Europe’s Imec.xpand is spinning out memory chip firm Vertical Compute in a seed investment round worth $20.5 million.
Year: 2025
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, […]
How to help people affected by the LA fires
I’ve been compiling a list of relevant information that could be helpful for those affected by the heartbreaking fires in Los Angeles.
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.
A new campaign aims to safeguard social media from billionaires using Bluesky’s underlying tech
As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue to reshape the social media space, a group of international tech entrepreneurs and advocates has launched a campaign to protect social media from the control and influence of billionaires. The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s […]
Samsung introduces new sleep-tracking metrics that take advantage of SmartThings enabled devices
Samsung just announced new sleep-tracking tools available via the company’s Health app. This includes a new analysis tool that leverages other SmartThings enabled devices. Each morning, users receive a “sleep environment report” that takes factors like temperature, humidity, air quality and light intensity into account. […]
12 Best Cat Water Fountains, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Ensuring your cat is drinking enough water is one of the best ways to keep your pet healthy. We tested many models and these were our favorites.
Blue Origin delays launch of New Glenn mega-rocket
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin postponed the inaugural launch of its first orbital rocket, New Glenn, early Monday morning after experiencing an unspecified issue with one of the vehicle’s subsystems. While delays like this happen all the time in spaceflight, this one once again […]