Monthly Archives: February 2025

Hitachi Ventures raises $400M fund to invest in everything from fusion to AI

The size of the new fund is a vote of confidence in a range of deep tech verticals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Toyota Motor posts nearly 28% drop in third-quarter operating profit, missing estimates

Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported a second consecutive fall in profit, as it navigates competition in China and a market shift toward electric vehicles. 

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USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos

As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.

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USPS temporarily suspends some inbound packages from China, Hong Kong

The change comes after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs that also target a popular trade loophole, called “de minimis.”

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Google removes pledge to not use AI for weapons, surveillance

The company updated its ‘Responsible AI’ principles, which no longer includes a pledge to not use AI for weapons or surveillance.

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Google wants Search to be more like an AI assistant in 2025

Google Search is in the midst of a “journey” around AI, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. The start of that journey was AI overviews, a controversial and monumental shift in how Google delivers … Continue reading

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White House crypto czar David Sacks says first priority is stablecoin legislation

David Sacks and Republican lawmakers spent much of Tuesday laying out their plans to start working towards a regulatory framework for crypto.

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School phone bans don’t boost grades or wellbeing, study suggests

It is the first study to look at school phone rules, alongside measures of pupil health and education.

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Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons

The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.

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Krafton leads Cashfree’s $53M funding at $700M valuation

Cashfree, an Indian payments startup that facilitates and processes more than $80 billion for its customers each year, has raised $53 million in a new round of funding as it gears up to deepen its presence in some international markets. … Continue reading

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