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Google releases Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, which it says can deliver "near real-time speech-to-speech translation in over 70 languages" (The Keyword)

Google releases Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, which i...

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Meta plans to expand the use of off-platform data, such as e-commerce purchases, from serving ads to personalize content feeds and AI responses (Emma Roth/The Verge)

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Sources: India froze Starlink approvals to begin commercial operations due to concerns over the use of its terminals in Iran despite not being licensed there (Bloomberg)

Sources: India froze Starlink approvals to begin c...

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China starts operations of the world's first wind-powered underwater data center off Shanghai coast, and says it uses 20% less power than land-based facilities (Amy Hawkins/The Guardian)

China starts operations of the world's first wind-...

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Vinyl Equity, an SEC-registered transfer agent that has launched a payments platform earlier this year, raised a $20M Series A led by Jump Capital (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

Vinyl Equity, an SEC-registered transfer agent tha...

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Decentralized lending protocol Morpho raised $175M led by Paradigm, Ribbit Capital, and a16z Crypto in a token sale valuing Morpho at up to $2B (Ben Weiss/Fortune)

Decentralized lending protocol Morpho raised $175M...

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Apple unveils new Apple Foundation Models: two on-device models, including a 20B-parameter multimodal model called AFM 3 Core Advanced, and three cloud models (Apple Machine Learning Research)

Apple unveils new Apple Foundation Models: two on-...

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French government warns that hackers used a hijacked user account to breach Tchap, its encrypted messaging app for civil servants with 300,000+ monthly users (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

French government warns that hackers used a hijack...

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New York-based Standard Bots, which wants to make AI-powered robotic arms in the US, raised $200M led by General Catalyst and Robostrategy at a $1B valuation (Bloomberg)

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The EU says Apple decided not to roll out Siri AI in the EU after it had unsuccessfully requested to be exempted from interoperability obligations for the tool (Inti Landauro/Reuters)

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Sources: Taiwan considers restricting AI chip sales to all Chinese customers, rather than only blacklisted entities like Huawei, to align with US measures (Bloomberg)

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Sources: Microsoft laid off 200 to 400 Azure unit employees in Beijing and Shanghai, at least its third round of downsizing in China in two years (South China Morning Post)

Sources: Microsoft laid off 200 to 400 Azure unit ...

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The UK is conducting a full review of its NHS contract with Palantir, amid growing pressure to terminate the deal in 2027 over reliance on US tech companies (Sam Tabahriti/Reuters)

The UK is conducting a full review of its NHS cont...

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Beacon Software, which acquires niche software businesses and transforms them with AI, raised a $225M Series C, bringing its total funding to $550M (Sarah Klearman/Wall Street Journal)

Beacon Software, which acquires niche software bus...

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France-based Alta Ares, which is building AI-powered air defense systems to counter drones and missiles, raised a €50M Series A led by Air Street Capital (Daphné Leprince-Ringuet/Sifted)

France-based Alta Ares, which is building AI-power...

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In a UK online safety consultation, the US urges the UK against an under-16 social media ban, saying it would place a "disproportionate" burden on US Big Tech (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

In a UK online safety consultation, the US urges t...

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Sources: China is drafting plans to spend $295B over the next five years on building AI data centers, sourcing 80%+ of tech from local suppliers like Huawei (Charlie Zhu/Bloomberg)

Sources: China is drafting plans to spend $295B ov...

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A group of Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba and CXMT, launches a ~$577M PE fund to boost China's "hard tech" sectors amid tightening US export curbs (Ann Cao/South China Morning Post)

A group of Chinese tech companies, including Aliba...

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