Monthly Archives: March 2025

Perplexity is reportedly in talks to raise up to $1B at an $18B valuation

AI-powered search startup Perplexity is said to be in early talks to raise up to $1 billion in a new funding round valuing the startup at $18 billion. Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported on Thursday that … Continue reading

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Nvidia CEO Huang says he was wrong about timeline for quantum, surprised his comments hurt stocks

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted at his company’s “Quantum Day” that his prior comments about quantum computing came out wrong.

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Next Insurance gets scooped up by Munich Re for $2.6B

Germany’s Munich Re has signed a definitive agreement to acquire digital insurance company Next Insurance for $2.6 billion, the firms announced on Thursday. Founded in 2016, Palo Alto-based Next Insurance is focused on providing insurance to small-to-medium-sized businesses. It was … Continue reading

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Who’s Elon Musk’s Biggest Fan? His Mom

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we tell you everything you need to know about Maye Musk.

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BlackRock’s head of digital assets says staking could be a ‘huge step change’ for ether ETFs

Appetite for ether ETFs has been tepid since their launch last July, but that could change, according to Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock.

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EU Cracks Down on Apple for Anti-Competitive Behavior – Here’s What Apple Told Us in Response

A spokesperson for Apple also told TechRepublic that the European Commission’s decision will “… wrap us in red tape, slowing down Apple’s ability to innovate for users in Europe.”

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Gmail’s new AI search now sorts emails by relevance instead of chronological order 

Google is rolling out a new Gmail update that is designed to help you find the email you’re looking for more quickly. The company announced on Thursday that it will now use AI to consider factors like recency, most-clicked emails, … Continue reading

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CoreWeave prices its IPO to raise at least $2.2 billion. And now the games begin.

CoreWeave said on Wednesday that it hopes to sell its initial public shares between $47 and $55 per share, putting the money it may raise between about $2.2 billion and $2.6 billion. Word on the street is that CoreWeave wanted … Continue reading

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Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue

Tesla says it will fix the sticky issue—which could cause panels to detach from trucks while driving—with a new adhesive “not prone to environmental embrittlement.”

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Is Google Rigging Search? EU’s Preliminary Findings Are In

The European Commission also raised concerns about Alphabet’s “steering rules” in Google Play.

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