Higgsfield raises $80M on $1.3B valuation to scale AI video platform

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Generative artificial intelligence video startup Higgsfield Inc. announced today that it had raised $80 million in new funding on a more than $1.3 billion valuation to support enterprise and international expansion of AI models built for commercial advert…

techspot - Opera One R3 is a major update that adds more customization options to Tab Islands for improved tab management, a faster and more context-aware AI built-in, plus a more versatile sidebar with Google services and expanded split-screen layouts.Read Entire A…

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Opera One R3 Gains Music-Reactive UI Theme and 4-Way Split Screen

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Opera One R3 Launches With 'Tab-Aware' AI, 4-Way Split Screen, and Customizable Tab Islands [Download]

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Opera One R3 Update Adds Smarter AI That Understands Your Browsing

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Opera browser R3 update expands tab organization and AI integration

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Opera One R3 Gains Music-Reactive UI Theme and 4-Way Split Screen

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Opera One R3 is Here

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OpenAI launches standalone ChatGPT Translate

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - OpenAI has released ChatGPT Translate as a standalone translation page, providing support for over 50 languages with automatic language detection. The tool offers one-tap prompt options to rewrite translated text for different tones and audiences. The int…

#ai #software #ml #openai #genai #chatgpt #apps #technology #assistant

OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Translate Feature Challenges Google with Customization Focus Despite Limited Language Support

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ChatGPT Has a New Language Translation Option for You

7 wks / cnet / Omar Gallaga

ChatGPT Translate vs. Google Translate: Which is Better?

7 wks / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Translate

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OpenAI launches standalone ChatGPT Translate

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

OpenAI quietly rolls out a dedicated ChatGPT translation tool

7 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate, a standalone tool that looks like Google Translate and DeepL

7 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

OpenAI’s ChatGPT translator challenges Google Translate

7 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

Brian X. Chen / nytimes - Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.

#ai #automation #google #genai #apps #ux #technology #assistant #productivity #gemini

Personal Intelligence In Gemini & Soon In Google Search AI Mode

7 wks / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

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A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

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Gemini gains Personal Intelligence to synthesize data from Gmail and Photos

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as upgrade broadens role in daily life

scmp - Alibaba Group Holding has rolled out a major update to its flagship Qwen artificial intelligence app, integrating it more deeply into the company’s expansive ecosystem, from online shopping to travel booking, as it pushes to make the service an AI-powered…

#ai #fintech #ecommerce #china #genai #business #apps #asia #assistant #updates

Alibaba Pushes Qwen Into the Agent Era, Betting on “Useful AI” Over Mass Traffic

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Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as upgrade broadens role in daily life

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China’s Alibaba Links Qwen AI App to Vast Consumer Ecosystem

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Alibaba Takes Major Step to Link Taobao Shopping to Main AI App

7 wks / bloomberg / Luz Ding

Civilization VII Coming to Apple Arcade on February 5

iclarified - Sid Meier's Civilization VII is officially coming to Apple Arcade on February 5, bringing the legendary strategy franchise to iPhone, iPad, and Mac without ads or in-app purchases. The launch headlines a fresh wave of additions to the service that also in…

#gaming #mobile #apple #entertainment #iphone #ios #apps #ipad #macos #videogames

Apple secures Civilization VII for Arcade mobile and Mac subscribers

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Civilization VII comes to Apple Arcade in February

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Civilization VII Is Coming to Apple Arcade

7 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Civilization VII is headed to iPhone and iPad with “Arcade Edition”

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Apple Arcade Just Landed Its Biggest Game Ever: What’s New in February

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Civilization VII Coming to Apple Arcade on February 5

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Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade

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Apple Arcade Adding These Four Games in February

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Civilization VII is the latest PC game coming to Apple Arcade

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Support Rolls Out To All NVIDIA App Users, New Features Also Added

Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution technology is now available to all NVIDIA App users alongwith a new list of features. NVIDIA App Officially Adds DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution Support, Increasing Image Fidelity Greatly With The Newest RTX Super Resolution M…

#ai #software #hardware #ml #nvidia #apps #performance #videogames #updates #developertools

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution leaves beta, available now to Nvidia app users — update includes support for over 400 titles with new presets

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Nvidia Proves It Still Has the Best Software for Better-Looking Games https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-proves-it-still-has-the-best-software-for-better-looking-games-2000710251

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Nvidia Proves It Still Has the Best Software for Better-Looking Games

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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 is now available to all, with improved image quality and higher GPU demands

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NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Comes to All GeForce RTX GPUs Today

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NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Support Rolls Out To All NVIDIA App Users, New Features Also Added

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Developers Can Now Add NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 To Their Games Through DLSS Streamline Plugin, RTX Neural Texture Compression SDK Available Too

7 wks / wccftech / Hassan Mujtaba

NVIDIA rolls out DLSS 4.5 to all RTX GPUs

7 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution leaves beta, available now to Nvidia app users — update includes support for over 400 titles with new presets

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Nvidia’s new app update includes DLSS 4.5 and more Control Panel features

7 wks / theverge / Tom Warren

Wine 11.0 released with performance gains and WoW64 completion

techspot - Wine 11, the latest release of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux, introduces NTSYNC support and completes the new WoW64 architecture, delivering notable performance and compatibility improvements across Vulkan, Direct3D, and system integration.Rea…

#windows #apps #community #performance #technology #patching #updates #operatingsystems #developertools

Wine 11.0 released with performance gains and WoW64 completion

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Wine 11.0 Released

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Wine 11 finally fixes one of the biggest problems with running old Windows apps

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Apple bundles creative apps such as Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro into a single subscription

Kris Holt / engadget - Apple has been putting more onus on its services for the past several years — the company makes tens of billions of dollars in revenue from that side of the business, which it claimed had a record year in 2025. Apple is nudging a little more in that direc…

#apple #business #apps #ipad #creativity #music #macos #technology #productivity

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Slack’s automated bot is getting an upgrade into an AI workplace helper

Steven Melendez / fastcompany - If you’re a Slack user, you’re probably familiar with Slackbot as a good-natured—if annoying—assistant that delivers notifications, reminders, and keyword-based automatic responses within the workplace chat app. But for organizations with paid Slack plans…

#ai #automation #saas #enterprise #anthropic #genai #business #apps #assistant #instantmessaging

Slack launches AI-powered Slackbot for Business+ orgs

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Your Slack Is Infected With an AI Agent Now https://gizmodo.com/your-slack-is-infected-with-an-ai-agent-now-2000709707

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Salesforce makes revamped Slackbot generally available

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Your Slack Is Infected With an AI Agent Now

7 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Salesforce releases new AI slackbot based on Anthropic's Claude

7 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Salesforce unveils Slackbot, a new AI agent that allows users to complete tasks across multiple enterprise applications from Slack.

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Slack’s automated bot is getting an upgrade into an AI workplace helper

7 wks / fastcompany / Steven Melendez

Salesforce Converts Slackbot into an Personal AI Agent

7 wks / techstrong / Mike Vizard

Salesforce releases updated Slackbot powered by Anthropic's AI model

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Slackbot is an AI agent now

7 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Szkutak

Slack revamps Slackbot: The battle for the business AI assistant has begun

7 wks / techzine / Coen van Eenbergen

Anthropic’s Cowork brings developer-grade AI agents to non-coders

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Anthropic expanded its agentic AI lineup with the debut of Cowork, a tool designed to bring the sophisticated capabilities of Claude Code to a much broader, less technical audience. Integrated directly into the Claude Desktop app, Cowork serves as a more …

#ai #startups #automation #anthropic #genai #apps #technology #assistant #productivity #developertools

Claude Cowork nukes every startup playbook

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Anthropic Claude wants to be your helpful colleague, always looking over your shoulder

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Anthropic Launches Cowork, Bringing Claude’s Agentic AI to Non-Developers

7 wks / techstrong / James Maguire

An AI Answered a Question About 1834. It Was Right.

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Anthropic's Claude Cowork was built in under two weeks using Claude Code to write the code

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Anthropic launches Cowork, Claude Code for non-coding work

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AI Agents: Anthropic Launches Claude Cowork With Advanced File-Editing Capabilities for Mainstream Users

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Claude recently dropped Cowork, and this feels like a real step forward.

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Anthropic's new Cowork feature brings Claude Code's agent capabilities to people who don't write code

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Anthropic’s Cowork brings developer-grade AI agents to non-coders

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Anthropic’s Cowork turns Claude into your hands-on digital teammate

7 wks / digitaltrends

Anthropic introduces Cowork for general knowledge work

7 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

Klearly raises €12M from PayPal Ventures to fix restaurant payments chao

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Restaurants, bars, and clubs face a persistent challenge: legacy systems that stutter during peak service hours, disrupting operations…

#vc #saas #business #apps #food #europe #payments #paypal

Klearly Raises €12M To Expand Restaurant Payments Platform

7 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Amsterdam’s Klearly raises €12 million to satiate its appetite for building Europe’s best restaurant payments system

7 wks / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Klearly raises €12M from PayPal Ventures to fix restaurant payments chao

7 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Klearly secures €12M for restaurant payments system

7 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

PayPal Ventures backs Klearly in €12m raise to enable hospitality payments

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Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone

BeauHD / slashdot - The viral Chinese app Are You Dead? (known as Sileme in Chinese) targets people who live alone by requiring regular check-ins and alerting an emergency contact if the user doesn't respond. It launched in May and is now the most downloaded paid app in Chin…

#digitalhealth #mobile #china #business #us #culture #apps #wellness #community

The morbidly-named “Are You Dead?” has topped the App Store in China, as a way for people living alone to get some help if they don’t check in every day.

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'Are You Dead?': Chinese app for solo dwellers goes viral

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'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

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'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why

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Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone

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‘Are You Dead?’ tops China's paid app list

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An App Called ‘Are You Dead?’ Is Climbing the Apple Charts

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Are You Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

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Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion

iclarified - Apple's Services division closed out a record-setting 2025, posting strong engagement across its platforms and facilitating $1.3 trillion in commerce through the App Store ecosystem. In a year-end performance update released today, the company highlighted…

#fintech #ecommerce #digitaltransformation #apple #earnings #business #apps #payments #economy #technology

Apple paid developers $550B via App Store since 2008

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App Store has generated over half a trillion dollars for developers

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Eddy Cue on Apple’s 2025 Year in Services

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2025 Becomes Apple’s Biggest Year for Services

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Here's How 2025 Was a 'Record-Breaking Year' Across Apple's Services

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Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion

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Apple Just Revealed How Big Its Services Empire Has Become

7 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's general agent

Simon Willison / simonwillison - New from Anthropic today is Claude Cowork, a "research preview" that they describe as "Claude Code for the rest of your work". It's currently available only to Max subscribers ($100 or $200 per month plans) as part of the updated Claude Desktop macOS appl…

#ai #automation #apple #anthropic #genai #apps #macos #technology #assistant #productivity

Anthropic Cowork Launches: Claude Code Without Coding Skills

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Anthropic’s Cowork is a more accessible version of Claude Code

7 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Anthropic's Cowork Strips the Developer Costume Off Claude Code

7 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing

7 wks / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

Anthropic Just Turned Claude Code Into Cowork — and It’s Not Just for Coders

7 wks / eweek / Grant Harvey

Cowork for Claude Can Tap Into a Folder on Your Computer and Organize Its Contents

7 wks / cnet / Imad Khan

First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's general agent

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Anthropic debuts Cowork agent to automate your desktop work

7 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

7 wks / reddit / /u/eternviking

Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push

7 wks / theverge / Hayden Field

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

7 wks / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

mashable - Instagram said there wasn't a data breach, but the company did fix a bug that led to an external actor sending password reset emails.

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #meta #cybercrime #apps #scam #instagram #bugs

How to tell if an Instagram password reset email is real

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Instagram asked millions to reset passwords, but Meta says it was just a bug

7 wks / techspot

Instagram reportedly fixed an issue relating to random password reset emails

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

7 wks / mashable

Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password

7 wks / bbc

Reminder: Ignore Instagram password reset messages if you didn't request one

7 wks / appleinsider

X Eyes Crypto Trading Integration as Smart Cashtags Roll Out Next Month

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Smart Cashtags let users tap crypto tags to see live prices inside X’s timeline Bitcoin tags now link directly to real-time data, reducing ticker confusion Ethereum gains contract-level tagging for clearer token and ecosystem tracking XRP joins launc…

#fintech #crypto #stockmarket #business #apps #pricing #ux #technology

X Eyes Crypto Trading Integration as Smart Cashtags Roll Out Next Month

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

X Plans ‘Smart Cashtags’ to Link Crypto and Stock Tickers to Live Prices

7 wks / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

Biggest change to Gmail in 20 years

news.com.au - Google has unveiled it will incorporate new AI tools to its popular email platform in a significant update that will impact billions of users. There are mixed reactions.

#ai #google #aiethics #genai #apps #ux #technology #assistant #updates #gemini

3 Uncomfortable Truths About Using Google Gemini

7 wks / bgr

Alleviating email overload with AI has been on my personal wishlist for a very long time. Excited to see these features rolling out - powered by Gemini. A fantastic example of how AI can be helpful in everyday life!

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Biggest change to Gmail in 20 years

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Gmail gets Gemini, but falls short of true agentic AI

1 month / semafor / Rachyl Jones

Gmail launches AI inbox and overviews with Gemini

1 month / mashable

Apple Warns Users of Impending Deadline to Update Apple Home

iclarified - Apple is sending out an urgent warning to users still running the legacy architecture within the Home app, notifying them that support for the older version will officially end on February 10, 2026. The company advises that failing to migrate to the new a…

#apple #ios #apps #ux #technology #updates #smarthome

Apple Reminding Users of Pending Home App Upgrade Requirement

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Apple Warns Users of Impending Deadline to Update Apple Home

1 month / iclarified

Apple confirms February 10 deadline for Home architecture upgrade

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Apple Reminding Users of Pending Home App Upgrade Requirement

1 month / macrumors / Eric Slivka

YouTube Will Now Let You Filter Shorts Out of Search Results

BeauHD / slashdot - YouTube is updating search filters so users can explicitly choose between Shorts and long-form videos. The change also replaces view-count sorting with a new "Popularity" filter and removes underperforming options like "Sort by Rating." The Verge reports:…