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Carbon removal startup Holocene bought by oil and gas giant Occidental The deal was executed through Oxy Low Carbon Ventures for an undisclosed amount. The deal was executed through Oxy…
As the trade war escalates, Hence launches an AI ‘advisor’ to help companies manage risk President Donald Trump’s tariffs have underscored the increasing geopolitical risk that almost all businesses now…
Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the…
Former Y Combinator president Geoff Ralston launches new AI ‘safety’ fund Geoff Ralston, known for his years at Y Combinator, has a new AI VC fund called SAIF. It is…
Google’s latest AI model report lacks key safety details, experts say On Thursday, weeks after launching its most powerful AI model yet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google published a technical report…
Automakers selling cars in China banned from using ‘autonomous driving’ in ads China is cracking down on how automakers advertise driver assistance features, banning terms like “autonomous driving,” “self-driving,” and…
AI benchmarking platform Chatbot Arena forms a new company Chatbot Arena, the crowdsourced benchmarking project major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, is forming a…
Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’ A digital rights group blasted the Florida bill, but lawmakers voted to advanced the draft law.…
Instagram’s new Blend feature creates a custom reels feed for you and your friends Instagram on Thursday announced that it’s rolling out Blend, a new feature that lets you create…
OpenAI’s Stargate project sets its sights on international expansion Stargate, a $500 billion project headed up by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build AI data centers and other AI infrastructure…