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Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups

Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups. Now, the firm has closed its first fund, securing $25.9 million in capital commitments from Cisco Foundation, AMB Holdings, and Builders Vision, among others, along… Continua a leggere Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups

Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users

Hackers gained access to some Betterment customers’ personal information through a social engineering attack, then targeted some of them with a crypto-related phishing message.

Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri

Apple and Google have embarked on a non-exclusive, multi-year partnership that will involve Apple using Gemini models and Google cloud technology for future foundational models.

A New Jersey lawsuit shows how hard it is to fight deepfake porn

A number of US laws have already banned deepfake pornography — most notably the Take It Down Act. But while specific users are clearly breaking those laws, it’s much harder to hold the entire platform accountable.

Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents

Google said that merchants can now offer discounts to users directly in AI mode results

Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges

Small modular reactor startups are betting that mass manufacturing will help them bring costs down. But are they underestimating the challenge?

Wing to expand drone delivery to another 150 Walmart stores

The partnership will grow Wing’s drone delivery service to more than 270 Walmart stores by 2027.

Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests

Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.

Google removes AI Overviews for certain medical queries

This follows an investigation by the Guardian that found Google AI Overviews offering misleading information in response to some health-related queries.

Google co-founders may be leaving California

Sergey Brin and Larry Page appear to be pulling back from the state where they co-founded Google.