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Democratic senators helping Trump's strongest Senate allies repeal Section 230 could give the Trump administration unprecedented power to control online speech — At the exact moment when Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are actively dismantling democratic institutions and working to silence critics …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo: A20 chips in iPhone 18 models will be made using TSMC's 2nm process, as TSMC's trial production of 2nm chips reached yields well above the 60%-70% range — Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated that the A20 chip in iPhone 18 models will be manufactured with TSMC's 2nm process.
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| Grace Sharkey / FreightWaves: |
Augment, a startup founded by Deliverr co-founder Harish Abbott and whose AI assistant can automate routine tasks in logistics, raised a $25M seed from 8VC — Augment, an AI-driven logistics platform, announced Tuesday it has raised a $25 million seed funding round from 8VC.
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| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
NYC-based Carbon Arc, which operates a cloud service offering datasets optimized for AI use with consumption-based pricing, raised $56M led by Liberty City — Carbon Arc Inc., a startup that provides data for artificial intelligence models, has raised $56 million in funding to finance growth initiatives.
More: Business Wire
| Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: |
Tencent unveils Hunyuan T1, a new reasoning AI model powered by its Hunyuan Turbo S AI model, and claims it rivals DeepSeek's R1 in both performance and pricing — Tencent Holdings has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model, Hunyuan T1, that rivals DeepSeek's R1 in both performance and pricing.
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| Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider: |
Dubai-based NymCard, whose APIs let financial institutions in 10+ MENA countries manage card issuance, transaction processing, and more, raised a $33M Series B — NymCard, the embedded finance platform operating across 10+ countries in MENA, has secured $33 million in its Series B funding round, led by QED Investors.
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
After leadership changes and an internal studio closure, Netflix aims to refine its gaming strategy, focusing on smaller-scale games rather than big-budget ones — The company will focus on four areas: narrative, mainstream, party and kids — Hi everyone.| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI has spoken with Reliance about a potential product and sales partnership in India; Meta also plans to work with Reliance on new AI businesses — OpenAI executives in recent months have spoken multiple times with their counterparts at Reliance Industries … | Steven Levy / Wired: |
An interview with Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on the company's 30th anniversary, being in “building mode”, AI, acquiring AI-powered news aggregator Artifact, and more — Even as Yahoo turns 30, CEO Jim Lanzone says the company is still in “building mode.”
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
As Spotify pushes its new video monetization program, sexually explicit videos have appeared on its top podcast charts, violating the company's terms of use — The sexually explicit videos, which Spotify doesn't allow, have shown up alongside some of the most popular podcasts on the service| Aria Bendix / NBC News: |
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praises cell phone restrictions in schools, saying their electromagnetic radiation causes neurological and cellular damage — Kennedy pointed to evidence-based links between social media use and depression, but shared an unfounded claim that cell phones increase cancer risk.| PYMNTS.com: |
Cologne-based Buynomics, which uses AI to let companies optimize pricing and promotions by simulating real-world shoppers' behavior, raised a $30M Series B — Pricing and revenue optimization firm Buynomics has raised $30 million in new funding. — The German company said its Series B round …
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