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Polymath aims to make learning math as enjoyable as Roblox with its educational sandbox game Feb 19, 2025

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As gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft continue to grow in popularity among young children, and with platforms like YouTube consuming hours of their daily screen time, edtech companies face challenges in capturing their attention.

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What the US’ first major AI copyright ruling might mean for IP law Feb 18, 2025

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Copyright claims against AI companies just got a potential boost. A U.S. federal judge last week handed down a summary judgment in a case brought by tech conglomerate Thomson Reuters against legal tech firm Ross Intelligence.

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ICON, a pioneer in 3D home printing, raises $56M led by Norwest, Tiger Global Feb 18, 2025

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ICON, which builds homes using 3D printing, has closed on $56 million in Series C funding co-led by Norwest Venture Partners and Tiger Global, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch exclusively. The raise represents a first close for the Austin-based ICON, according to a spokesperson.

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Airbnb CEO says it’s still too early for AI trip planning Feb 17, 2025

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Airbnb is planning to first introduce AI to its customer support system.

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Founded by DeepMind alumnus, Latent Labs launches with $50M to make biology programmable Feb 17, 2025

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A new startup founded by a former Google DeepMind scientist is exiting stealth with $50 million in funding. Latent Labs is building AI foundation models to “make biology programmable,” and it plans to partner with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to generate and optimize proteins.

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CyberArk snaps up Zilla Security for up to $175M Feb 14, 2025

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Information security company CyberArk has acquired identity access and governance platform Zilla Security in a deal worth up to $175 million. Founded in 1999, Boston-based CyberArk specializes in access management, including privileged access security which helps organizations protect sensitive data and critical infrastructure from external (and internal) threats.

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ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed Feb 14, 2025

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ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot platform, may not be as power-hungry as once assumed. But its appetite largely depends on how ChatGPT is being used, and the AI models that are answering the queries, according to a new study

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Lanch bags $27M for a social media-skewed take on fast food Feb 13, 2025

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E-commerce startups built around food continue to gobble up funding as investors look for sticky consumer concepts that can scale without breaking the bank.

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Workday launches a platform for enterprises to manage all of their AI agents in one place Feb 13, 2025

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HR giant Workday is launching a new way for enterprises to keep track of all of their AI agents in one place. It’s also launching a few more AI agents of its own, for good measure. Silicon Valley-based Workday announced on Tuesday the release of Workday Digital Workforce Management, which is meant to help customers

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls the AI Action Summit a ‘missed opportunity’ Feb 12, 2025

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In a statement on Tuesday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI startup Anthropic, called the AI Action Summit in Paris this week a “missed opportunity,” and urged the AI industry — and government — to “move faster and with greater clarity.”

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