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Apple has made its biggest investment announcement yet, committing over $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. This will drive innovation in artificial intelligence, silicon engineering, and advanced manufacturing and create thousands of jobs. U.S. Manufacturing and AI Infrastructure As part of this, Apple will open a new advanced manufacturing facility in…
Tax Season 2025: When Will You Get Your Refund? As tax filing season is in full swing, many taxpayers are eager to know when they will receive their IRS refunds. Understanding the IRS tax refund schedule for 2025 can help you plan your finances better. Here’s everything you need to know about checking your refund…
Introduction Humane, the AI hardware startup, is discontinuing the AI Pin after HP acquired the company for $116M. Sales of the $499 device will stop immediately and all existing AI Pins will stop functioning by 12pm PST on February 28, 2025. AI Pin Will Stop Working by February 28 Humane has told customers that their…
The Trump administration has fired hundreds of FAA employees who worked on air traffic control infrastructure. According to CNN, the mass firings started last night and mostly affected probationary workers in technical and maintenance positions. FAA Workers Get Fired As Air Traffic Chaos Unfolds The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union says these firings targeted…
TikTok Is Live on Apple and Google After being absent from US app stores for nearly a month, TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s app stores. Along with other ByteDance apps like CapCut and Lemon8, it was removed following a national security law that banned its operations in the US. Why Was TikTok Removed?…
Big Tech and pharma companies are rapidly injecting artificial intelligence (AI) into the healthcare space. After recent partnerships between AWS, General Catalyst and GE Healthcare for AI driven medical solutions. US pharma giant Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) has made its first investment in a health tech startup in Asia Pacific. Thailand-based healthtech startup HD,…
Over 100 current and former federal employees have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for accessing their sensitive personnel records without proper authorization. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in the Southern District of New York, alleges DOGE got the data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) without going…
Sprinklr, a CXM platform provider, has let go of around 500 employees, or 15% of its workforce, as it struggles with poor business performance and needs to realign its resources. Recurring Workforce Reductions This is the third round of layoffs in 2023. In May, the company cut 3% of its employees and 4% earlier that…
Healthcare is undergoing a big digital transformation and Avelios is one of the forerunners. The Munich-based startup has raised $31M in Series A funding led by Sequoia to modernize outdated hospital IT systems with AI-driven and cloud-based solutions. Avelios: Transforming Legacy Systems Many hospitals still run on legacy software that has not been updated for…
Introduction OurSky and PlaneWave Instruments have merged to form Observable Space Startups, the new company building the next generation of telescopes. This merger combines OurSky’s advanced space observational software with PlaneWave’s high-quality telescopes to offer a more integrated and accessible solution for space exploration and observation. The Problem Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim saw the…
Apple is set to expand the language support for its AI-powered suite, Apple Intelligence, starting in April 2025. The new update will introduce support for French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. Additionally, localized English versions for India and Singapore will also be available. During Apple’s Q4 2024 earnings call, CEO…
Introduction Chinese AI company DeepSeek is facing a new challenge in the US a trademark dispute that may complicate its expansion plans. The issue arose when a Delaware-based company, Delson Group Inc., filed for the “DeepSeek” trademark just 36 hours before it submitted its application to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Delson Group’s…
