Happy Thursday.
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Enjoy today's news.
Apple introduces its first foldable iPhone Duo, launching alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and Health app updates.
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Tailwind joins Shopify, securing stable long-term support and maintenance while keeping its open-source projects MIT-licensed.
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Bending Spoons acquires digital collaboration platform Miro for $1.355B, expanding its growing portfolio of productivity tools.
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Samsung develops AI glasses with color displays, showing text and navigation directly on the lenses.
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Anthropic reveals another Claude model accessed the open internet during testing, breaching a third-party system and exposing personal information.
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Harvey raises $550M at a $15.5B valuation, to help law firms, legal teams, and professional services build and own their intelligence.
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Suno launches new AI music models, partnering with Warner Music and BMG to compensate artists for licensed content.
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SpaceX unveils Starlink Router 4, its first Wi-Fi 7 model, boosting speeds and coverage up to 3,500 square feet.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signs two AI bills into law, creating an AI safety standards commission and a risk auditor registry.
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The Boring Company raises $3B at a $23B valuation from the UAE, Sequoia, a16z, and others to accelerate Loop expansion across the U.S. and UAE.
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Instacart debuts Clementine, an AI shopping assistant that transforms conversations, recipes, or lists into ready-to-buy carts.
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Lovable launches its Partner Program, offering certification, new clients, and increased earnings for creators.
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Meta acquires Swedish AI startup Stilla to accelerate development of its Business Agent chatbot for commerce across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.
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Instinct launches its Trusted Person network, enabling AI assistants to talk directly to each other and coordinate plans on users’ behalf.
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New David Senra episode: ElevenLabs co-founder Mati Staniszewski discusses scaling frontier voice technology, maintaining company independence, and adopting Palantir-style operating models.
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New Moonshots episode: Intelligent Internet founder Emad Mostaque joins Peter Diamandis, Salim Ismail, Dave Blundin, and Alexander Wissner-Gross to discuss AGI, rogue AI agents, and OpenAI solving Navier-Stokes.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
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