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Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image generation model: Google is upgrading its image generation model with new editing chops, higher resolutions, more accurate text rendering, and the ability to search the web. Read More

Spotify's latest feature lets you transfer playlists from other services: Spotify has partnered with TuneMyMusic on a new in-app feature that lets users import their playlists from other streaming services. Read More

India's TCS gets TPG to fund half of $2B AI data center project: TCS and private equity firm TPG will invest up to $2 billion to build data centers for AI training and inference in India. Read More

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Another fire breaks out at aluminum plant that supplies Ford: It's the second major fire -- and the third overall -- in the last few months at the Novelis plant in Oswego, NY. Read More

Cavela lands $6.6M to help brands beat pre-tariff manufacturing costs: The startup claims that its AI agents can reduce the cost of product manufacturing by an average of 35%. Read More

Sortera is turning America's scrap aluminum problem into cash: Sortera has developed an AI-guided system to sort scrap aluminum by specific grades. The startup is building a second sorting facility in Tennessee. Read More

Nvidia's record $57B revenue and upbeat forecast quiets AI bubble talk: Nvidia's earnings were dominated by its data center business. Read More

Uber Eats will use Starship sidewalk robots to deliver food in the UK: The two companies will start in the UK this year, before expanding to other European cities in 2026 and the U.S. in 2027. Read More

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Finland's NestAI lands €100M, partners with Nokia to build AI for defense applications: Finnish startup NestAI said it has raised €100 million to build "Europe's leading physical AI lab." Read More