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March 23, 2025, 10:25 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to build its own AI models for Visual Intelligence and add cameras to the Watch; the redesigned plastic Apple Watch SE faces serious issues  —  Apple is exploring the idea of adding cameras and visual intelligence features to its smartwatch, thrusting the company into the AI wearables market.
Muyao Shen / Bloomberg:
Retail investors often bear the brunt of losses in the Solana blockchain's memecoin market, which is plagued by insider trading, rug pulls, and “sniping”  —  Rug pulls.  Sniping.  Trading “cabals.”  The niche world of memecoins on the Solana blockchain is rife with danger …
New York Times:
How one of the world's major money laundering networks, linked to Cambodia's Huione Group, services online scammers using cryptocurrency, Telegram, and more  —  Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world's major money laundering networks operates.  —  Documents and insiders reveal …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Browser Use, whose open-source tool converts website elements into a “text-like” format that AI agents can better understand, raised a $17M seed led by Felicis  —  We may not have an agreed-upon definition of AI “agent” yet, but a multitude of startups want to create “agentic” tools to automate various tasks online.
Financial Times:
Elon Musk's ties to President Trump could complicate Starlink's global rollout; Morgan Stanley estimates Starlink could make $16.3B in 2025 revenue, up 74% YoY  —  Satellite internet service is expanding fast but some politicians worry whether the SpaceX owner is a reliable partner
Kate Morgan / New York Times:
Scientists are using AI to speed up drug repurposing, expanding the treatment possibilities for people with rare diseases and few options  —  Joseph Coates, left, owes his life to an A.I. model developed by Dr. David Fajgenbaum and the rest of his team.Hannah Yoon for The New York Times
Ananya Bhattacharya / Rest of World:
Former staff, investors, and industry experts reflect on the demise of Dunzo, the Indian online delivery pioneer undone by mismanagement, competition, and more  —  Dunzo was a trailblazer in India's online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from its core strength.
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 …

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