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World Foundation raises $52 million in token sale as proof-of-human demand accelerates

The Next Web

World Foundation raises $52 million in token sale as proof-of-human demand accelerates

World Foundation has raised $52 million through a locked token sale to expand the reach of World ID, its iris-scan-based system for proving someone is a real human online. Pantera Capital led the initial close, joined by Bain Capital…

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The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

MIT Technology Review

The quest to keep organs alive outside the body

This week, I covered a fascinating effort to preserve organs outside the body. There’s a huge shortage of donor organs, and one of the main reasons is time—they survive only a matter of hours outside the body, even when they’re kept on…

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Congo-Kinshasa: Angolan President Briefed On DRC Security Situation

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan president João Lourenço received on Friday a message from his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, regarding the security situation in the east of that African country.

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Claude Opus 5 arrives with near Fable performance at half the price

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Claude Opus 5 arrives with near Fable performance at half the price

Anthropic's latest Claude upgrade targets developers and enterprises with stronger coding, better reasoning efficiency, prompt-cache-friendly tool changes, and near-Fable performance at Opus pricing.

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Anthropic launches Opus 5

Opus 5 will be both cheaper and less restrictive than Fable, likely making it preferable in most use cases

Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now

Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now

AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company.

Shokz' new OpenDots Air aren't flashy, but after a month of testing I can confidently say they're the best clip-style…

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Shokz' new OpenDots Air aren't flashy, but after a month of testing I can confidently say they're the best clip-style…

Shokz OpenDots Air: Two-minute review I've long pointed to the flagship Shokz OpenDots One as the best open earbuds in the clip-style category, so I'll admit that I watched the release of the brand's budget-grade option with trepidation…

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Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price

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Anthropic says Opus 5 can nearly match its top-performing model for half the price

Anthropic's latest model offers top-tier performance at a much cheaper cost.

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Anthropic releases Opus 5 with ‘close’ to Fable 5’s capabilities

Anthropic releases Opus 5 with ‘close’ to Fable 5’s capabilities

Weeks after Anthropic's latest toe-to-toe with the US government, and days after an OpenAI security incident that dominated tech industry discussions, Anthropic on Thursday released its newest model, Claude Opus 5. The company said in a…

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, a cheaper AI model for coding, agents and enterprise workflows

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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, a cheaper AI model for coding, agents and enterprise workflows

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on Friday, a model the company says delivers nearly all the intelligence of its top-of-the-line Claude Fable 5 at half the cost — a launch that signals how the AI race is shifting from raw capability to the…

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Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant

Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant

Meta is upgrading its AI chatbot with new productivity features in a bid to compete with rivals like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude. The update will allow Meta AI to tap into your calendar to help you plan events and generate daily briefings…

PlayStation Network down, leaving thousands of gamers unable to play

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