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Sources: The Bot Company, co-founded by ex-Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt to make AI-powered household robots, raised $150M at a $2B valuation, up from $550M in May 2024 (Reuters)
Reuters: Sources: The Bot Company, co-founded by ex-Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt to make AI-powered household robots, raised $150M at a…
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Chinese food delivery giant Meituan reports Q4 revenue up 20% to $12.21B, vs. $12.1B est., net profit up 180% YoY to $858M, even as it faces stiff competition (Kimberley Kao/Wall Street Journal)
Kimberley Kao / Wall Street Journal: Chinese food delivery giant Meituan reports Q4 revenue up 20% to $12.21B, vs. $12.1B…
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Analysis: AT&T and Verizon Speedtest users saw higher median download speeds on the iPhone 16e with the C1 modem than the iPhone 16; T-Mobile was the opposite (Sue Marek/Ookla)
Sue Marek / Ookla: Analysis: AT&T and Verizon Speedtest users saw higher median download speeds on the iPhone 16e with…
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Microsoft partners with Swiss startup Inait to deploy an AI model that simulates mammal brain reasoning to advance fields like financial trading and robotics (Michael Peel/Financial Times)
Michael Peel / Financial Times: Microsoft partners with Swiss startup Inait to deploy an AI model that simulates mammal brain…
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Some owners of devices running Roku OS report seeing autoplaying video ads before they can access the home screen; Roku says it is just a test (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: Some owners of devices running Roku OS report seeing autoplaying video ads before they can…
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5 easy ways to prepare your electric vehicle for winter driving
(BPT) - If you drive during the winter, especially in climates where the temperature reaches below freezing, it's important to…
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A profile of Chetan Nayak, who leads Microsoft’s Station Q team trying to build a quantum computer; source: Microsoft spends ~$300M annually on quantum research (Tom Dotan/Wall Street Journal)
Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Chetan Nayak, who leads Microsoft's Station Q team trying to build…
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Google’s Gemma 3 and Cohere’s Command A, which require just one or two Nvidia AI chips to run, hint at an industry-wide push for more efficient AI software (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Google's Gemma 3 and Cohere's Command A, which require just one or two Nvidia AI chips…
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A hearing in Apple’s legal battle with the UK government over providing a backdoor in its Advanced Data Protection service was held without media present (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)
Dan Milmo / The Guardian: A hearing in Apple's legal battle with the UK government over providing a backdoor in…
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Sources: Apple is planning a new AirPods feature as part of iOS 19 that will enable live-translation of in-person conversations (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is planning a new AirPods feature as part of iOS 19 that will enable…
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