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AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round

AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round

The seed round for Julius AI was led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spo...

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapabl...

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users too...

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DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations

DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations

The Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool...

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Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games

Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adul...

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has "deindexed"...

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‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic ...

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Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit

Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI super...

Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, will round out the leadership team at...

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Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

Intel will remain an anchor investor in the stand-alone company, which produced ...

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Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead

Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about ...

Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders wor...

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India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch

India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but m...

India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of ...

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Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.

Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s...

There will be an employee in the driver's seat -- a big change from how things h...

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Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize estate processing

Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize...

Acrew Capital's Kolodny led a $20 million Series A in Alix, a startup that uses ...

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X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes

X to test using Community Notes to find the posts every...

X is piloting a new feature that will help to identify the platform's best posts...

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Intel continues to pull back on its manufacturing projects

Intel continues to pull back on its manufacturing projects

Intel canceled multiple manufacturing projects in Europe and delayed its Ohio ch...

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VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his own firm

VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his ow...

Lazarte has only been at Benchmark for two years. He backed startups like Mercor...

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How a Y Combinator food-delivery app used TikTok to soar in the App Store

How a Y Combinator food-delivery app used TikTok to soa...

BiteSight is a food-delivery app that lets users watch videos of food before ord...