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- All 7 Anthropic founders will each cash out about $250M in IPO
Each of the seven co-founders plans to sell exactly the same number of shares in the IPO, which would bring each of them about $250 million in cash at the midpoint of the price range while leaving the group in control…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google Fi adds support for a second 5G network, won't say which one
Fi has always supported T-Mobile, but the new one? Google won't say.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Oura to acquire AI-native primary care startup Counsel Health for $625M
The deal comes a few weeks after Oura postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.”
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Pixel phones getting new icon styles, Create My Widget, and more in November Pixel Drop
Spruce up your home screen with expanded custom icons and AI-generated widgets.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Free video-streaming service Tubi lets users share curated watchlists now
User-based recommendations could make it easier to find stuff to watch on Tubi.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery
PSI used an unreleased Anthropic model to answer a fundamental question about quantum computing that scientists have pursued for nearly two decades.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google
OpenAI is looking to make ChatGPT a more robust consumer discovery engine, and a host of new features seek to empower businesses to help it do that.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Pixel Tag, Google’s $30 Android-ready answer to Apple’s AirTag, is now available
Google's Pixel Tag lets you track lost items with your Android device, similar to Apple's AirTag.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Steam Deck performance gets a reality check with Valve's new FPS data
Benchmark tools for generic gaming rigs could be coming soon.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Anthropic launches Claude Meetings to turn workplace discussions into plans and tasks
As participants talk, Claude can draft the plan being discussed, map out a timeline on a whiteboard, answer questions in the meeting chat, and access connected work apps to retrieve information, such as last year's…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy: a timeline
The affair could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Sundrop turns your endless baby photos into recaps, time-lapses and more — without AI
Sundrop is a new iPhone app that uses Apple's on-device AI to help parents rediscover their favorite photos and create keepsakes without uploading images to the cloud.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - High oil prices have led to a dip in global carbon emissions
Bucking recent trends, fossil fuel emissions look to be down 0.4 percent.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - One space station company sues another for copying its work
"NASA advised that Vast’s submission in some locations substituted 'the PAM Provider' for Axiom"
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple TV makes sign language interpretation a built-in accessibility feature
Apple TV's new accessibility feature lets viewers turn on sign language interpretation within supported titles.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips
Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - N-able takes its remote access service offline after researcher publishes dozens of zero-day bugs
The remote access giant also urged its self-hosted customers to take down their own servers amid a "critical security incident," fearing the possibility of cyberattacks.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Meta’s AI agent Muse lands on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS
Users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation on their Apple Watch.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - DeepMind reveals Gemini Robotics 2.5 and open safety benchmark "ASIMOV-jailbreak"
The new model is up to twice as successful at some tasks.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - New WhatsApp head wants to make the app easier to use, give its AI more chops
Kunal Shah said that AI on WhatsApp will remind people of their appointment than booking
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nvidia has a Jensen Huang problem—and no obvious successor
Huang faces a board probe as investors fret over Nvidia’s lack of a clear successor.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - FDA warns GLP-1 drugs may pose risk of rare condition that causes vision loss
The risk appears small and data is mixed, but FDA wants patients to be aware.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Reddit is turning user conversations into AI-powered product reviews
Reddit's new AI-powered reviews summarize what users like and dislike about 10,000 products, helping shoppers research purchases ahead of the holidays.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Polestar has a new look with its Formula 2030 concept
The shape looks like a Saab Aero-X, but the nose previews the next Polestar 2.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot
Amazon-owned Ring is pushing into robotics with the launch of a home security drone and a rolling robot designed to patrol and protect businesses.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Adobe adds more AI to its products and launches an MCP
Adobe is taking on Figma with a new prototype builder tool in Firefly.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion
The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully diluted basis.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Aura’s newest e-ink photo frame is even better and more affordable than its last
Aura is unveiling a new product: a 10-inch digital e-ink frame that can blend in seamlessly with printed photos.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - After challenging Google’s Android with Cyanogen, its co-founder takes aim at Windows for AI era
Kora is set to launch as a free-to-use alternative to Windows, targeting users who rely heavily on AI models and agents.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Spotify’s AI DJ gets new voices, personalities, and an option for less chatter
Spotify Premium users can now customize their AI DJ with new voices with different personalities, or turn off the commentary between songs.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Cyberattacks threaten to make open-source AI a little less open, Hugging Face exec warns
Hugging Face executive Irene Solaiman warns that growing cyberattacks on open AI platforms could force tighter security restrictions, threatening the accessibility that makes open-source communities valuable to…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ukraine’s fiber-optic drones get squeezed by AI data center demand
Ukraine competes with Russia and data centers for China’s optical fiber supply.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Review: Apple's M6 MacBook Pro is good, but it's missing all the exciting stuff
Per usual, the basic MacBook Pro lags behind the flagships where it counts.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Indian anti-dumping duties put Nepal’s jute industry under pressure
Higher duties in its biggest export market, coupled with the withdrawal of government incentives at home, are squeezing eastern Nepal’s jute industry, threatening its competitiveness, exports and jobs.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepali youth in Australia build Thopla app
Kathmandu, November 10 A social media app called Thopla, developed by a young Nepali in Australia to connect Nepalis abroad through homegrown technology, has grown in popularity recently. Ujjwal Khanal, originally from…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold delivers 17.72 per cent return in Nepal over a year, but remains below record high
Kathmandu, November 10 Gold has delivered a 17.72 per cent price return in Nepal over the past year, rising from Rs 241,500 per tola on November 10 last year to Rs 284,300 per tola currently. However, the precious metal…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Otter AI can now follow conversations across 30+ languages
Otter AI just added support for 27 languages and revealed an upcoming feature that can follow along if speakers switch between languages.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass
California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal’s tea exports to India through Kakarbhitta rise by over 90 per cent
Kathmandu, November 10 Nepal’s tea exports to India through the eastern Kakarbhitta border point have increased significantly, with export volumes rising by more than 90 per cent in September compared to the same month…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Jensen Huang’s alleged honeypot scandal has inspired some top-notch memes
The internet is having a field day with Nvidia's Jensen Huang's alleged honeypot scandal.
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