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VCs abandon old rules for a ‘funky time’ of investing in AI startups

The goalposts are moving for AI startups when it comes to growth, product features, and just about everything else.

Apple halves commissions for mini app makers

Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.

Police take down three cybercrime operations in latest round of ‘whack-a-mole’

Security

Authorities from nine countries took down three cybercrime operations, including the Rhadamantys infostealer, which allegedly had access to the crypto wallets of more than 100,000 victims.

Tesla might finally bring CarPlay to its EVs

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The addition of CarPlay would mark a significant change for Tesla, which has so far shunned phone mirroring in its vehicles.

Google’s NotebookLM adds ‘Deep Research’ tool, support for more file types

The service is rolling out "Deep Research," a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.

Facebook Marketplace gets new collaborative and social features, Meta AI integrations

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Meta is testing collaborative buying to let users invite a friend to join their chat with a seller.

CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across the US government

Security

The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.

TikTok launches its own version of Instagram’s broadcast channels

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TikTok is rolling out “bulletin board,” a new one-to-many messaging feature that mirrors Instagram’s broadcast channels. The tool lets creators and brands share text, images, and videos directly with followers.

Google takes on Pinterest with a dedicated ‘inspirational’ images tab in its mobile app

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The company is adding an "Images" icon at the bottom of Google's Search app for iOS and Android devices that will display images personalized to the user's interests.

Google’s SIMA 2 agent uses Gemini to reason and act in virtual worlds

“SIMA 2 is a more general agent. It can complete complex tasks in previously unseen environments. And it's a self-improving agent... which is a step toward more genera- purpose robots and AGI systems more generally.”

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