Bridgetown Research raises $19M to speed up due diligence with AI

Birdgetown Research has raised $19 million in a round co-led by Accel and Lightspeed to deploy AI agents for business decisions and M&A deals.
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Apple AI tool transcribed the word ‘racist’ as ‘Trump’

Experts have questioned the company’s explanation that it is due to the two words being similar.

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Framework’s first desktop PC is optimized for gaming and local AI inference

Framework, the company that is better known for its modular, repairable laptops, just released its first desktop computer. It’s a small desktop PC that punches above its weight. The most interesting part is what’s inside the device. Framework is one of the first companies to use AMD’s recently announced Strix Halo architecture, also known as […]
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Nomagic picks up $44M for its AI-powered robotic arms

Regions like the U.S. and Europe have been doubling down on rebuilding their industrial muscle, after decades of closing down factories and outsourcing the work to countries like China. To that end, a fast-growing Polish startup called Nomagic, which builds robots — specifically robotic arms — for logistics operations, is announcing $44 million in funding, […]
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Gozem nets $30M to expand vehicle financing, digital banking in Francophone Africa

Since its launch in 2018 as a ride-hailing service in Togo, Gozem has steadily expanded across French-speaking West Africa, integrating a wide range of services as it sought to become a super-app. The company now offers ride-hailing, commerce, vehicle financing, and digital banking across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon. Now, in a bid to scale […]
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Hackers publish sensitive patient data allegedly stolen from Australian IVF provider Genea

Genea gets a court injunction after ransomware gang Termite claims to have leaked patient information
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Alibaba makes AI video generation model free to use globally

Open-source AI tech has been thrown into the spotlight since Chinese firm DeepSeek rattled global markets in January.

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Modi wants Tesla to build cars in India. Making the plan work may not be easy

Tesla is reportedly recruiting and scouting showroom locations in the country, following a meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Elon Musk earlier this month. 

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You Don’t Need to Know Excel Formulas Since This AI Creates Charts for You

When you have Columns AI’s auto-generation features, you might never have to manually create charts or graphs again.

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Tesla shares slump after European sales fall

Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.

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