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The US SEC launches Project Crypto, an initiative to "modernize" securities regulations to allow for crypto-based trading (Tanaya Macheel/CNBC) The US SEC launches Project Crypto, an initiative to "modernize" securities regulations to allow for crypto-based trading (Tanaya Macheel/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Figma opens at $85 on the NYSE, after selling shares at $33 in its IPO, hitting a ~$50B valuation, more than a year after Adobe's $20B failed acquisition (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Figma opens at $85 on the NYSE, after selling shares at $33 in its IPO, hitting a ~$50B valuation, more than a year after Adobe's $20B failed acquisition (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Dropbox says it will discontinue Dropbox Passwords, launched in 2020, on October 28 to focus on its core product, and recommends 1Password as a replacement (Richard Speed/The Register) Dropbox says it will discontinue Dropbox Passwords, launched in 2020, on October 28 to focus on its core product, and recommends 1Password as a replacement (Richard Speed/The Register) Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2025 Rating: 5
What does recognising a Palestinian state mean? What does recognising a Palestinian state mean? Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Human dignity must be protected from rise of AI, Pope says Human dignity must be protected from rise of AI, Pope says Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Runway and Luma AI say they are talking to robotics and self-driving car companies about their video models and expect these revenue sources to eclipse studios (Rocket Drew/The Information) Runway and Luma AI say they are talking to robotics and self-driving car companies about their video models and expect these revenue sources to eclipse studios (Rocket Drew/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2025 Rating: 5
AIUC, which offers enterprises insurance policies and audits for AI agents, emerges from stealth with a $15M seed led by Nat Friedman at NFDG (Sharon Goldman/Fortune) AIUC, which offers enterprises insurance policies and audits for AI agents, emerges from stealth with a $15M seed led by Nat Friedman at NFDG (Sharon Goldman/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2025 Rating: 5
EU and US agree trade deal, with 15% tariffs for European exports to America EU and US agree trade deal, with 15% tariffs for European exports to America Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Berlin-based Buena, which is building AI-powered software to automate property management tasks, raised $58M, including a Series A led by GV (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu) Berlin-based Buena, which is building AI-powered software to automate property management tasks, raised $58M, including a Series A led by GV (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu) Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Several reported killed in German train derailment Several reported killed in German train derailment Reviewed by swadu on July 27, 2025 Rating: 5
A look at the tensions between Meta, Apple, and Google on whether apps or app stores should check if a user is a minor, as states work on age verification bills (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg) A look at the tensions between Meta, Apple, and Google on whether apps or app stores should check if a user is a minor, as states work on age verification bills (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Canadian wildfires prompt New York air quality alert Canadian wildfires prompt New York air quality alert Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: KKR is in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian digital infrastructure provider at more than $5B (Bloomberg) Sources: KKR is in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian digital infrastructure provider at more than $5B (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump calls on Thailand and Cambodia to stop fighting Trump calls on Thailand and Cambodia to stop fighting Reviewed by swadu on July 26, 2025 Rating: 5
220 MPs call for Starmer to recognise Palestinian state 220 MPs call for Starmer to recognise Palestinian state Reviewed by swadu on July 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Core Devices CEO says the company has recovered the Pebble trademark, allowing it to rename its new smartwatches as Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2 (Victoria Song/The Verge) Core Devices CEO says the company has recovered the Pebble trademark, allowing it to rename its new smartwatches as Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2 (Victoria Song/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: Protesters pack Tel Aviv square to demand Gaza ceasefire Watch: Protesters pack Tel Aviv square to demand Gaza ceasefire Reviewed by swadu on July 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Trunk Tools, which provides AI services to organize construction documentation, raised a $40M Series B led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $70M (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE) Trunk Tools, which provides AI services to organize construction documentation, raised a $40M Series B led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $70M (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE) Reviewed by swadu on July 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Google launches Web Guide, an AI-powered Search Labs experiment that organizes Google Search results by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the query (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Google launches Web Guide, an AI-powered Search Labs experiment that organizes Google Search results by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the query (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on July 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Blood, sweat and tears: Look back at the highs and lows of Hulk Hogan Blood, sweat and tears: Look back at the highs and lows of Hulk Hogan Reviewed by swadu on July 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Ten workers killed battling wildfires in Turkey Ten workers killed battling wildfires in Turkey Reviewed by swadu on July 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Goldman Sachs and BNY partner to let institutional investors purchase tokenized money market funds, with ownership recorded on Goldman's blockchain platform (Hugh Son/CNBC) Goldman Sachs and BNY partner to let institutional investors purchase tokenized money market funds, with ownership recorded on Goldman's blockchain platform (Hugh Son/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on July 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Google DeepMind unveils Aeneas, an AI model for contextualizing ancient Latin inscriptions, to help historians interpret and restore fragmentary texts (Google DeepMind) Google DeepMind unveils Aeneas, an AI model for contextualizing ancient Latin inscriptions, to help historians interpret and restore fragmentary texts (Google DeepMind) Reviewed by swadu on July 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Wild life of Ozzy Osbourne, rock's 'prince of darkness' Wild life of Ozzy Osbourne, rock's 'prince of darkness' Reviewed by swadu on July 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Source: OpenAI's $40B round announced in March is reopening on July 28; SoftBank's commitment could be cut to $10B if OpenAI does not restructure by end of 2025 (Lauren Goode/Wired) Source: OpenAI's $40B round announced in March is reopening on July 28; SoftBank's commitment could be cut to $10B if OpenAI does not restructure by end of 2025 (Lauren Goode/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on July 22, 2025 Rating: 5
US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Google reveals the design of the Pixel 10 a few weeks ahead of the launch event; it strongly resembles the Pixel 9 but has a third back camera (Jay Peters/The Verge) Google reveals the design of the Pixel 10 a few weeks ahead of the launch event; it strongly resembles the Pixel 9 but has a third back camera (Jay Peters/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, dies aged 54 Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, dies aged 54 Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: At the final checkpoint before the 'dangerous' road to Suweida city Watch: At the final checkpoint before the 'dangerous' road to Suweida city Reviewed by swadu on July 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Mustafa Suleyman, who is in charge of Microsoft's efforts to commercialize AI, says he is focused on "humanist superintelligence" to solve hard social problems (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal) Mustafa Suleyman, who is in charge of Microsoft's efforts to commercialize AI, says he is focused on "humanist superintelligence" to solve hard social problems (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2025 Rating: 5
British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps British woman dies after rafting incident in French Alps Reviewed by swadu on July 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Apple was exempted from the EU's Corning deal to end exclusivity terms with OEMs, after finding products designed exclusively for Apple fall outside the market (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) Apple was exempted from the EU's Corning deal to end exclusivity terms with OEMs, after finding products designed exclusively for Apple fall outside the market (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on July 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine seeks new round of talks with Russia Ukraine seeks new round of talks with Russia Reviewed by swadu on July 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: UK plans to designate Apple and Google as holding a "strategic market advantage" over rivals, subjecting them to new regulations and potential fines (Washington Examiner) Sources: UK plans to designate Apple and Google as holding a "strategic market advantage" over rivals, subjecting them to new regulations and potential fines (Washington Examiner) Reviewed by swadu on July 19, 2025 Rating: 5
El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela Reviewed by swadu on July 18, 2025 Rating: 5
President Trump signs the GENIUS Act, and says the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins will "secure the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency" (Bloomberg) President Trump signs the GENIUS Act, and says the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins will "secure the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency" (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on July 18, 2025 Rating: 5
SPAC Insider: SPACs are booming in 2025, with 74 blank check companies going public so far in 2025, raising about $14.7B and beating 2022 total of $13.4B (Lucinda Shen/Axios) SPAC Insider: SPACs are booming in 2025, with 74 blank check companies going public so far in 2025, raising about $14.7B and beating 2022 total of $13.4B (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on July 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Perplexity jumped to a $18B valuation two months after it raised at $14B; its annualized revenues jumped from $35M in August 2024 to $150M this month (Financial Times) Sources: Perplexity jumped to a $18B valuation two months after it raised at $14B; its annualized revenues jumped from $35M in August 2024 to $150M this month (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on July 17, 2025 Rating: 5
British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach Reviewed by swadu on July 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Hadrian, which is building largely automated factories to produce space and defense parts, raised a $260M Series C, bringing its total funding to ~$500M (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch) Hadrian, which is building largely automated factories to produce space and defense parts, raised a $260M Series C, bringing its total funding to ~$500M (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on July 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Crypto exchange BigONE confirms a $27M hack from a hot wallet exploit, plans to pay back users and is working with security firm SlowMist to trace stolen assets (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) Crypto exchange BigONE confirms a $27M hack from a hot wallet exploit, plans to pay back users and is working with security firm SlowMist to trace stolen assets (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on July 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival, two days before opening Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival, two days before opening Reviewed by swadu on July 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Anthropic has rehired Boris Cherny and Cat Wu, who developed Claude Code, just two weeks after they left for Cursor developer Anysphere (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information) Sources: Anthropic has rehired Boris Cherny and Cat Wu, who developed Claude Code, just two weeks after they left for Cursor developer Anysphere (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on July 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Crypto PAC Fairshake says it has raised $109M since the US elections in November 2024, and $52M in H1 2025, as it prepares for the 2026 US midterm elections (Sarah Wynn/The Block) Crypto PAC Fairshake says it has raised $109M since the US elections in November 2024, and $52M in H1 2025, as it prepares for the 2026 US midterm elections (Sarah Wynn/The Block) Reviewed by swadu on July 15, 2025 Rating: 5
French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt French PM looks to scrap two public holidays in bold bid to cut national debt Reviewed by swadu on July 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Mark Zuckerberg Q&A: Meta's focus on "personal super intelligence", how large compensation packages pale in comparison to AI infra investments, AI glasses, more (Jessica E. Lessin/The Information) Mark Zuckerberg Q&A: Meta's focus on "personal super intelligence", how large compensation packages pale in comparison to AI infra investments, AI glasses, more (Jessica E. Lessin/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on July 15, 2025 Rating: 5
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