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Day: February 20, 2025
Apple announces the iPhone 16e with Apple Intelligence for $599
After three years, Apple has finally unveiled its next entry-level iPhone. The iPhone 16e takes over for the iPhone SE in the company’s lineup. It borrows the blueprint of the iPhone 14 and spices it up with (among other changes) an updated processor that’s ready […]
Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months
Immutable, with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, described naugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund.
How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her
Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.
DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’
“I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.
Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round
As payment companies increasingly explore stablecoins for cross-border payments and real-time settlement, some startups are tapping into the zeitgeist by providing liquidity via a revolving line of credit in stablecoins. One of them is Dubai-based but Africa-focused Mansa, whose offering allows payments companies to settle […]
Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing
Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can have catastrophic effects. Not only do companies have to pay fines and damages, but the impacts on the brand’s reputation can be long-lasting. That’s why Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, is trying to […]
Nvidia is launching ‘priority access’ to help fans buy RTX 5080 and 5090 FE GPUs
Nvidia has yet to explain why it launched its GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs with barely any inventory, some major launch driver issues, and the occasional melting power connector, but it has apparently reconsidered its stance when it comes to scalpers. The company’s just […]
AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say
Codeium, an AI-powered coding startup, is raising a new round of funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, including fresh capital, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal. The round is being led by a returning investor Kleiner Perkins, the people said. The new […]