Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
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Anthropic lost $8 billion last year and said its AI could destroy humanity
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Pelakon suara 'Jujutsu Kaisen' saman TikTok atas dakwaan klon suara guna AI
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Meta now has a version of Muse just for small businesses
The agent can now connect to ad accounts and analytics for Instagram and Facebook.
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
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Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot
Atomic's agentic supply chain software is now being used by companies like DoorDash and HelloFresh.
Suunto Run 2 To Land In Malaysia On 1 October With 10-Day Battery Life, Lighter Body
Suunto has officially launched its latest smartwatch, the Run 2, in Malaysia. Like its predecessor, which debuted last year, the new wearable is designed with runners in mind, featuring an exceptionally lightweight build that keeps it comfortable and unobtrusive during runs. Run 2 Specs We weren’t kidding when we said…
AMD to acquire World Labs for USD8.2 billion. Here’s why it matters
AMD is betting big on its next phase of artificial intelligence. The chipmaker has announced plans to acquire World Labs, the spatial intelligence AI startup founded by computer vision pioneer Dr Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately USD8.2 billion (about RM33 billion). The acquisition is expected t…
Huawei Watch GT 7 Series Goes Official In Malaysia
Last week, Huawei announced that it is bringing the Watch GT 7 lineup to Malaysia. And just as promised, the wearables have made their official debut in the local market. Succeeding last year’s Watch GT 6 series, the new models come with a familiar look, albeit with some tweaks. Among the updates is the new […] The po…
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Rapid KL Begins Installing Platform Safety Barriers At LRT Stations
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Huawei Watch GT 7 Dan Watch GT 7 Pro Kini Di Malaysia – Bermula Harga RM1099
Huawei hari ini melancarkan dua jam tangan pintar terbaharu Huawei Watch GT7 dan Huawei Watch GT7 Pro ke pasaran Malaysia. Kedua-duanya hadir dengan reka bentuk moden, paparan lebih terang serta ciri kesihatan dipertingkatkan bagi memenuhi keperluan pengguna berbeza. Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro diperbuat daripada gabungan a…
OpenAI reportedly cancels GPT-6.1 Astra's release over deceptive behavior
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Opera for Android now comes with a free eSIM and 3GB of data
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NVIDIA Announces Open Agent Safety Platform To Strengthen AI Security
NVIDIA launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, an open software platform and reference system that it says is designed to enhance and strengthen AI security, from agent testing to deployment. The timing of this deployment comes at a time when AI security is becoming a growing concern. Chief among these concerns is th…
Sony Menerima Paten Untuk Membuat Pembayaran Nirsentuh Melalui Alat Kawalan DualSense
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Google Will Support ChromeOS Until 2034 As It Transitions To Googlebook OS
Google officially introduced its first wave of Googlebooks earlier this month. While the new line of laptops is set to represent the company’s new direction moving forward, many are wondering what will happen to its existing Chromebook devices and ChromeOS. To address this concern, the search giant has announced its p…
U Mobile Dan UIA Umum Kerjasama Untuk Memajukan Teknologi Rangkaian 5G Dan 6G Negara
Syarikat telekomunikasi tempatan U Mobile baru-baru ini telah mengumumkan kerjasama bersama institusi pengajian tinggi tempatan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) untuk menjadikan UIA sebagai rakan pengajian pertama untuk menyertai program Enterprise Intelligence Platform (EIP) mereka. Kedua-dua organisasi akan beker…