Image: Netflix Popular YouTube toddler learning show Ms. Rachel is coming to Netflix. It will start with a four-episode season of “curated compilation” videos on January 27th, the company announced today. Netflix says this first batch of “research-backed” educational videos aimed at early child development […]
Day: January 14, 2025
Bioptimus raises $41M to develop a ‘GPT for biology’
A fledgling French AI startup has raised $41 million to develop a foundational AI model for biology. Just as OpenAI’s ChatGPT has taken the world by storm for a super-smart generative AI tool capable of natural language conversation in text form, Bioptimus is taking that […]
Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement
Robinhood has agreed to fork out $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over several alleged violations, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The settlement is being made via two of Robinhood’s brokerage units. One of the violations relates […]
As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out
TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we thought it’s time to take a look at other platforms that may be able to fill the TikTok-shaped […]
Apple’s latest iPad Mini is down to its lowest price to date
The seventh-gen iPad is the cheapest tablet in Apple’s current lineup to support Apple Intelligence. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge If you’re in the market for a highly portable tablet, Apple’s smallest tablet has fallen to its lowest price to date at multiple […]
The U.S. unicorns most likely to go public in 2025 | NVCA/PitchBook
A raft of U.S. unicorns — those valued at $1 billion or more — are likely to go public in 2025, according to the PitchBook/NVCA.
Imec spins out Vertical Compute memory chip firm in $20.5M deal
Europe’s Imec.xpand is spinning out memory chip firm Vertical Compute in a seed investment round worth $20.5 million.
Mistral’s new Codestral code completion model races up third-party charts
The newest version of Mistral’s code generation model Codestral aims to be more efficient and generate code twice as fast.
LemFi moves remittances further into Asia and Europe with $53M in new funding
For many emerging market economies, remittances have become a lifeline. Inflows surpassed $669 billion in 2023, according to World Bank research, and they now represent significant portions of GDP in these countries, often outpacing foreign direct investment as the primary source of foreign exchange. Traditional […]
China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US
Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19th. Bloomberg reports that China would strongly prefer for TikTok to stay under ByteDance’s ownership, […]