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Inspired Capital fourth fund closes at $450 million

New York venture firm Inspired Capital has closed its fourth fund at $450 million, bringing assets under management to nearly $1.4 billion. The firm will continue backing early-stage startups with…

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US DeepSeek ban orders removal from civilian agencies

The Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and related third-party AI services from government systems. The directive cites national…

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    Government & Policy

    US DeepSeek ban orders removal from civilian agencies

    The Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and related third-party AI services from government systems. The directive cites national…

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    Venture

    Inspired Capital fourth fund closes at $450 million

    New York venture firm Inspired Capital has closed its fourth fund at $450 million, bringing assets under management to nearly $1.4 billion. The firm will continue backing…

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    Media & Entertainment

    Spotify podcast memberships launch in 34 markets

    Spotify has introduced paid podcast memberships in 34 markets, letting creators offer exclusive content, fewer ads, and early access to episodes. Podcasters retain 90% of…

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    Hardware

    Oura fitness metrics add Cardio Effort and VO2 max

    Oura is introducing Cardio Effort and automatic VO2 max tracking to help users understand workout intensity and long-term cardiovascular fitness. The features support Oura Ring…

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    Fundraising

    Otter.ai funding secures $320M from General Catalyst

    Otter.ai has secured $320 million in non-dilutive growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. The AI meeting-assistant company plans to expand enterprise sales…

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    Fundraising

    Blackwall funding round raises $100M at $2.2B valuation

    Estonia-based cybersecurity company Blackwall has raised $100 million in Series C funding, quadrupling its valuation to $2.2 billion. The investment will fund global expansion and…

    Shivangi Yadav3 min read
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    Commerce

    Flipkart food delivery pilot expands to 8,000 employees

    Walmart-owned Flipkart is testing its food-delivery service, Eat-in by Minutes, with more than 8,000 employees in Bengaluru. The company is preparing to challenge Zomato and…

    Shivangi Yadav4 min read
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    AI

    Mamdani AI regulation push challenges federal policy

    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the federal government’s approach to artificial intelligence at The People’s AI Assembly. He urged greater public accountability…

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    Anthropic Nscale compute deal talks target another $45B

    Anthropic and Nvidia-backed Nscale are reportedly negotiating a second $45 billion AI computing agreement following their August partnership. The proposed deal would expand data…

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    Startups

    AWS TorchNeuron brings PyTorch apps to Trainium chips

    Amazon Web Services introduced TorchNeuron, an open-source tool that simplifies running PyTorch AI models on its Trainium chips. The release challenges Nvidia’s CUDA software…

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    AI

    AI smart TV hacks help users remove ads and bloatware

    Developers use AI coding assistants to remove unwanted ads, turn off tracking features, and customise smart TV interfaces. Projects including dumbtv and cleanyourtv offer…

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Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds: Clear Sound, Weak Calls

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