Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google announces it is rolling out Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental to all Gemini users, after initially launching it for Gemini Advanced subscribers on March 25  —  In a rather unexpected move, Google announced Saturday that it is rolling out the latest 2.5 Pro (experimental) model to all (free) Gemini app users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: A look at the RainbowEx crypto Ponzi scheme, which ensnared 16,000 people in San Pedro, Argentina; different versions of the scam have emerged around the world  —  In San Pedro, Argentina, 16,000 people, a fifth of the population, signed up for a cryptocurrency exchange where everyone won. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Straiker, which develops tech for securing enterprise AI applications, emerges from stealth with a $21M Series A from Lightspeed and Bain Capital  —  Artificial intelligence-native security company Straiker launched today with an announcement that it has raised $21 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners LP and Bain Capital Ventures. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maya Dharampal-Hornby / Sifted: Cambridge, UK-based Camgraphic, which is developing graphene-based photonics chips for AI, HPC, autonomous cars, and other applications, raised a €25M Series A  —  The money will be used to develop the startup’s R&D operations in Pisa and establish a pilot manufacturing line in Milan Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is working on a major Health app revamp and an AI doctor service, planned for H1 2026, and M5 updates for the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro this year  —  Apple is preparing its biggest health care push to date with a revamped app and AI doctor service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: As ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images going viral sparks a debate, AI may not devalue human-created art and may even elevate it by fueling a creation economy  —  There are fundamental questions likely without good answers; let’s focus on how this needs to work for everyone Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A look at inZOI, a new life simulation game by South Korean studio Krafton that aims to appeal to players in Asia, where The Sims never gained popularity  —  inZOI, a new life-simulation video game, gets more realistic and more multicultural  —  Most people have fantasized about inhabiting someone else’s life. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sharon Goldman / Fortune: Dyna Robotics, which is building AI-powered robots to help businesses automate repetitive tasks like chopping food, emerged from stealth with a $23.5M seed  —  When Instacart acquired Lindon Gao’s self-checkout shopping startup, Caper AI, for $350 million in 2021, it marked a big win … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / India Dispatch: Bernstein: AI could erode India’s $350B services export sector as AI replaces entry-level engineers at “higher precision and speed” at a fraction of the cost  —  AI subscriptions replace Indian engineers at “higher precision and speed”  —  For decades, India’s economic promise … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Gould / Bloomberg: PE firm Clearlake agrees to acquire and take private Dun & Bradstreet, one of Wall Street’s oldest data and analytics providers, for $7.7B including debt  —  The private equity firm will pay $9.15 per share in cash for Jacksonville, Florida-based Dun & Bradstreet, according to a statement Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme