Is India the new California?

Quick Hits

AI czar: Trump considers tech overseer.

Bank heist: Hackers steal $17M in Uganda.

Beauty barrier: TikTok limits filters for minors.

Crypto craze: Rumble eyes $20M in bitcoin.

Fandom fallout: Charecter.AI scraps bots.

GenAI pods: ElevenLabs launches GenFM.

IP reasoning: OpenAI wants o1 trademark.

Mobile Grok: xAI plans app.

Offline: Australia bans kid social media.

Quick chat: Google rolls out voice meetings.

Social ambiguity: Kids lie about their age.

Ticker trickery: Nebius surprises with IPO.

Token leak: Group protests OpenAI.

‘Voice to voice’: Perplexity mulls hardware.

Is India the new California?

Over 20 Indian startups are planning IPOs, continuing the Asian tech boom that draws comparisons between Silicon Valley and Bengaluru.

Developer wants to keep you off your phone

A Ukrainian developer created Intenty to nudge users toward intentional screen time. The app asks users why they’re unlocking their phone.

The new 4:20

Brits average 4 hours and 20 minutes of daily screen time.

Startup introduces nature’s makeup

U.K. startup Deep Blue Biotech focuses on using blue-green algae for eco-friendly skin care.

Germany debuts ‘microliner’

German startup Vaeridion aims to simplify electric flights with its microliner.

Swiss startup offers rain checks

Zurich-based Poncho launched a weather insurance platform to refund customers for canceled trips due to bad weather.

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What we're reading

We need to start wrestling with the ethics of AI agents (MIT)

How 100-person startups are beating corporate giants (Fast Company)

The Beginning of the End of Big Tech (Wired)

Poor Valuation Practices Have Slowed Innovation (Crunchbase)

Your Brain Is the Next Tech Frontier (Bloomberg)

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Podcasts of the Week

Amplifying Positivity in the Workplace with Claude Silver (HR Superstars)

The 3AM People Leader: Donald Knight of Warner Brothers Discovery ("HR Heretics" | How CPOs, CHROs, Founders, and Boards Build High Performing Companies)

The Honest HR Hosts on INCLUSION 2024 (Honest HR)

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Ava Labs: Build the Internet of Finance | 16 open roles

Virta Health: Virta helps people reverse type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions | 17 open roles

LeanTaaS: Maximize healthcare capacity with AI and prescriptive analytics | 7 open roles

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