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AI & Tech
HyperLight secures $80M to scale TFLN photonics for AI
HyperLight, a Harvard spinout, has raised $80 million to commercialize thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) technology for optical interconnects, aiming to…
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AI & Tech
France boosts Tibi tech fund by €13bn
France has unlocked an additional €13 billion for its tech sector through the Tibi program, which encourages institutional investors to…
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BigTech Companies
Google Health 5.02 brings back naps, Hourly activity, & more
The Google Health 5.02 update restores naps and hourly activity tracking, with naps now on separate Sleep Score tabs and…
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AI & Tech
iPhone 18 Pro camera bump grows larger to fit upgraded sensors
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will maintain similar overall dimensions to the iPhone 17 series, but the camera…
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AI & Tech
VLC Developer Aims to Connect Hundreds of Millions of Robots
Jean-Baptiste Kempf, lead developer of VLC Media Player, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners…
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AI & Tech
Geek Ventures raises larger fund for immigrant-focused startup bets
Geek Ventures is raising its second fund ($25-40M target) to write larger checks ($500K-$800K initial) and take lead investor roles…
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Automotive
Scientists Create Ultra-Black Car Paint That Warps Reality
A Singapore-based company, Nipsea Group, has developed a durable ultra-black paint that absorbs 99.9% of visible light, inspired by BMW's…
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Entertainment
Digimon Story: Time Stranger July 9 update adds Terriermon, Graphics Modes
A free update for Digimon Story: Time Stranger arrives on July 9 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, and on…
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Artificial Intelligence
Why ‘Age of Empires II’ Proves AI Isn’t Sentient
Ted Chiang argues that claiming large language models are conscious is as absurd as claiming Microsoft Word is conscious, since…
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AI & Tech
Snap’s $2,195 AR glasses cost billions to develop, analyst says
Snap has invested approximately $500 million in developing its next-generation Specs AR glasses over the past year, with costs expected…
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BigTech Companies
Law Enforcement Takedown Hits SocGholish: 106 Servers Down, 15,000 Sites Cleaned
An international law enforcement operation called "Operation Endgame" seized 106 servers and domains and cleaned nearly 15,000 compromised websites, dealing…
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Business
Klue OAuth breach tied to Icarus Salesforce data theft campaign
Klue suffered an OAuth security breach where threat actor "Icarus" stole Salesforce CRM data from multiple organizations by compromising Klue's…
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Business
Why Microsoft 365 Backup Alone Fails to Protect Business Data
Microsoft 365 operates under a shared responsibility model; while Microsoft ensures service availability and infrastructure security, customers are fully accountable…
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BigTech Companies
Police clean 15,000 Evil Corp-linked SocGholish malware sites
International law enforcement dismantled nearly 15,000 compromised WordPress websites and over 100 servers linked to the SocGholish botnet and the…
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AI & Tech
eSentire integrates AI penetration testing with MDR via Atlas Preempt
eSentire's Atlas Preempt is a new AI-driven module that performs continuous offensive security testing, mapping exploitable exposures and directly feeding…
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AI & Tech
Databricks acquires Panther Labs to boost cybersecurity
Databricks is acquiring cybersecurity startup Panther Labs to bolster its AI-driven security strategy, marking its third security acquisition and signaling…
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AI & Tech
Andera raises $37M for AI-powered audit automation
Andera, a startup founded in 2024, has raised a $37 million Series A to build an AI-powered platform that automates…
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AI & Tech
Flagright secures $12.5M to fight financial crime with AI
Flagright, founded by Baran Ozkan after failing to find a unified compliance tool, raised $12.5 million in Series A funding…
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AI & Tech
General Atlantic targets China’s Kling AI in $2B funding round
General Atlantic is in early talks to lead a $2 billion funding round for Chinese AI-video firm Kling AI at…
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AI & Tech
Rejected by 180 investors, Bland raises $50M for voice AI
Bland, a voice AI company founded by Isaiah Granet, raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Dell Technologies…
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