Month: January 2025

Apple may add an iPhone Air to its lineup Apple’s next major iPhone upgrade will include a new model called the iPhone 17 Air, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This seems like an obvious way to expand the lineup, given Apple’s success with the Air moniker for thinner MacBooks and

Apple board opposes proposal to abolish DEI programs Apple’s board of directors has come out in opposition to a proposal seeking to end the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.  In a proxy filing, the company said the National Center for Public Policy Research (a conservative think tank) is

Researchers open source Sky-T1, a ‘reasoning’ AI model that can be trained for less than $450 So-called reasoning AI models are becoming easier — and cheaper — to develop. On Friday, NovaSky, a team of researchers based out of UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab, released Sky-T1-32B-Preview, a reasoning model that’s

What’s behind ballooning video game budgets? Why does it cost some companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a popular video game? A couple weeks ago, The New York Times blamed the never-ending quest to deliver more photo-realistic graphics— and it suggested the industry is beginning to see diminishing

Everything you missed at CES 2025 Welcome back to Week in Review. I missed you! This week, we’re diving into all the gadgets and announcements out of this year’s CES, Meta’s decision to roll back its fact-checking program, TikTok’s response to employees affected by the California wildfires, and more! Let’s

I got soaked driving the Arc Sport electric boat I did not go to CES 2025 with the goal of getting drenched by Lake Mead’s chilly January waters. But when I discovered Los Angeles-based boat startup Arc had brought its new sport boat to Las Vegas, I figured it was

Fintech nsave raises $18M Nsave, a financial technology platform for customers in high-inflation countries, has raised an $18M Series A round and launched an investment product alongside its accounts provision. The investment was led by TQ Ventures with participation from Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, ACE Ventures, and Proton Foundation, to

How Neural Concept’s 3D AI platform is redefining engineering workflows in OEMs Traditionally, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) engineering workflows can be lengthy, often spanning weeks or months, which results in delays in time to market. A Swiss AI startup has found a way to accelerate the process, changing the workflow

European startups leading the charge in the multi-billion dollar weight loss market The interest in weight loss solutions, particularly those involving GLP-1 medications, has surged. Recent VC funding trends in the weight loss sector emphasise innovative solutions, particularly within the pharmaceutical space.  This has spurred significant investment in startups developing

Latvia’s “MoneySuperMarket” targets $20m funding round as mulls European launch A Latvian startup, which bills itself as a “MoneySuperMarket for emerging economies”, is targeting a $20m Series A funding round later this year and is testing the waters on a European launch. Jeff App, founded in 2019, is a comparison