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After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A

India PC shipments surpass pandemic peak as first-time users upgrade

Indonesia outlines plan to limit under-16s’ access to social media

Anthropic’s Pentagon deal is a cautionary tale for startups chasing federal contracts

Claude’s consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle

Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks

Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor

Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs

Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers