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ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can switch genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can switch gen...

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Trajectory, founded by ex-DeepMind, Apple, and OpenAI staff to train "continual learning" models on user interactions, raised a $15M seed at a $115M valuation (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

Trajectory, founded by ex-DeepMind, Apple, and Ope...

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Roku launches its first major homescreen overhaul in over a decade, including a large "marquee" ad spot to tout apps or shows, in a bid to drive more engagement (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Roku launches its first major homescreen overhaul ...

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Amazon says it is making the "architecture, starter code, and learnings" from Alexa for Shopping available to third-party retailers, starting with Kate Spade (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Amazon says it is making the "architecture, starte...

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The EU proposes new satellite access rules to let non-European companies like SpaceX bid for the airwaves, while preserving 33%+ of licenses for local companies (Paula Doenecke/Bloomberg)

The EU proposes new satellite access rules to let ...

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DC-based Airis Labs, which uses AI to convert visual data to law enforcement intelligence, emerges from stealth with a $31M Series B, for $60M in total funding (Chris Metinko/Axios)

DC-based Airis Labs, which uses AI to convert visu...

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Polymarket is making it harder to use VPNs to access its service, blocking some IPs and suspicious accounts, and is asking some customers to identify themselves (Michael Roddan/The Information)

Polymarket is making it harder to use VPNs to acce...

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YouTube makes its AI content labels more prominent on desktop and mobile, and will apply them automatically if it detects "significant photorealistic AI use" (Todd Spangler/Variety)

YouTube makes its AI content labels more prominent...

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Robinhood launches a feature to let users link AI agents, such as Claude or Cursor, to separate, dedicated investment accounts to trade stocks autonomously (Hannah Erin Lang/Wall Street Journal)

Robinhood launches a feature to let users link AI ...

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Biohub, the Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan-funded institute, releases a protein-structure prediction model and more, calling it "a world model" of proteins (Ina Fried/Axios)

Biohub, the Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan-fun...

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The Shanghai Stock Exchange says memory maker CXMT cleared a listing review for the exchange's Nasdaq-like STAR Board, in what could be China's top IPO in 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

The Shanghai Stock Exchange says memory maker CXMT...

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Source: at a town hall, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei told staff they will see a 30%+ bump in their profit-sharing payouts in 2026 on average, after some staff had concerns (Bloomberg)

Source: at a town hall, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei told sta...

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Temu owner PDD reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$15.7B, below ~$16.2B est., net profit down 15% to ~$1.85B, below ~$3.4B est., amid fierce competition in China (Wall Street Journal)

Temu owner PDD reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$...

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Sources: ByteDance is discussing capex of up to $70B in 2026 as it builds out data centers and AI infrastructure, underwriting it with its $50B profit from 2025 (Bloomberg)

Sources: ByteDance is discussing capex of up to $7...

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Demis Hassabis says he still broadly expects AGI around 2030, though he now sees 2029 as a possibility, and 2026's "agentic era" is a "bit like a practice run" (Ina Fried/Axios)

Demis Hassabis says he still broadly expects AGI a...

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Milan-based social travel startup WeRoad raised a $58M Series C led by Airbnb, taking its total funding to ~$100M, to expand into the US, starting in Austin (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

Milan-based social travel startup WeRoad raised a ...

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Sources: Germany and Spain are leading opposition to EU plans to ban Chinese suppliers like Huawei from telecom networks as part of new cybersecurity rules (Bloomberg)

Sources: Germany and Spain are leading opposition ...

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Jensen Huang says Nvidia is spending $100B-$150B annually on its Taiwan supply chain, up from $10B-$15B four years ago, and will boost its Taiwan staff to 4,000 (Nikkei Asia)

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is spending $100B-$150B a...

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