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Crackdown on claims companies sending spam car finance texts

Officials raided homes and businesses and seized laptops, phones and paperwork in clampdown on nuisance firmsLaptops, mobile phones and documents have been seized after officials carried out search warrants in a crackdown on claims companies plaguing people with spam text messages about the car finance mis-selling scandal.On Wednesday the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) executed […]

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How Spotify Uses AI to Personalize the Listener Experience

How Spotify Uses AI to Personalize the Listener Experience

Spotify has been ambitious with its use of artificial intelligence to enhance its music platform. In the past couple of years, the company has gone from using AI behind the scenes to putting it front and center. This move has allowed it to transform how listeners discover music, interact with content, and even create their

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The 16,000-year-old Pando appears to be a forest, but scientists say all 47,000 trees belong to a single living organism

Pando, a Utah aspen colony, is a single ancient organism. This massive organism spans 106 acres and weighs approximately 6,000 tonnes. Scientists estimate its root system is at least 16,000 years old. Grazing animals and altered natural patterns threaten new tree growth. Conservation efforts now focus on protecting young shoots for its survival.

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New study suggests many dinosaurs may have died within hours, not months, after the asteroid struck Earth

New research suggests asteroid impact caused immediate, intense heat pulses. Fine dust trapped thermal radiation, increasing surface temperatures significantly. This rapid heating killed many animals within hours of the impact. Burrowing creatures survived, while exposed animals faced lethal conditions. Heat and fire likely triggered the extinction before climate change effects.

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Vanessa Larcos, co-founder of Premise VC.

Founder Traits And One Big AI Test: How Former NEA Partner Vanessa Larco Picks Winners

In early 2025, Vanessa Larco teamed up with Mercedes Bent to found Premise VC, a firm focused on backing early-stage technical founders building durable, high-growth software. Before that, Larco had spent nearly eight years as a partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the world’s largest venture capital firms.  There, she served on the

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