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The iPhone Air's real breakthrough is its battery: Apple's slimmest iPhone uses a "revolutionary" battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage. Read More

Zoom launches a cross application AI notetaker, AI avatars and more in its latest update: Zoom is launching new tools for its meeting and productivity platform including new AI avatars that would resemble users. Read More

Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built: Airbuds, a music social app aimed at Gen Z, raises $5M as the app reaches 5 million monthly users. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

China tells its tech companies they can't buy AI chips from Nivida : After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright. Read More

Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation: Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is "working on" combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped. Read More

Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses: The company is updating Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, to help handle tasks on the seller's behalf. Read More

Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research: The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins. Read More

VC firm Insight Partners says thousands of staff and limited partners had personal data stolen in a ransomware attack: The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, notified current and former employees, as well as the firm's limited partners, that their data was stolen in a January cyberattack. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Lyft and Waymo are partnering to bring robotaxis to Nashville: Waymo is tapping an old partner, Lyft, to launch a robotaxi service in Nashville. Read More