Samsung adds Google’s Gemini to its home robot Ballie

Samsung said on Wednesday that it’s adding Google’s Gemini AI to its home robot Ballie through a partnership with Google Cloud. Users will be able to ask the robot different queries to get answers from Gemini, said the companies. Samsung aims to tap into Gemini’s multimodal capabilities for its robot. The Korean tech giant said […]

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Europe unveils plan to become ‘AI continent’ with simpler rules, more infrastructure

The EU has faced criticisms that its rules on everything from AI to taxation hinder innovation and make it harder for startups to operate across the region.

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Lyst, the fashion marketplace once valued at $700M, sells to Japan’s Zozo for $154M

Fashion goes in and out of style, and so, it turns out, do fashion startups. Lyst — the high-end fashion marketplace with 160 million users that was once valued at $700 million — has been acquired for just $154 million in an all-cash deal. The buyer is Zozo, a Japan-based fashion and e-commerce business. Zozo […]

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Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware

The advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests.

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Pro-suicide forum subject of first Ofcom probe, BBC understands

BBC News found the forum, which has thousands of members, is linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK.

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A 25-year-old police drone founder just raised $75M led by Index

If you ever call 911 from an area that’s hard to get to, you might hear the buzz of a drone well before a police cruiser pulls up. And there’s a good chance that it will be one made by Brinc Drones, a Seattle-based startup founded by 25-year-old Blake Resnick who dropped out of college […]

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Will a Useful Quantum Computer Be a Reality Within 10 Years? DARPA, 2 Australian Startups, IBM & More Are Working On It

DARPA chose Diraq and Silicon Quantum Computing for the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, which will assess whether participating companies could create a useful quantum computer in under a decade.

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Instagram is beefing up its search to compete with TikTok

Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the company is looking to improve the app’s search functionality, admitting this is an area where Instagram could do more to compete. The remarks, made on a recent episode of the “Build Your Tribe” podcast, come at a time when younger Gen Z users often turn to social apps like […]

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Elon Musk ratchets up attacks on Navarro as Tesla shares slump for fourth day

With shares of Tesla plummeting on tariff concerns, CEO Elon Musk is taking to social media to slam top Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro.

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Apple’s 4-day slide puts Microsoft back on top as most valuable company

Among the tech megacap companies, Apple has been the hardest hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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