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Bioptimus raises $35 million seed round to develop AI foundational model focused on biology Feb 23, 2024

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There’s a new generative AI startup based in Paris. But what makes Bioptimus interesting is that it plans to apply everything we’ve collectively learned about AI models over the past few years with a narrow, exclusive focus on biology.

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Tinder is expanding ID verification to the US, UK, Brazil and Mexico Feb 22, 2024

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Tinder is expanding its identify verification program to users in the U.S., U.K., Brazil and Mexico, the company announced on Tuesday.

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YouTube rolls out new channel pages for creators on its TV app Feb 22, 2024

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YouTube is changing the design for creators’ channels on the big screen, the company announced today.

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YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S., per Nielsen’s latest report Feb 21, 2024

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Nielsen today released its January report on viewing usage across linear TV and streaming, which revealed that YouTube is once again the overall top streaming service in the U.S., with 8.6% of viewing on television screens. Netflix, meanwhile, saw 7.9% of TV usage.

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With Twilio under activist pressure, Segment could be put up for sale Feb 21, 2024

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With Twilio under pressure from activist investors, it's looking at whether to sell Segment, the company it bought in 2020 for $3.2 billion.

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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is reportedly seeking $100B to build a new AI chip venture Feb 20, 2024

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SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son has made no secret of his intent to double down on red-hot artificial intelligence industry.

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Feds open second probe into Fisker’s Ocean SUV after rollaway complaints Feb 19, 2024

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a second investigation into EV startup Fisker’s Ocean SUV, after the agency received four complaints about the vehicle rolling away unexpectedly, including one injury.

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European digital rights group say the future of online privacy is on a knife edge Feb 19, 2024

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A coalition of more than two dozen digital and democratic rights groups, NGOs and not-for-profits, including noyb and Wikimedia Europe, have written to the European Union’s regulatory body for data protection urging it to reject a tactic that’s been controversially seized upon by Meta in its latest bid to circumvent the bloc’s privacy laws.

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Lucid Motors drops the price of its cheapest EV by more than $8,000 Feb 16, 2024

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Lucid Motors is lopping thousands of dollars off the price of its most affordable electric sedans as it looks to boost demand after a disappointing year of sales.

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TikTok launches a ‘reimagined’ app for the Apple Vision Pro Feb 16, 2024

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TikTok has launched a native and “reimagined” app on the Apple Vision Pro, the company announced on Thursday.

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