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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has quietly launched an updated version of its flagship R1 reasoning model, making it available to developers through the popular open-source platform Hugging Face. The update was announced in a WeChat post Wednesday morning. Minor Upgrade, Major Model According to DeepSeek, the new release is a
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Telegram is diving deeper into the AI race, announcing a landmark partnership with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI. As part of the agreement, xAI’s Grok chatbot will be integrated directly into the Telegram messaging platform and its app ecosystem for at least one year. The deal is
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic has begun rolling out a new voice mode for its Claude chatbot app, allowing users to engage in fully spoken conversations with Claude. Currently in beta and available only in English, the feature is gradually being made available to mobile users over the coming weeks, the company announced via
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Opera is entering the AI browser race with the announcement of Opera Neon, a new browser designed to take on tasks on your behalf—from online shopping and form-filling to coding and content creation. Unveiled on Tuesday, Neon aims to redefine how users interact with the web by focusing on
Biotechnology
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup, Neuralink, has raised $600 million in a new funding round, pushing its pre-money valuation to $9 billion. The round marks a significant leap in valuation for the company, which was reportedly worth $5 billion less than a year ago. The identities of the investors
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In a move that signals its intensifying focus on AI and data dominance, Salesforce has officially acquired cloud data management firm Informatica for $8 billion. The all-equity transaction marks one of Salesforce’s most significant acquisitions to date, aimed at strengthening its foundational data infrastructure to support AI at enterprise
Biotechnology
Samsung’s venture capital arm is preparing to invest in California-based medical device startup Exo, as part of a funding round that could reach $100 million. The round is reportedly being led by Sands Capital, Bold Capital, and Qubit Health Capital. Notably, Qubit Health’s chairman, former Medtronic CEO Omar
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenAI is rolling out a significant upgrade to Operator, its autonomous AI agent capable of browsing the web and interacting with cloud-hosted software environments. The company has announced that Operator will soon run on a new version of its o3 model—part of the latest o-series, known for superior reasoning
Media
Ownership of The Telegraph, a pillar of British journalism with deep ties to the Conservative Party, is set to change hands once again. RedBird Capital Partners, a U.S.-based investment firm, announced it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire control of the Telegraph Media Group for approximately
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Amazon and founded by former OpenAI researchers, has unveiled its most powerful suite of AI models yet: Claude 4. The release includes Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which the company claims are setting a new benchmark for intelligent agents and autonomous coding
Health
Strava, the widely used fitness tracking app, has raised a new round of funding that values the company at $2.2 billion, including debt. The announcement, made by CEO Mike Martin, signals a new chapter of expansion for the company, which has also confirmed its second acquisition in as many
Software Development
After a quiet debut in Google Labs last December, Jules, Google’s autonomous coding assistant, is now available to everyone in public beta—with no waitlist and global access wherever the Gemini AI model is supported. Unlike traditional coding tools or AI copilots, Jules aims to be something more ambitious: