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    Laam lands $5.5M to provide South Asian fashions to migrants around the world

    Demand for South Asian fashion is growing globally as more South Asians are migrating and settling in new markets, then buying ethnic wear for...

    Upvest, a stock trading API used by N26, Revolut and others, raises $105 million

    Upvest might not be a familiar name if you don’t pay close attention to the fintech industry, but chances are you’ve already interacted with...

    ElevenLabs’ AI voice generation ‘very likely’ used in a Russian influence operation

    Generative AI has a plethora of well-documented misuses, from making up academic papers to copying artists. And now, it appears to be cropping up...

    A test for AGI is closer to being solved — but it may be flawed

    A well-known test for artificial general intelligence (AGI) is closer to being solved. But the tests’s creators say this points to flaws in the...

    Apple’s Vision Pro might add support for PlayStation VR controllers

    Apple is looking to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive to gamers and game developers, according to a new report from...

    Google says its new AI model outperforms the top weather forecast system

    Google’s DeepMind team unveiled an AI model for weather prediction this week called GenCast. In a paper published in Nature, DeepMind researchers said they found...

    Will people really pay $200 a month for OpenAI’s new chatbot?

    On Thursday, OpenAI released what’s effectively a $200-a-month chatbot — and the AI community didn’t know quite what to make of it. The company’s new...

    Zopa, the UK neobank, snaps up $85M at a $1B+ valuation, eschewing the IPO route

    Some believe Klarna’s planned IPO in 2025 could set the stage for other fintech startups to go public. But with the tech IPO market...

    Cleerly raises $106M from Insight Partners for AI heart health early detection

    Although heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, a significant portion of people who experience heart attacks are unaware...

    Hugging Face CEO has concerns about Chinese open source AI models

    China’s open source AI models have been making the news lately for their strong performance on various AI tasks such as coding and “reasoning.” However,...

    KPay, a financial management platform for SMEs, raises $55M Series A

    Sometimes, the easiest way to find a great idea for a startup is to look beyond the current problem you’re solving for your customers. That’s...

    Y Combinator’s Demo Day is back in person

    As promised, startup accelerator Y Combinator’s imminent Demo Day will be happening in person. In fact, YC seems to have kicked off the IRL...

    Bluesky promises more verification and an ‘aggressive’ approach to impersonation

    As more celebrities and popular influencers join Bluesky, the fast-growing social media service has been facing more concerns around impersonation and verified identity. The Bluesky...

    Canadian news companies sue OpenAI

    A group of Canadian news and media companies filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker has infringed their copyrights and...

    Early Thanksgiving online sales numbers are up 7% YoY to $15.6B, on par with pre-pandemic trends

    Thanksgiving weekend has long been seen as the traditional start to the most important sales period for retailers, and so far, the indication is...

    Time spent online by adults in the UK jumped by nearly an hour in 2024 says Ofcom

    Adults are spending an average of 4 hours and 20 minutes each day online across smartphones, tablets and computers in the U.K., according to...