Anna Tong / Reuters: Tokyo-based Sakana AI, founded by two Google researchers, releases three Japanese language models built using “model merging”, which combines existing AI models  —  Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google (GOOGL.O) researchers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jena McGregor / Forbes: Borderless AI, whose AI agent automates HR tasks like onboarding and payments, emerges from stealth with a $27M seed led by Susquehanna and Aglaé Ventures  —  Few HR startups have grown faster or seen more venture capital funding in recent years than so-called “employers of record,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: The US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked its competitors from accessing iPhone features, made switching to non-Apple devices more difficult, and more  —  Justice Department says iPhone maker leveraged its dominance to block software and limit functionality of competing devices Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple says the US DOJ winning its lawsuit “would set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people’s technology”  —  The U.S. Department of Justice today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of operating … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: Sources: the EU plans to announce investigations into Apple’s and Google’s DMA compliance in the coming days; Meta’s subscriptions could also face scrutiny  —  – Meta also expected to face scrutiny in EU’s Big Tech clampdown  — Digital Markets Act investigations could pave way for fines Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft updates the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 for enterprise, adding a Copilot key, a Neural Processing Unit for Windows 11 AI features, and more  —  Microsoft is gearing up for its “year of the AI PC” with two new Surface devices that won’t be sold directly to consumers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brady Dale / Axios: Succinct, which is building zero-knowledge proof tech for blockchain apps, raised $55M led by Paradigm across a seed and a Series A  —  – That’s all well and good. … – It might, for example, take a ton of work for a blockchain to verify all its transactions, but then applications that use … Lees verder op Tech Meme