Ampere and Qualcomm have partnered to develop an AI-focused server chip, combining Ampere's CPUs with Qualcomm's Cloud AI100 Ultra AI inferencing chips for running AI models. The collaboration aims to capitalize on the AI boom, with a focus on running, not training, AI models.

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TikTok is testing 60-minute video uploads for a limited group of users in select markets. The feature, available to a select few, marks a shift from TikTok's original 15-second video limit. The company has no immediate plans to make the feature widely available.

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Honey Homes, an on-demand handyman service, raised $9.25 million in extension financing led by Era Ventures. The company, which offers a dedicated handyman for homeowners' to-do lists, previously raised $9 million in a Series A round in June.

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Flock Safety, a multi-billion dollar startup, launches Solar Condor cameras, powered by solar energy and wireless 5G networks, aiming to blanket the country with cameras, utilizing advanced AI and ML for video analytics.

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Agora, a real estate company, raised $34 billion in Series B funding. Bar Mor, the founder, has a background in real estate and technology. He served as a commander in Unit 8200, the Israeli Defense Forces' elite cyber intelligence division, before starting Agora.

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Poshmark, a social commerce site, introduced 'Promoted Closet', a paid marketing tool allowing sellers to promote their entire shop at once. The tool uses machine learning to match promoted items with shoppers' search terms, working similarly to Etsy's 'cost per click' model.

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Reddit announced the return of its awards system, which was shut down last year. The new system features a redesigned award design, a new award button, and a leaderboard showing top awards earned. The changes aim to enhance user engagement and community interaction.

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Sigma Computing, founded by Jason Frantz and Rob Woollen, created a platform overlaying data platforms like Snowflake and Google BigQuery with a spreadsheet-like interface for data visualization and analytics. The platform aimed to address data challenges faced by large corporations, including unwieldy tooling and difficult-to-manage data stores.

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The European Union is closely monitoring disinformation campaigns on X (formerly Twitter) following the shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico. The EU has been investigating X since December over disinformation in civic discourse and the effectiveness of its crowdsourced content moderation feature.

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The US Energy Information Administration reports wind is the largest renewable energy source in the US. Spoor, a software using AI, detects birds on video, records movement, and predicts flight patterns to mitigate bird population risks at wind farms.

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