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Why Benchmark made a rare crypto bet on trading app Fomo with $17M Series A

Why Benchmark made a rare crypto bet on trading app Fomo with $17M Series A: The founders of Fomo, a consumer crypto trading app that launched in May, took an unusual route to raising capital. Read More

Spotify now lets you see weekly listening stats: Spotify is adding new feature called "Listening stats" that will show users weekly numbers about their listening habits. Read More

Inception raises $50 million to build diffusion models for code and text: Diffusion models already power AI image generators, but Inception thinks they can be even more powerful applied in software development. Read More

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Google Maps upgrades navigation in India with Gemini, safety alerts

Google Maps upgrades navigation in India with Gemini, safety alerts: India becomes the second market after the U.S. to get Gemini-powered navigation on Google Maps. Read More

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