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…

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Opera browser R3 update expands tab organization and AI integration

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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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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:…

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