• SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown — TechCrunch - 19:42
• How OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face — TechCrunch - 19:11
• Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z — TechCrunch - 18:50
• Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers — Ars Technica - 18:18
• Science Corporation’s vision-restoring chip wins EU approval — TechCrunch - 18:18
• Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads — TechCrunch - 18:13
• Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy explains why Anthropic is winning (and it’s not the model) — TechCrunch - 18:02
• Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI — TechCrunch - 17:54
• Google is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android — TechCrunch - 17:08
• Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers — Ars Technica - 17:02

The AI landscape sees Glow challenging endpoint security with a $1.2 billion valuation, while Synthesia expands its AI training platform into interactive live coaching sessions for businesses.

• Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era — TechCrunch -
• Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching — TechCrunch -

An Anthropic-Physical Intelligence acquisition rumor is stirring the AI community, concurrently with **Dimension Capital's new $800 million fund** underscoring the booming intersection of science and compute.

• The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter — TechCrunch -
• Dimension Capital’s $800M third fund shows the intersection of science and compute is booming — TechCrunch -