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San Mateo-based Twin1 AI, which creates professional digital twins

San Mateo-based Twin1 AI, which creates professional digital twins that integrate with tools like Slack, launches from stealth with a $20M seed

TL;DRStartup launches AI tool that creates digital versions of professionals for workplace apps.

Why it matters: Automation of knowledge work scales individual expertise across teams without constant human availability.

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Adobe Firefly adds AI audio tools and Google's Gemini Omni Flash

Adobe adds AI music, speech, and sound effect tools to Firefly; integrates Google's faster Gemini model.

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Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

Google lets readers mark publishers as preferred sources to boost their visibility.

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Agility Robotics CEO on Plans To Go Public, China Rivals

Agility Robotics plans to go public as America's first pure-play humanoid robot company.

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Riot is ending active development of 2XKO in December

Riot stops making new features for 2XKO after December, but keeps updates running until 2026.

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Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

Researchers explore using urine as an alternative coolant for data centers instead of drinking water.

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Broadcom is in talks with a group of lenders

Broadcom is borrowing $60B+ to finance AI chip deals for Anthropic and others.

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China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US

US ran a war game simulating Chinese cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

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OpenAI, Meta Seek Help to Combat Data Center PR Problem

OpenAI and Meta are fighting backlash over their massive data center expansion plans.

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Voters Aren't Waiting For November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data

Communities are launching recall elections against officials who approved AI data centers.

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Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference

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