Arcade raises $12M from Perplexity to make AI agents less awful
Arcade, an AI agent infrastructure startup founded by former Okta exec Alex Salazar and former Redis engineer Sam Partee, has raised $12 million
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Tech industry calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty
European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty. A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry
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Apple reportedly considered building the iPhone 17 Air without ports
After reporting in January that Apple is adding an “Air” option to its iPhone lineup, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is offering more details about
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Google beefs up its UK AI business with Agentspace data residency and more
Google is doubling down on building out its AI business in the U.K. On Monday morning in London, the CEO of Google DeepMind
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Google adds its HD voice model Chirp 3 to its Vertex AI platform
Most of the focus in generative AI has been on text-based interfaces used to generate text, images, and more. The next wave appears
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Roblox
Roblox releases its open-source model that can create 3D objects using AI
Roblox announced Monday that it’s launching the first iteration of its 3D model, dubbed “Cube,” to allow creators to create 3D objects using
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UK’s internet watchdog puts storage and file-sharing services on watch over CSAM
As duties under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA) related to tackling illegal content came into force Monday, the internet watchdog, Ofcom, said
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Travis Kalanick wants to do a lot more than develop more ghost kitchens
Last week, at the Abundance Summit in Los Angeles, billionaire entrepreneur Travis Kalanick gave attendees a rare glimpse into his vision for the
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U.S. Treasury
DOGE staffer violated Treasury rules by emailing unencrypted personal data
A staffer working for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) broke Treasury policies by sending an email containing unencrypted personal information, according to