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Brahma AI Raises US$150 Million Toward Digital-Human Launch

Brahma AI raised US$150 million through preferred shares, including US$100 million from Multiples Alternate Asset Management, to expand an enterprise AI content platform and prepare interactive digital humans.

#Brahma AI #digital humans #enterprise AI

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OKX Draws Circle and Ripple Backing at $25 Billion Valuation

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OKX Draws Circle and Ripple Backing at $25 Billion Valuation

OKX took undisclosed new investment from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered’s venture arm and Qube Research as it pushes beyond exchange trading into tokenized shares, stablecoins and consumer finance.

#OKX #Circle #Ripple

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Microsoft Shows Windows AI Agents With Nvidia-Powered Surface Laptop Ultra

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Microsoft Shows Windows AI Agents With Nvidia-Powered Surface Laptop Ultra

Microsoft used its Windows and Surface event to show how Copilot agents could work with local files while introducing a premium Surface Laptop Ultra built on Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip.

#Microsoft Windows #Copilot #Surface Laptop Ultra

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Cybersecurity buyers use 39 September deals to fill AI and OT gaps

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Cybersecurity buyers use 39 September deals to fill AI and OT gaps

SecurityWeek counted 39 cybersecurity M&A deals in September, with buyers using acquisitions to add OT visibility, AI-security controls, offensive-testing scale, sovereign-technology work and compliance reach.

#cybersecurity #M&A #Dragos

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Philippines DICT Chief Stays At Work Amid Resignation Report

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Philippines DICT Chief Stays At Work Amid Resignation Report

DICT Secretary Henry Aguda said he remains focused on the department’s work after a report claimed he had resigned or been forced to resign, while platform-safety and public Wi-Fi issues remain active.

#DICT #Henry Aguda #platform safety

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Singapore Online Shoppers Rank Lowest For Savvy Buying In Southeast Asia

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Singapore Online Shoppers Rank Lowest For Savvy Buying In Southeast Asia

A Cube-Lazada study covered by Asian Business Review found only 9% of Singapore online shoppers qualify as savvy, with marketplace exposure and purchase protection among the main gaps.

#Singapore e commerce #online shopping #Lazada

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Saudi World Cup Contractor Hack Exposes 1.5 Million Files, Cyber Group Says

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Saudi World Cup Contractor Hack Exposes 1.5 Million Files, Cyber Group Says

A cyber monitor identified a breach at a Saudi construction consortium linked to Jeddah Central Stadium, with about 17 terabytes of project and employee data reportedly stolen.

#cybersecurity #Saudi Arabia #World Cup 2034

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Hamilton County Schools Starts K-12 Quantum Curriculum With TN QuantumWorks

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Hamilton County Schools Starts K-12 Quantum Curriculum With TN QuantumWorks

Hamilton County Schools is using TN QuantumWorks curriculum from Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative and Thinking Media to introduce quantum concepts across grade levels as EPB adds a $22 million quantum computer.

#quantum education #Hamilton County Schools #TN QuantumWorks

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SUBCO Weighs Australia Cable Ship As Repair Capacity Shifts Toward 2030

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SUBCO Weighs Australia Cable Ship As Repair Capacity Shifts Toward 2030

SUBCO is considering an uncrewed survey vessel and a US$165 million cable-laying ship as Australia looks for more certain submarine cable survey and repair capacity beyond 2030.

#submarine cables #Australia connectivity #SUBCO

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Nettle Raises $4.8 Million To Expand AI Insurance Inspections

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Nettle Raises $4.8 Million To Expand AI Insurance Inspections

Irish-founded Nettle raised a $4.8 million seed round led by MTech Capital to expand its AI insurance inspection platform across the US and Europe.

#Nettle #insurance technology #MTech Capital

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Alliance Backs Kenya’s Cloud9 With $500,000 for Cross-Border Payments

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Alliance Backs Kenya’s Cloud9 With $500,000 for Cross-Border Payments

Alliance invested $500,000 in Kenyan fintech Cloud9 as the company expands from digital banking into cross-border payments, stablecoin settlement and business accounts after two acquisitions.

#Cloud9 #Alliance #fintech

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Googlebook Launch Leaves Samsung Phones Waiting For Better Together Support

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Googlebook Launch Leaves Samsung Phones Waiting For Better Together Support

Googlebook laptops launched with Better Together phone features limited to Pixel devices, while Google says Samsung support for Android 17 phones will arrive in the coming weeks.

#devices consumer tech #Googlebook #Android 17

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