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In Paris, JD Vance skewers EU AI rules, lauds US tech supremacy

At the AI Action Summit in Paris this week, the U.S. declined to sign the statement summarizing the resolutions. But

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AI investments surged 62% to $110B in 2024 while startup funding declined 12%, says Dealroom

Venture capitalists are gobbling up term sheets for startups peddling artificial intelligence, but they’re remaining picky when it comes to

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Instagram is introducing teen accounts with new safety features in India

Instagram said Tuesday that the platform is introducing its teen accounts feature, which has extra protective measures for safety for

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QED leads $11M investment in Nigerian fintech Raenest

As Africa’s tech ecosystem booms, more people from the region are landing remote jobs with big tech firms and global

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Mistral gets down to business

Hundreds of heads of states, tech CEOs, and nonprofits have flocked to Paris for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit. So

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Google changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps

Google Maps officially updated the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday. Among many

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Zeta valued at $2B in new funding

Zeta, a provider of banking software to banks and fintech startups, has raised $50 million from a strategic investor at

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Plaid working with Goldman Sachs on raising $300M to $400M in tender offer

Plaid, a company that connects bank accounts to financial applications, is working with Goldman Sachs on a deal to allow

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Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show

If you want to relive Kendrick Lamar’s headline-making Super Bowl halftime show, Apple Music just dropped a replay of the

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Is AI making us dumb?

Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University recently published a study looking at how using generative AI at work affects