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PERPLEXITY AI SECURES $500 MILLION FUNDING ROUND AT $14 BILLION VALUATION
Perplexity AI, a San Francisco-based startup developing an AI-powered search engine, is finalizing a $500 million funding round at a $14 billion valuation, marking its second major capital raise in six months, as announced this week.
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May 17, 2025
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TOYOTA SIMPLIFIES NAME AND UPGRADES TECH FOR ITS SOLE U.S.ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Toyota has unveiled a revamped version of its only all-electric vehicle in the U.S., renaming the bZ4X to simply “bZ” and introducing significant technological upgrades for the 2026 model year, as announced this week.
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May 17, 2025
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ELON MUSK ANNOUNCES TESLA ROBOTAXIS AND HUMANOID ROBOTS FOR SAUDI ARABIA
Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, revealed plans last week to bring the company’s autonomous Robotaxis, dubbed Cybercabs, and Optimus humanoid robots to Saudi Arabia, marking a bold step in the kingdom's push for technological innovation.
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May 17, 2025
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LIFTS RESTRICTIONS ON AI CHIP EXPORTS SPARKING GLOBAL DEBATE 7
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the repeal of a Biden-era regulation that would have restricted the export of artificial intelligence chips to over 100 countries, a move set to take effect on May 15, 2025.
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May 17, 2025
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MOTOROLA RAZR ULTRA 2025 REVIEW: POWERFUL BUT PRICEY FOLDABLE
Motorola’s latest flip phone, the Razr Ultra 2025, hit the market last month with a bold promise: to outshine competitors like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 with top-tier specs and a sleek design.
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May 17, 2025
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BAIDU PLANS DRIVERLESS TAXI LAUNCH IN EUROPE, TARGETING SWITZERLAND AND TURKEY
Chinese tech giant Baidu is gearing up to test its driverless ride-hailing service, Apollo Go, in Europe for the first time, with plans to establish a local entity in Switzerland and begin trials by the end of 2025, as reported last week by The Wall Street Journal.
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May 17, 2025
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MICROSOFT CUTS THOUSANDS OF JOBS WHILE BOLSTERING AI INVESTMENTS
Microsoft is trimming its global workforce by about 6,000 jobs, roughly 3% of its 228,000 employees, while pouring significant resources into artificial intelligence, as announced this week.
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May 17, 2025
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GOOGLE REVEALS BOLD ANDROID REDESIGN BEFORE IPHONE SOFTWARE UPDATE
Google has rolled out a sweeping redesign for its Android operating system, dubbed Material 3 Expressive, marking the most significant visual update in years, as announced this week.
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May 17, 2025
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SEVEN TRICKY NEW MALWARE TYPES THREATENING DEVICES IN 2025
Cybercriminals are getting craftier, and the malware they're unleashing in 2025 is sneakier than ever.
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May 17, 2025
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APPLE UNVEILS BRAIN CONTROL ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES FOR IPHONE AND IPAD
Imagine firing off a text, flipping through apps, or adjusting your music playlist just by thinking about it—no taps, no voice commands, just your brain at work.
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May 17, 2025
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AI Factories AN INEVITABLE REVOLUTION IN PRECISION MANUFACTURING
Thanks to technological innovations, economic pressures, and ethical considerations, the manufacturing landscape is shifting.
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May 17, 2025
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ESPN LAUNCHES DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER STREAMING SERVICE AT $29.99, RESHAPING SPORTS 7 IN THE STREAMING WARS
ESPN will debut its highly anticipated direct-to-consumer streaming service, simply named “ESPN,” in September 2025, priced at $29.99 per month, as announced this week.
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May 17, 2025
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POPE LEO XIV CITES AI IN PAPAL NAME CHOICE, EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY
When white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, it signaled a new era for the Catholic Church: the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, who stepped onto St. Peter's balcony with a message of peace and a nod to the challenges of our time.
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May 17, 2025
Time
The true meaning of an American Pope
ON MAY 8, I STOOD ON THE COLON-nades of St. Peter’s Square on the beautiful afternoon a new Pope was elected, shoulder to shoulder with pilgrims from every corner of the globe.
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May 26, 2025
Time
A NEW ERA
Pope Leo XIV will be the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion followers
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May 26, 2025
Time
Israeli reserves For new Gaza offensive
ISRAEL’S GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED WHAT many in Gaza had feared: its military will seize the territory indefinitely, calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers to significantly expand operations.
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May 26, 2025
Time
OUR DATA, OURSELVES
Access to online services is as fundamental to modern life as electricity or water. And just as we expect our electricity to be reliable and our water to be clean, we should have high expectations for the internet. Our data represents our personhood; it encompasses our relationships, our thoughts, our interests, our created memories. That information should be controlled by us—not by Big Tech.
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May 26, 2025
Time
How do we define a 'real movie' now?
WHENEVER A FRIEND OR COLLEAGUE sees a movie before I do, the first question I ask is no longer “Is it any good?” but “Does it feel like a real movie?”
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May 26, 2025
Time
WITH MONUMENTAL SALES AND A SLEW OF HOLLYWOOD PROJECTS, TAYLOR JENKINS REID IS REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PUBLISHING SUCCESS STORY
A NOVEL APPROACH
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May 26, 2025
Time
TIME 100 HEALTH - Titans
AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF the World Health Organization (WHO), navigating uncertainty is part of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' job. Health threats don't give warnings, and the viruses and pathogens responsible for them aren't always predictable.
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May 26, 2025
Time
TIME 100 HEALTH - Catalysts
'Every year, 23,000 kids experience cardiac arrest... Every one of them deserves the same access to lifesaving care that I had.'
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May 26, 2025
Newsweek US
Bridging the Catholic Divide
Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline
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May 23, 2025
Newsweek US
Crowning Achievement
The King’s Trust gala in New York City showcased the pioneering work of King Charles IIl’s flagship charity in helping young people in the U.K., U.S. and around the world
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May 23, 2025
Newsweek US
The AI Classroom
Alpha School in Texas is redefining learning, using artificial intelligence to teach children core subjects in just two hours a day
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May 23, 2025
Newsweek US
STAYING POWER
THE MEMORY OF MALCOLM X remains in the public consciousness after he was immortalized in the biographical movie by Spike Lee. The filmmaker told Newsweek why the life and message of the leader and human rights activist still resonates on the 100th anniversary of his birth
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May 23, 2025
Newsweek US
Alexander Skarsgård
HOW DID ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD PREPARE TO PLAY A SECURITY ROBOT that starts to find free will in Apple TV+'s Murderbot (May 16)? “Well, I've spent 48 years being emotionally unavailable.
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May 23, 2025
Newsweek US
AMERICA'S GREATEST WORK PLACES FOR GENZ 2025
THE TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL can be both exhilarating and overwhelming.
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May 23, 2025
Time
Trump's First 100 Days
The President speaks on amassing power, confronting the courts, and upending the world America made
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May 26, 2025
Time
Nikki Glaser The comedian on the delicate art of making fun of celebrities, being mean during roasts, and the upside of her impostor syndrome
You hosted the Golden Globes this year. What was the energy like in the room?
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May 26, 2025
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FOR LOVE OR MONEY
Celine Song's Materialists interrogates the enduring role of wealth in courtship
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