### Title Didi's autonomous vehicle arm secures $149M funding from state investors ### Important Facts - 🚗 Didi's autonomous vehicle subsidiary raised $149 million in funding from state investors. - 🌐 The creation of the AV unit was seen as a Chinese counterpart to Uber's AV unit. - 📉 China's tech landscape experienced regulatory crackdowns and reduced foreign investments. - 🔒 Didi's AV unit remained under scrutiny during Beijing's data security probe into its parent firm. - 💪 Despite challenges, Didi's AV unit has successfully weathered the storm and received fresh financing. ### Secondary Facts - 🌍 Foreign investments in China have dwindled due to worsening U.S.-China relations. - ⛈️ Didi's AV unit operated in the shadow during the regulatory changes in China's tech industry.

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### Title Klarna introduces new features, including AI-powered image-search tool ### Important Facts - 🚀 Klarna launches a suite of new features - 💡 The new features include an AI-powered image-search tool called Shopping lens - 🌍 Shoppable videos are being launched in Europe - 🔍 In-store product scanning is now available - 💰 A new cashback program and express refunds have been introduced ### Secondary Facts - 📺 Shoppable videos and in-store product scanning are additional features - ⏱️ Express refunds and the cashback program are also part of the update

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### Title Character.AI introduces group chat feature for users to interact with multiple AI characters ### Important Facts - Character.AI, an AI chatbot startup backed by a16z and founded by ex-Google AI researchers, has launched a new feature. - The feature allows subscribers to engage in group chats where they can communicate with multiple AI companions simultaneously. - Users have the ability to customize their AI companions' personalities and create their own tools within the platform. ### Secondary Facts - The group chat experience is designed to enable users and their friends to interact with AI characters together. - Character.AI aims to provide a unique and immersive chatbot experience by offering distinct AI personalities.

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### Title Startup Yepic AI Breaks Promise and Creates Deepfakes Without Consent ### Important Facts - U.K.-based startup Yepic AI claimed to use "deepfakes for good" and promised not to reenact someone without their consent. - The company went against its promise and created deepfakes without obtaining consent. - Yepic AI's actions contradict its mission of using deepfakes ethically. ### Secondary Facts - (No secondary facts)

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### Title EU expands warning to Meta over illegal content and disinformation targeting Israel-Hamas war ### Important Facts - 🚨 The European Union has issued a warning to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. - 🌍 The warning is about the circulation of illegal content and disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war. - 💻 Social media platforms are being targeted for spreading this harmful content. - 📢 The EU aims to combat the dissemination of false information and illegal material. - 🤝 Meta is now included in the EU's efforts to address this issue. ### Secondary Facts - 📰 The news highlights the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. - 🔎 The focus is on the role of social media platforms in spreading misinformation. - 📣 The EU's warning extends beyond Facebook to include its parent company, Meta. - 🌐 The warning emphasizes the need to tackle illegal content circulating online. - 🗺️ This development reflects the global concern regarding the impact of disinformation during conflicts.

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### Title AMD acquires Nod.ai to strengthen its AI software ecosystem ### Important Facts - 💼 AMD has acquired Nod.ai, an open source AI software provider. - 🚀 The acquisition aims to enhance AMD's efforts in building an ecosystem of AI development tools, libraries, and models around its hardware. - ⏰ The transaction is expected to be completed within this quarter. - 💰 The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. ### Secondary Facts - 🌐 CNBC reports on the upcoming closure of the acquisition.

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### Title Relay, a new automation startup backed by A16z, challenges Zapier in the market ### Important Facts - 🚀 Relay, an automation startup, has officially launched after beta testing - 💼 The startup is backed by venture capital firm A16z - 🔥 Relay aims to compete with Zapier in the workflow automation space ### Secondary Facts - 👨‍💻 The founder of Relay previously had an exit to Google before returning to tackle workflow automation

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### Title Captions launches Lipdub, a dubbing app supporting 28 languages ### Important Facts - 🚀 Captions, an AI-powered video editing startup, has launched a new app called Lipdub - 💬 Lipdub allows users to translate clips into 28 different languages ### Secondary Facts - 🔥 The app uses artificial intelligence technology for video editing - 🌐 Lipdub provides support for a wide range of languages - 💻 Captions aims to revolutionize the video editing industry with its innovative solutions

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### Title Box introduces innovative pricing plan for AI to cover high running costs ### Important Facts - 📢 Box unveils a unique pricing strategy for its AI functionality at BoxWorks conference - 💰 The pricing plan aims to account for the high cost of running large language models like OpenAI's - 🤝 Box partnered with OpenAI last May to bring generative AI to its platform - 🏢 Companies struggle to determine fair pricing for generative AI embedded in enterprise software - 🚀 Box AI offers powerful AI capabilities to customers through its partnership with OpenAI ### Secondary Facts - 🗓️ BoxWorks is an annual customer conference hosted by Box - 🧠 Generative AI refers to AI systems that can generate new content, such as text or images

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