Google plans to start rolling out ML-powered age estimation in the US “over the next few weeks” to detect if users are under 18 and enable existing protections — In the US, Google is beginning to use an age estimation model to detect whether Account users are under or over 18.
Showrunner, an Amazon-backed AI streaming service, launches Thursday, letting users paying $10-$40/mo. to create their own animated shows or build on others' IP — - Fable Studio has gotten funding from Amazon for its AI streaming platform, Showrunner. — It shared a deck that explains …
YouTube is rolling out age estimation tech in the US to identify teen users and serve more age-appropriate content, regardless of the birthday given at signup — YouTube on Tuesday announced it's beginning to roll out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience.
OpenAI launches study mode in ChatGPT, designed to encourage students to engage with learning material, available to logged-in Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users — OpenAI's new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn't address generative AI's underlying disruption of education.
Fable, a startup offering AI-generated security training for employees, comes out of stealth having raised $31M, a source says at a $120M valuation — With a $31 million raise, Fable is aiming to take on multi-billion companies with its AI-generated security training targeted at employees who need it.
AIUC, which offers enterprises insurance policies and audits for AI agents, emerges from stealth with a $15M seed led by Nat Friedman at NFDG — Today, the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) is emerging from stealth with a $15 million seed round led by Nat Friedman at NFDG …
Rune Technologies, which is developing AI-enabled software to transform manual processes in military logistics, raised a $24M Series A by Human Capital — Silicon Valley is doubling down on defense as geopolitical tensions rise and appetite for modernizing warfare grows.
Sources: KKR is in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian digital infrastructure provider at more than $5B — KKR & Co. is in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian digital infrastructure provider …
Core Devices CEO says the company has recovered the Pebble trademark, allowing it to rename its new smartwatches as Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2 — We were always going to call them Pebbles anyway. … Good news for Pebble fans. Not only are the Pebble watches coming back, they'll also officially be called Pebble watches.
The NHTSA closes its 14-month investigation into a series of minor collisions and unexpected behavior from Waymo vehicles, and won't take further action — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has closed a 14-month investigation into a series of minor collisions …
In a memo, Satya Nadella addresses the “enigma” of layoffs while “Microsoft is thriving”, saying the transition into the AI era “might feel messy at times” — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed the growing internal unease inside the tech giant Thursday morning …
Goldman Sachs and BNY partner to let institutional investors purchase tokenized money market funds, with ownership recorded on Goldman's blockchain platform — Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon are set to announce that they've created the ability for institutional investors …
Google DeepMind unveils Aeneas, an AI model for contextualizing ancient Latin inscriptions, to help historians interpret and restore fragmentary texts — Introducing the first model for contextualizing ancient inscriptions, designed to help historians better interpret, attribute and restore fragmentary texts.
Source: OpenAI's $40B round announced in March is reopening on July 28; SoftBank's commitment could be cut to $10B if OpenAI does not restructure by end of 2025 — OpenAI, which recently announced a $40 billion round of financing, is seeking funding from new and existing investors to fulfill the deal.
Poseidon, an AI-focused decentralized data layer built on the Story protocol, raised a $15M seed led by a16z — - Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has invested in Poseidon, a full-stack decentralized data layer built on the IP-focused Story protocol. — The startup closed …
How UK Biobank, a government-backed cloud database of 1B+ medical images from 100,000+ participants, is fueling breakthroughs in AI-driven diagnostics — A massive database of medical images is offering an unprecedented window into how diseases take hold years before symptoms appear.
Sources: UK plans to designate Apple and Google as holding a “strategic market advantage” over rivals, subjecting them to new regulations and potential fines — EXCLUSIVE — The United Kingdom is preparing to designate Apple and Google as holding a “strategic market advantage” …
Sources: after Trump let Nvidia resume H20 chip sales to China, Nvidia told Chinese customers it has limited stocks and doesn't plan to restart production — President Donald Trump's recent decision allowing Nvidia to resume sales of the H20 artificial intelligence chips to China sent its Chinese customers …
President Trump signs the GENIUS Act, and says the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins will “secure the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency” — President Donald Trump signed the first federal bill to regulate stablecoins, hailing it as a “giant step …
SPAC Insider: SPACs are booming in 2025, with 74 blank check companies going public so far in 2025, raising about $14.7B and beating 2022 total of $13.4B — SPACs are reaching heights not seen since 2021, despite their reputation as a symptom of an overly frothy market. … - And its been accelerating.
Google files a lawsuit in the US against 25 unnamed individuals in China, accusing them of operating the BadBox 2.0 botnet, compromising 10M+ devices worldwide — Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances ... and crime, too — Google has filed a lawsuit …
BrightAI, an AI-powered service using custom chips and devices to monitor critical infrastructure, raised a $51M Series A, source says at a $300M valuation — BrightAI raised $51 million to sell sensors and software that monitor infrastructure. — While many artificial intelligence tools …
Hands-on with ChatGPT Agent: combines OpenAI's Operator and deep research tools and is incredibly simple to use, but less customizable than Claude Code — It's launching today! Here's our day-zero, hands-on report. … Surprise! Operator and deep research had a baby, and it's called ChatGPT Agent.
ChatGPT Agent uses a virtual browser to do tasks such as filling online forms and calling public APIs, and generates downloadable PowerPoint and Excel files — It's a PowerPoint generator! It's a date-night planner! It's ... another agent from OpenAI. — Isa Fulford, the research lead …
OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Agent, which can control an entire computer and perform multi-step tasks, powered by a new dedicated model, rolling out to paid users — One employee uses it to automate his weekly parking requests at OpenAI's San Francisco office.
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