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Quick Hits
Remote reticence: Dell discourages WFH.
Taxi target: U.K. wants flying cabs.
Hydrogen power: Hondas get fuel cells.
Pay transparency: Airbnb sets high bar.
AI transparency: YouTube adds mandates.
AI about-face: India nixes model approvals.
DeepMind defection: Microsoft poaches.
Flying food: Stockholm drones deliver.
ETH competition: Stellar invests $100M.
iAI in progress: Apple plays AI catchup.
Indian investment: Nvidia bets big on Yotta.
Out of the Box: Company pivots to automation.
Splunk splurge: Cisco makes $28B acquisition.
Rideshare revolt: Lyft protests MN pay hike.
Fare deal: Uber settles with Aussie cabbies.
Network games: LinkedIn might add play.
‘Cyberflashing’: Brits enforce new law.
Trending Startups
DeepMind takes a corner
The same week Google DeepMind lost two-thirds of its founding team to Microsoft, the company announced TacticAI, a tool to help pro soccer teams kick better corners.
Senator proposes 4-day workweek
Bernie Sanders' 32-hour workweek bill aims to share AI productivity gains, potentially returning 6 years to workers' lives.
‘She-conomy’ soars
Female-owned ventures grew 17% in 2023, outpacing overall growth by 4.5x. Women have nearly doubled their share of new businesses since 2019.
India’s quick commerce makes rapid gains
The “quick commerce” market in India grew 10x in 2 years, as urbanites make unplanned, small-ticket purchases with Zomato-owned Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart and YC Continuity-backed Zepto.
U.S. Homeland Security embraces AI
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security embraces AI, collaborates with Big Tech companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to combat trafficking and enhance disaster response.
Recently Funded
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- India's Liquidnitro Games Nets $5.25M Seed Funding
- UK's Cathedral Studios Closes $6.6M Seed Round
- Singapore's Tokenize Bags $11.5M for Digital Exchange
- San Diego's Tempo Therapeutics Raises $12M Series A
- Israeli Agtech Prospera Harvests $15M
- Sweden's Ingrid Snags $23M to Snub Free Shipping
- San Francisco’s Figure Markets Raises $60M for Crypto 'Everything Marketplace'
Weekly Pulse
What We’re Reading
The AI Act is done. Here’s what will (and won’t) change (MIT)
The Hidden Toll of Surviving Layoffs (The Atlantic)
What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines (NYT)
A VC Firm Tracked 200+ Startups Through The Chaos Of Growing Fast. Here’s What It Found (CrunchBase)
Early-stage startups seeking venture debt find investor prestige isn’t enough (PitchBook)
America Needs More Techno-Optimism (a16z)
Poll of the Week
Post of the Week
Podcasts of the Week
ID.me CEO Blake Hall: Identity & Security (The World of Daas)
S9 E16: James Perkins, Unkey (Code Story)
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