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Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Model With Faster Image Generation

What is Nano Banana 2, and why does it matter for creators? Google's newest AI image generator, officially called Gemini 3.1 Flash Image

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Jest, A Marketplace For Messaging Games, Is Challenging The App Store Status Quo

What if you could play a game without downloading an app? The messaging games marketplace Jest is making that possible.

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eBay To Lay Off 800 Staff

eBay layoffs are affecting approximately 800 full-time employees, representing about 6% of the company's global workforce.

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Self-Driving Truck Startup Einride Raises $113M PIPE Ahead Of Public Debut

If you're tracking the race to automate freight transport, here's the essential update: Einride, the Swedish innovator behind cabin-less electric trucks

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Bumble Adds AI-Powered Photo Feedback And Profile Guidance Tools

Bumble's new AI photo feedback and profile guidance tools are now live, offering users personalized tips to improve their dating profiles.

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Spyware Makers Sentenced To Prison In Greece For Wiretapping Politicians And Journalists

In a landmark ruling, spyware makers sentenced in Greece have faced justice for illegal wiretapping of politicians, journalists, and military officials.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This Isn’t Our First SaaSpocalypse

Is Salesforce facing a SaaSpocalypse? Despite investor fears that AI agents could disrupt the SaaS business model, Salesforce reported strong Q4 earnings and reaffirmed growth.

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Mistral AI Inks A Deal With Global Consulting Giant Accenture

The Mistral AI Accenture partnership marks a strategic shift in how artificial intelligence reaches enterprise customers.

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Memory Shortage Could Cause The Biggest Dip In Smartphone Shipments In Over A Decade

Smartphone shipments are projected to fall 12.9% in 2026—the steepest single-year decline in over a decade

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Anthropic Acquires Computer-Use AI Startup Vercept After Meta Poached One Of Its Founders

Anthropic acquires Vercept, a Seattle-based AI startup specializing in computer-use agents, to accelerate the development of autonomous capabilities...

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Cisco Says Hackers Have Been Exploiting A Critical Bug To Break Into Big Customer Networks Since 2023

A critical vulnerability in Cisco's Catalyst SD-WAN platform has been actively exploited by hackers since at least 2023

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Alphabet-Owned Robotics Software Company Intrinsic Joins Google

Intrinsic joins Google in a strategic move to accelerate physical AI development.

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The White House Wants AI Companies To Cover Rate Hikes. Most Have Already Said They Would.

As AI data centers multiply across the U.S., many consumers wonder: are rising electricity bills linked to tech growth?

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Snapchat Announces ‘The Snappys,’ Its First-Ever Creator Awards Show

Snapchat is launching its first-ever creator awards show, The Snappys, on March 21, 2026.

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Sophia Space Raises $10M Seed To Demo Novel Space Computers

Sophia Space just raised $10 million in seed funding to solve one of orbit's toughest problems: keeping powerful space computers cool without fans or airflow.

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Read AI Launches An Email-Based ‘Digital Twin’ To Help You With Schedules And Answers

What if your email could work for you while you sleep? Read AI Ada, the new email-based digital twin from meeting notetaker Read AI, does exactly that.

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Gushwork Bets On AI Search For Customer Leads — And Early Results Are Emerging

What is Gushwork, and why does its new funding matter for your business? Gushwork is an AI search startup helping companies get discovered on platforms like...

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Nvidia Has Another Record Quarter Amid Record Capex Spends

Nvidia just posted its biggest quarter ever, and it's all thanks to the AI boom.

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Threads Is Testing A Shortcut To Quickly Start DM Conversations

What is the Threads DM shortcut? Meta's text-based app is testing a new feature that lets users generate instant direct message links by typing "DM me" or "Message me" in a post.

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So, We’re Getting Prada Meta AI Glasses, Right?

Are Prada Meta AI glasses finally on the horizon?

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Uber Engineers Built An AI Version Of Their Boss

What happens when Uber engineers build an AI version of their own CEO? The "Dara AI" chatbot now helps teams rehearse presentations before meeting with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

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Self-Driving Tech Startup Wayve Raises $1.2B From Nvidia, Uber, And Three Automakers

Wayve funding just reached a transformative milestone: the London-based self-driving startup secured $1.2 billion in a round anchored...

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Apple Rolls Out Age-Verification Tools Worldwide To Comply With Growing Web Of Child Safety Laws

Apple is deploying new age verification tools worldwide to help comply with rapidly expanding child safety legislation.

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Spanish ‘Soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing Releases Free Compressed AI Model

What if you could run a powerful AI model without the massive infrastructure costs? Multiverse Computing's newly released compressed AI model makes that possible.

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Y Combinator Grad And AI Insurance Brokerage Harper Raises $47M

What if getting business insurance didn't mean endless forms, confusing quotes, and weeks of back-and-forth? An AI insurance brokerage called Harper is changing that equation.

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Nvidia Challenger AI Chip Startup MatX Raised $500M

What is MatX, and why is its $500 million funding round making waves in AI?

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Amazon’s AI-Powered Alexa+ Gets New Personality Options

Looking to customize how your smart assistant sounds? Amazon's Alexa+ personality update lets you choose from three distinct voice styles

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India’s AI Boom Pushes Firms To Trade Near-Term Revenue For Users

India's artificial intelligence revolution is attracting millions of new users, but a critical question remains: will they pay?

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Adobe Firefly’s Video Editor Can Now Automatically Create A First Draft From Footage

What is Adobe Firefly Quick Cut? It's a new AI-powered feature inside Adobe Firefly's video editor that automatically assembles a polished first draft...

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Google Adds A Way To Create Automated Workflows To Opal

Google Opal automated workflows are now live, letting anyone build custom mini-apps using simple text prompts. Announced February 24, 2026

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