DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping Chinese AI startup DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is reportedly set to meet with China’s top politicians, including…
NATO backs its first cohort of European dual-use startups
NATO backs its first cohort of European dual-use startups With both Vice President J.D. Vance and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth making loud noises Friday about Europe stepping up to…
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, said to be in talks to raise $10B
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, said to be in talks to raise $10B Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is said to be in talks to raise $10 billion in a…
Meta’s next big bet may be humanoid robotics
Meta’s next big bet may be humanoid robotics Meta is forming a new team within its Reality Labs hardware division to build robots that can assist with physical tasks, Bloomberg…
AI and security startups blossom on cloudy days
AI and security startups blossom on cloudy days Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your…
Meta confirms ‘Project Waterworth,’ a global subsea cable project spanning 50,000 kilometers
Meta confirms ‘Project Waterworth,’ a global subsea cable project spanning 50,000 kilometers Back in November, we broke the news that Meta — owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with billions…
Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature
Mastodon is working to add the controversial ‘quote posts’ feature Mastodon, the decentralized alternative to X, is going to adopt a controversial feature from the platform formerly known as Twitter:…
A job ad for Y Combinator startup Firecrawl seeks to hire an AI agent for $15K a year
A job ad for Y Combinator startup Firecrawl seeks to hire an AI agent for $15K a year Last week, an ad from the Y Combinator job board for a…
Instagram tests a ‘dislike’ button for comments
Instagram tests a ‘dislike’ button for comments After users noticed a new button on Instagram to downvote or dislike comments, the company confirmed that it is testing a way for…
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