Google says it will end support for 1st- and 2nd-gen Nest thermostats on October 25, and won't launch new models in Europe due to its "unique" heating systems (Chris Welch/The Verge) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Leaked letter: interim DC attorney Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status (Gabe Kaminsky/The Free Press) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Sources: Butterfly Effect, the Chinese startup behind Manus, has discussed setting up a new HQ outside China, and separating its domestic and global businesses (Juro Osawa/The Information) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Deel sues Rippling for alleged defamation, libel, and deceptive trade practices, says Rippling placed an insider within Deel, is not tax compliant, and more (Dan Primack/Axios) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Sources: Chinese AI startup Manus raised $75M led by Benchmark at a $500M valuation, and plans to expand to markets including the US, Japan, and the Middle East (Bloomberg) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Sources: Microsoft plans to increase the use of third-party firms for selling software to SMBs; in-house sellers will get more training and focus on AI products (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Deliveroo, which listed in London with a £7.6B valuation in 2021, says it received a buyout proposal from DoorDash that would value the company at £2.7B (Financial Times) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Meta and Booz Allen partner to deploy Space Llama, a fine-tuned version of Llama 3.2, for research aboard the International Space Station National Laboratory (Hayden Field/CNBC) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
Docs: Scale AI had revenue of $870M in 2024, missing its $1B target, and plans a $150M share sale that values the startup at around $25B, up 80% from a year ago (The Information) April 25, 2025 by appcompact
The US SEC Chairman says the agency has ample authority to oversee digital assets as Congress debates if SEC or the CFTC should be the primary crypto regulator (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg) April 25, 2025 by appcompact