India’s edtech bubble just claimed its biggest casualty. Unacademy, once valued at $3.5 billion during the pandemic boom, is being…
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ByteDance Halts Seedance 2.0 Launch Amid Legal Concerns
The Buzz ■ ByteDance postpones Seedance 2.0 global rollout as engineers and lawyers work to prevent legal complications, according to…
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Google, Accel reject 70% of AI startups as ‘wrappers’
Google and Accel just drew a hard line in the AI startup gold rush. After reviewing over 4,000 applications for…
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Aether OS Launches Matrix-Inspired Browser Desktop for AT Protocol
A new browser-based operating system called Aether OS just dropped into alpha, bringing a full desktop environment directly into your…
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Google Closes $32B Wiz Deal in Largest Acquisition Ever
The Buzz ■ Google completes its largest-ever acquisition at $32 billion for cloud security platform Wiz, according to Index Ventures…
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AI companies want to use improv actors to train AI on human emotion
If you’ve got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a…
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H-1B’s $100K Fee Hits First Hiring Season With Uncertain Impact
The Buzz ■ Trump’s executive order raising H-1B visa fees to $100,000 hits its first full hiring season, with registration…
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Anduril Lands $20B Army Contract, Biggest Defense Tech Deal Yet
The Buzz ■ US Army awards Anduril contract worth up to $20B, the largest single defense tech deal on record…
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Apple’s MacBook Neo earns highest repairability score in 14 years
The Buzz ■ iFixit confirms the MacBook Neo is Apple’s most repairable laptop in approximately 14 years, per TechCrunch ■…
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Trump admin collects $10B fee on TikTok deal
The Buzz ■ Trump administration is collecting $10 billion from Oracle and Silver Lake for brokering the TikTok deal, according…
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