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Brady Dale / Axios: Succinct, which is building zero-knowledge proof tech for blockchain apps, raised $55M led by Paradigm across a seed and a Series A  —  – That’s all well and good. … – It might, for example, take… Read More »Succinct, which is building zero-knowledge proof tech for blockchain apps, raised $55M led by Paradigm across a seed and a Series A (Brady Dale/Axios)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft unveils the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 for enterprises, adding a Copilot key, a Neural Processing Unit for Windows 11’s AI features, and more  —  Microsoft is gearing up for its “year… Read More »Microsoft unveils the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 for enterprises, adding a Copilot key, a Neural Processing Unit for Windows 11’s AI features, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: Sources: the EU plans to announce investigations into Apple’s and Google’s DMA compliance in the coming days; Meta’s subscriptions could also face scrutiny  —  – Meta also expected to face scrutiny in EU’s Big Tech clampdown … Read More »Sources: the EU plans to announce investigations into Apple’s and Google’s DMA compliance in the coming days; Meta’s subscriptions could also face scrutiny (Samuel Stolton/Bloomberg)

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple says the US DOJ winning its lawsuit “would set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people’s technology”  —  The U.S. Department of Justice today filed an antitrust lawsuit against… Read More »Apple says the US DOJ winning its lawsuit “would set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people’s technology” (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

Wall Street Journal: The US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked rivals from accessing iPhone features, made it difficult for users to switch to non-Apple devices, and more  —  Justice Department says iPhone maker leveraged its dominance to block… Read More »The US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked rivals from accessing iPhone features, made it difficult for users to switch to non-Apple devices, and more (Wall Street Journal)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: The Browser Company, which makes the Arc browser, raised $50M led by Pace Capital at a $550M valuation, bringing its total funding to $128M  —  The Browser Company, which makes the Arc browser, has raised $50… Read More »The Browser Company, which makes the Arc browser, raised $50M led by Pace Capital at a $550M valuation, bringing its total funding to $128M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Jena McGregor / Forbes: Borderless AI, whose AI agent automates HR tasks like onboarding and payments, emerges from stealth with a $27M seed led by Susquehanna and Aglaé Ventures  —  Few HR startups have grown faster or seen more venture… Read More »Borderless AI, whose AI agent automates HR tasks like onboarding and payments, emerges from stealth with a $27M seed led by Susquehanna and Aglaé Ventures (Jena McGregor/Forbes)

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: Sources: the BBC plans to build its own AI models, and is holding talks with tech companies, including Amazon, about selling its content for AI training  —  UK broadcaster seeks to build artificial intelligence models… Read More »Sources: the BBC plans to build its own AI models, and is holding talks with tech companies, including Amazon, about selling its content for AI training (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

Sujeet Indap / Financial Times: Used car marketplace Carvana, whose stock fell from $360 to $4, has now rallied to $86, avoiding a financial abyss after restructuring its $9B debt in 2023  —  Online used-car dealer’s cost cuts pay off… Read More »Used car marketplace Carvana, whose stock fell from $360 to $4, has now rallied to $86, avoiding a financial abyss after restructuring its $9B debt in 2023 (Sujeet Indap/Financial Times)

Anna Tong / Reuters: Tokyo-based Sakana AI, founded by two Google researchers, releases three Japanese language models using “model merging”, which combines existing models  —  Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google (GOOGL.O) researchers… Read More »Tokyo-based Sakana AI, founded by two Google researchers, releases three Japanese language models using “model merging”, which combines existing models (Anna Tong/Reuters)