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Amazon is buying tons of rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them for AI training, according to 404 Media, which placed a tracking device in a rare book…
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Gross cover reached $8b whilst general lines carried most insured value. Cambodia’s total gross insurance premiums increased by 3% to $32.02m in March 2026, up from $30.94m in March 2025.…
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Startup Groq has raised $350 million as it continues to pivot from an AI chipmaker to a neocloud company that provides powerful GPUs and AI infrastructure services. The new capital,…
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Its Southbound inflows were highest growth amongst Chinese life insurers. China Life Insurance is experiencing a significant rebound in investment from mainland buyers, separating itself from industry competitors. According to…
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WordPress.com maker Automattic is expanding into education with a new, free product designed for teachers and their classes called WordPress.com Education. The suite for classrooms includes a full WordPress.com domain…
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African defense tech company Terra Industries on Monday announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million. Investors in the round include Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC,…
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Nvidia said on Monday that it will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, a data center linked to SoftBank and OpenAI. The investment ensures that Nvidia will be the sole…
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First-year income from these products reached NT$24.32b. Taiwan’s life insurers sold 363,831 new spillover-effect insurance contracts in the first quarter of 2026, up 44% from 253,136 in the same period…
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Data breaches at two shipping companies has put cryptocurrency owners with physical hardware wallets at greater risk of having their funds stolen, highlighting weaknesses in the broader tech ecosystem relied…
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Wispr, a startup known for its AI dictation tool, raised $280 million in Series B funding, led by Menlo Ventures, at a $2 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday.…
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