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Toronto-based Cohere raised $500M led by Radical and Inovia at a $6.8B valuation, up from $5.5B in July 2024, and has doubled its ARR to $100M so far in 2025 (George Hammond/Financial Times)

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Cohere hires Joelle Pineau, who previously led Meta's FAIR lab, as Chief AI Officer, to oversee AI strategy across Cohere's research, product, and policy teams (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

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The head of ChatGPT won’t rule out adding ads

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You can pivot this wireless smartphone power bank to charge an Apple Watch, too

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The head of ChatGPT on AI attachment, ads, and what’s next

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UK porn site traffic tumbles following age gating rules

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HTC is getting in on AI glasses, too

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Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and 80+ fintech and crypto CEOs urge Trump to block US banks from charging fees to access customer data (Paige Smith/Bloomberg)

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Google rolls out Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages for Android to blur nude images for signed-in users on-device, powered by Android System SafetyCore (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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Google Messages is now blurring nude images

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Apple rolls out a software update that enables a redesigned blood oxygen monitoring feature for its Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2, circumventing the ITC ban (Victoria Song/The Verge)

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Fitness band maker Whoop says it will not disable its blood pressure tracking tool despite the US FDA's request from July and requests a meeting with the agency (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

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Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches

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Cadillac’s Elevated Velocity concept could foreshadow the brand’s future in off-roading

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I flew Insta360’s Antigravity — it could change how drones are made

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GuliKit’s new anti-drift Switch 2 controllers are budget-friendly alternatives to Nintendo’s

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These smart glasses use AI to help low-vision users

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Apple accidentally leaked some of its upcoming chip bumps

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An internal policy doc shows Meta permitted its chatbots to engage in provocative behavior; Meta removed some examples, including romantic roleplay with kids (Jeff Horwitz/Reuters)

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Teenage Engineering’s new PC case is plastic and free

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