “LLM companies should not be able to so easily extinguish thousands upon thousands of high-value claims at bargain-basement rates.”

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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.

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This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: affordable custom home design

Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it’s everything Atmos wasn’t.

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