Image: bearevay/Envato Elements From Aug. 2, 2025, providers of general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models in the European Union must comply with key provisions of the EU AI Act. Requirements include maintaining up-to-date technical documentation and summaries of training data. The AI Act outlines EU-wide measures aimed at ensuring that AI is used safely and ethically. It establishes a risk-based approach to regulation that categorises AI systems based on their perceived level of risk to and impact on citizens. As the deadline approaches, legal experts are hearing from AI providers that the legislation lacks clarity, opening them up to potential penalties…
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CRV has secured $750 million toward the 55-year-old venture firm’s twentieth flagship fund, it announced on Friday. The new fund is smaller than the $1 billion early-stage fund CRV closed in the fall of 2022. At that time, the firm also announced a $500 million second Select fund, a capital pool for backing late-stage rounds of existing portfolio companies. It’s no surprise that CRV is not raising a late-stage fund as part of its new fundraise. Last year, the firm told The New York Times it was returning $275 million from its $500 million Select fund to investors. The firm…
August is here, and while Nintendo Switch 2 owners are still blitzing through Donkey Kong: Bananzathe latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase gave us a better look at third-party titles coming in 2025 and beyond. Without DK, August is a tad quieter, but still features a Nintendo first-party exclusive in Drag x Drive, the first Madden game on a Nintendo system in years, and the return of Kirby.Here are our picks, as well as a little peek into September’s earliest releases. Haven’t picked up a console yet? The Pokémon Legends Z-A bundle is available now, or the console is in stock…
Apple is gearing up to expand its retail footprint in India later this year, CEO Tim Cook confirmed during the company’s recent earnings call. The move is aimed at strengthening Apple’s position in one of its fastest-growing markets by offering more physical touchpoints for customers to experience its full product lineup. The Cupertino-based company registered strong revenue growth in the April-June (Q3) quarter of this year, with iPhone revenue surging nearly 13 percent.New Apple Stores Are Opening Soon in IndiaDuring the earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the company’s plans to open additional retail stores in new…
Telegram, the instant messaging app, has rolled out a new update for Android and iOS users. The latest app version 11.14.0 introduces several new features, such as Public Post Search, Story Albums, Gift Collections, Profile Rating, and a mini app for Telegram bot developers. While the Public Post Search feature is currently exclusive to Premium users, the rest can be accessed by everyone. Additionally, the company has also revealed that a Premium Gifts feature will be available to Premium users soon.Telegram’s New Update: What Are the New Features?In a blog postthe company has announced that it is rolling out a…
Under the rules of the UK’s Online Safety Act, websites with adult or sensitive content operating in the UK must now take comprehensive steps to verify the ages of their users.It’s a law that has sparked fierce debate between opponents and backers of the legislation, and so far much of the focus of this part of the act has been on pornography sites.However, it also covers websites and social media platforms dealing with issues such as suicide, self harm, and eating disorders, which the UK government wants to protect young people from. You may like While the Online Safety Act…
Back in the year 2017, when a thunderstorm exhibited a lightning bolt, it was astonishing in many ways. Not only was it surprising, but it was a bolt that went 515 miles (829 Kilometers) long. In recent scientific advancements, researchers have confirmed the length of the bolt using archival satellite data. The lightning stretched and travelled from Texas to Missouri. This lightning has finally made a world record by beating the previous record holder, which was a bolt that went 477 miles in the year 2020.According to Randy Cerveny, an Arizona State University professor, who played a significant role in…
Sennheiser accentum plus: If you can’t afford Sennheiser’s flagship Momentum 4 Wireless headphones or other premium models from Bose, Sony and Apple, the Sennheiser Accentum Plus is a good midrange alternative that doesn’t quite offer the same performance as those higher-end models. However, it does offers better build quality and sound than most budget noise canceling headphones. In essence, these are a slightly stripped down version of the Momentum 4 Wireless and share a similar aesthetic and the same touch controls but feature different drivers (the Momentum Wireless 4 have larger 42mm drivers and offer richer, more detailed sound with…
Paying with a handwave once sounded like science fiction, but contactless palm recognition service Amazon One has already been used more than 8 million timesaccording to the company. That’s Amazon, though, which explains why it has been deployed in Amazon stores and more than 500 Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S., but only 150 third-party locations. Meanwhile, fintech startups like Latvia’s Handwave are stepping onto the field, aiming to provide third-party retailers with a similar but independent solution for faster checkout while leveraging the giant’s role in popularizing biometric payments in the West. (China has already begun adopting biometric…
Lego is releasing a new series of minifigures themed around Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on September 1. Like other minifigure collections, this one features 12 characters and will be sold individually in mystery bags for $6 each as well as in 6-packs for $30. Walmart has opened preorders for the 6-packs, which are sure to be quite popular. And since we’re talking about Spider-Verse here, that means the set has a few of the zanier Spider-Men from the multiverse, including Werewolf Spider-Man., Spider-Punk, and Sun-Spider. $30 | Releases September 1 It’s not impossible to receive a duplicate in these minifigure…