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Enjoy today's news.
Apple partners with LG on a lineup of smart home products, including video doorbells, smart locks, and security cameras.
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OpenAI publishes new math results from its internal frontier model, covering ~4,000 open research problems.
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Google rolls out Nano Banana 2.1, its upgraded image model with better visual design, mask-based editing, and subject consistency.
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Anduril invests $3.7B in Arsenal-2, building America's largest shipyard since WWII to boost submarine manufacturing.
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Hark debuts Hark Pro, a proactive AI assistant across web and mobile built to automate personal errands and tasks.
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Tesla expands Powershare Home Backup to new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, providing over two days of whole-home backup.
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Meta, Walmart, Stripe, and Sierra launch the Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard for authenticating AI agents and tracking their interactions with businesses.
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Amazon secures the Emmys in a reported $120M deal, moving the awards from broadcast TV to free Prime Video streaming for six years starting in 2027.
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Anthropic expands its Claude Startups program to more founders, giving up to $52,000 in product credits, partner discounts, and mentorship.
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Uber acquires ezCater for $2.3B, expanding into corporate catering to compete more directly with DoorDash.
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𝕏 rolls out joint accounts in beta for 𝕏 Money, letting two users share one balance with full access.
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Incredible debuts its personal AI assistant that automates computer tasks by learning directly from user workflows.
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Rhem Labs introduces Rhem, a home robot that helps aging parents manage daily tasks while keeping families informed.
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Oki Home launches a local personal AI computer, packing local processing and data privacy into a compact desktop.
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General Medicine raises a $120M Series B led by a16z, expanding its online store for transparent healthcare products and services.
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Gamma releases Gamma 5, rebuilding its AI platform to generate highly customized, brand-aligned presentations and visual content.
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New Silicon Valley Girl episode: Marina Mogilko interviews Nobel-winning MIT economist Daron Acemoglu on where the real money in AI is, why replacing workers is risky, and which skills stay valuable.
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New Fair Game episode: Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci sits down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss ChatGPT safety, the film "Artificial," and public fears about AI.
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New Invest Like the Best episode: Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman joins Patrick O'Shaughnessy to discuss high-performance energy, non-invasive neurotech, and why AI companies will become biotech firms.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
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