Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta
Apple has finally added support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) to its Messages app.
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These documents are influencing the DOGE-sphere’s agenda
Reports from the US Government Accountability Office on improper federal payments in recent years are circulating on X and elsewhere online, and they seem to be a big influence on Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency and its supporters as the group pursues cost-cutting measures across the federal government. The payment reports have been…
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Climate X founders, who mortgaged their houses to stay afloat, now raise a $18 million Series A
To date, most of the hottest software platforms in the ClimateTech space have been about carbon accounting, offsets, removals, and regulatory disclosure. For instance, New York’s Persefoni (accounting) raised $164.2 million to date, Plan A (accounting/monitoring) in Berlin raised $43 million and at the lower end, Supercritical (removals) raised $15.8 million while CUR8 (removals) raised […]
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Backed by Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank, DTCP raises $450 million for its growth and early stage funds
German investment management firm DTCP held the final close of its third growth fund and an initial closing of its new early-stage fund.
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Accel turns to rural India in hunt for future unicorns
Accel, India’s most successful e-commerce investor, is making a contrarian move by turning its focus to smaller towns and villages.
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Puzzle Corner history
When Allan Gottlieb ’67 began editing the Puzzle Corner column in 1966, he was a junior at MIT, majoring in math. Little did he know then that he was undertaking a project that would last for nearly six decades. If you missed our previous celebrations of Allan, read our 2015 profile, “Puzzle Corner’s Keeper,” and…
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says he loves Sam Altman, believes he’s sincere about AI safety
Microsoft’s AI CEO has a cozy relationship with the man who used to be his rival, he said on Tuesday.
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10 of the most exciting digital health startups of 2024, according to VCs
In the post-COVID world, VCs say it’s not as easy to get excited about investing in digital health. Deal activity in healthcare IT was relatively flat in Q1 2024 at 74 total deals, valued at about $1 billion total, up only 3% from the year-ago quarter, according to PitchBook data. Still, promising startups have grabbed […]
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Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, and more
Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords controlling their online lives. Thus, the fediverse was born — an attempt to wrest control of microblogging services, such as Twitter and its ilk, away from centralized […]
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This smiling robot face made of living skin is absolute nightmare fuel
Giving robots a human-like exterior has been the standard for years — centuries even. But giving them actual, living skin that can be manipulated horrifying, slimy expressions? That’s new. The new work, published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, is very much just an experiment. This will not be the face of your next […]
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OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s new Voice Mode
In May, when OpenAI first demoed a far more realistic, nearly-real-time conversational experience for its chatbot platform ChatGPT, called Voice Mode, the company said that the capability would roll out to paying ChatGPT users within a few weeks. Months later, OpenAI says that it needs more time. In a post on OpenAI’s official Discord server, […]
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