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Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about TechCrunch · Connie Loizos Mark Zuckerberg has struck again. Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that's become the talk of Silicon Valley since it...

SoftBank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBC CNBC · Samantha Subin SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, sources told CNBC's David Faber. The Japanese investment giant sent over a … Two cybersecurity employees plead guilty to carrying out ransomware attacks The Verge · Emma Roth The pair targeted several companies with ALPHV / BlackCat ransomware and extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin. Two former employees at cybersecurity firms —... China to crack down on AI firms to protect kids BBC News · Osmond Chia China has proposed strict new rules for artificial intelligence (AI) to provide safeguards for children and prevent chatbots from offering advice that...

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Korea Crushes Global Benchmarks With Best Stock Rally Since 1999 Bloomberg · By Youkyung Lee South Korea's stock market renaissance in 2025 was one for the history books. Buoyed by world-beating gains in arms exporters to eye-popping surge in … UK's Octopus Energy to spinoff AI unit Kraken at $8.65 billion valuation CNBC · April Roach British renewable energy startup Octopus Energy is set to spin out its AI tech unit Kraken Technologies, setting the stage for a potential public … GOG's Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free The Verge · Emma Roth The cofounder of GOG and CD Projekt has acquired the preservation-focused game marketplace. GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that... Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say TechCrunch · Amanda Silberling As social media becomes increasingly reliant on algorithmic feeds, creators are navigating a new normal: Just because you post something doesn't mean... The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work The Atlantic · By Nick Geisler Artificial intelligence is destroying the career ladder for aspiring artists. One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was "Try out lighter...

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