Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser

Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser

Browser maker Opera launched its AI-centric browser Neon Tuesday, with the ability to create apps through AI prompts and create repeatable prompts through a feature it calls cards. With this Opera joins a growing number of companies like Perplexity and The Browser Company that are trying to make agentic browsers happen. The company first announced…

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DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app

DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its…

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California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53

California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those companies.   In addition, SB 53 creates a mechanism…

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OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system

OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system

ChatGPT users in the U.S. can now make Etsy and Shopify purchases within conversations, marking a next step towards the future of online shopping – both for consumers and the platforms that control product discovery, recommendation, and payments. In other words, OpenAI might be on the path to reshaping who holds power in e-commerce.  OpenAI’s new “Instant Checkout” feature is available to ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and Free…

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From coders to CEOs: Who’s earning in Bitcoin and Ether in 2025

From coders to CEOs: Who’s earning in Bitcoin and Ether in 2025

From coders to CEOs, crypto careers span six-figure salaries to billion-dollar fortunes, shaped by the industry’s market cycles. Developers command high salaries even for junior positions. On average, a North American blockchain developer can earn over $150,000. The crypto job market extends beyond technical positions, with product managers, CTOs and compliance officers all commanding well-compensated…

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Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge M seed

Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed

Manny Medina, previously best-known as the founder of sales automation startup Outreach ($4.4 billion valuation), has wowed investors with his young startup, Paid. Paid just closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million seed round led by Lightspeed. With the €10 million pre-seed round it raised in March, London-based Paid has already raised $33.3 million and hasn’t even…

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