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Struggling fusion power company General Fusion to go public via $1B reverse merger
General Fusion’s merger with an acquisition company will net the company over $300 million. Just last year, the company ran into trouble raising money from other investors. Source link
Waymo continues robotaxi ramp up with Miami service now open to public
Waymo is opening its driverless robotaxis to the public in Miami, starting with a 60-square-mile service area and plans to reach the airport “soon.” Source link
Google’s AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses
The company notes that AI Mode doesn’t train directly on your Gmail inbox or Google Photos library. Instead, it trains on specific prompts and the model’s responses. Source link
Here’s what you should know about the US TikTok deal
A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform’s U.S. business could have its valuation soar to upward of $60 billion. Source link
Anthropic has to keep revising its technical interview test so you can’t cheat on it with Claude
Since 2024, Anthropic’s performance optimization team has given job seekers a take-home test to make sure they know their stuff — but as AI coding tools have gotten better, the test has had to change a lot to stay ahead of AI-assisted cheating. Source link
Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.S. and Canada
Now available in the US and Canada, Spotify’s AI-powered Prompted Playlists let users describe what they want to hear using natural language commands. Source link
Quadric rides the shift from cloud AI to on-device inference — and it’s paying off
Quadric aims to help companies and governments build programmable on-device AI chips that can run fast-changing models locally. Source link
Snapchat gives parents new insights into teens’ screen time and friends
With these new features, Snap is likely looking to appease regulators and parents over concerns about safety and screen time on its platform. Source link
Tiger Global, Microsoft to fully exit Walmart-backed PhonePe via its IPO
Tiger Global and Microsoft are offering up their full stakes in the company, while Walmart is choosing to retain its majority stake, and selling up to 45.9 million shares. Source link
Former Google trio is building an interactive AI-powered learning app for kids
Big tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees want to get over that hurdle with their generative AI-powered interactive app, Sparkli. Sparkli was […]