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NextBlock backs Soda Labs with $3M to bring privacy to public blockchains
NextBlock is putting $3 million behind an increasingly important challenge for public blockchains: how to give financial institutions privacy without forcing them to move their ac…
Amazon unveils new Alexa tablets with Alexa+ and Google Play Store access
The lineup includes three models: Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Amazon Alexa Tablet 11, and Amazon Alexa Tablet 8.
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Amazon’s Alexa Tablets are coming for the iPad
Amazon is launching a new lineup of tablets that bear almost no resemblance to any tablet Amazon has ever launched before. They're not even called Fire, the name Amazon has used f…
Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display
Amazon's Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap. While they're great for kids, they don't offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company's new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 …
Amazon is releasing kids' versions of its new Alexa Tablets
The new Amazon Kids Tablets come in two sizes and can be bundled with one of two styles of case.
Amazon's new Alexa tablets include a 12-inch model with anti-glare screen
Amazon has launched three new tablets that come with Alexa+.
Amazon's new Alexa tablets will have full access to Google Play
You'll be able to access Google Play and its apps on the new Amazon Alexa tablets.
Amazon's Panos Panay teases more Alexa-branded devices and a new design language
More will be revealed later this month.
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro hands-on: Taking aim at the iPad Pro for less than half the price
It's a promising tablet that starts at about $500.
Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro vs Amazon Fire HD 10: What's changed, and is the upgrade worth it?
Amazon's best tablet ever didn't have to work hard for the title, but a new nanomatte screen and Kindle mode sweeten the deal.
DARPA moves Atom Computing, IBM, IonQ and Diraq to final quantum test stage
DARPA has moved Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ into the final stage of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The US defence research agency runs the programme to test whether …
Joe Rogan and Spotify renew massive podcast deal
Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the number one show on the platform - and in the world. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, t…
NHS South East rolls out skin cancer AI that can discharge patients alone
NHS England’s South East region is rolling out an AI that can discharge patients with harmless skin lesions without a dermatologist seeing them. DERM, made by London-based Skin An…
Uber and China’s Pony.ai plan to launch robotaxis in London
The two companies said on Thursday that they would begin testing Pony.ai's Gen-7 robotaxis in London in the coming weeks.
Nvidia-backed Upscale AI launches platform to link chips from rival makers
Upscale AI, a Santa Clara networking startup backed by Nvidia, launched a platform on Thursday that lets data centres link AI chips made by different suppliers, Reuters reported. …
Pentagon offers Wolfspeed a $1.5bn loan for a stake of up to 7.5%
The US Department of War has offered chipmaker Wolfspeed a conditional loan of up to $1.5bn over 30 years. In return, Wolfspeed would give the department warrants to buy up to 7.5…
Italian data centre group expects €37B of investment by 2036
Italy’s commercial data centres could attract €36.9 billion ($41.5 billion) of investment through 2036, according to a study by the Italian Datacenter Association (IDA). The indus…
Bhutan’s DK Bank gets ADGM in-principle approval for Abu Dhabi expansion
Bhutan’s DK Bank has received In-Principle Approval from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority to establish a regulated subsidiary in Abu Dhabi. The approval gives the ba…
Nestlé CEO says workers need more than prompting skills to use AI well
Nestlé chief executive Philipp Navratil says knowing how to write a good prompt is not enough for workers who want to keep up with artificial intelligence. Staff also need to unde…
Microsoft Teams to get support for third-party deepfake detection tools
Microsoft will soon introduce support for third-party deepfake detection solutions and impersonation protection in Teams meetings. [...]
Xbox is launching a new film and TV division
Xbox is launching a new division, called "XP," that's dedicated to Xbox experiences that aren't video games, including films and TV adaptations, consumer products, live events, an…
Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders
Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital.
OpenAI hires Cursor’s Europe chief, its second sales hire from SpaceX
OpenAI has hired Ismail Elmas, who ran Cursor’s business in Europe, as its vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is the second sales executive …