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• As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out [409d]
• Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement [410d]
• Microsoft forms new internal dev-focused AI org [410d]
• The CIA’s first CTO, Nand Mulchandani, prepares for the Trump administration [410d]
• OpenAI presents its preferred version of AI regulation in a new ‘blueprint’ [410d]
• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are slamming Meta over its fact-checking policy [410d]
• Top New York VC Ben Lerer says more mid-sized VC firms are heading for failure [410d]
• The first AI chip startup to go public in 2025 will be Blaize [410d]
• A new campaign aims to safeguard social media from billionaires using Bluesky’s underlying tech [410d]
• ‘Free Our Feeds’ campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky’s tech [410d]
• Raspberry AI raises $24M from a16z to accelerate fashion design [410d]
• A 24-year-old who exited his first company to Coinbase, raises $3M for his next venture [410d]
• Clearwater agrees to buy investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5B [410d]
• Biden administration proposes sweeping new restrictions on exporting AI chips [410d]
• Biden admin snubs Tesla’s $100 million big-rig charging funding request — again [410d]
• Xiaohongshu, China’s answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown [410d]
• Blue Origin delays launch of New Glenn mega-rocket [410d]
• Moody’s agrees to acquire Cape Analytics, which develops geospatial AI for insurance providers [410d]
• eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales [410d]
• Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is leaving following bungled app update [410d]
• Float Financial, which aims to be the Brex of Canada, lands US$48.5M Series B [410d]
• A breach of Gravy Analytics’ huge trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions [410d]
• UK domain giant Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks [410d]
• More money comes to AI healthcare: Qventus nabs $105M at $400M+ valuation [410d]