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David Cendon Garcia / EU-Startups : Germany-based Makersite, which helps clients like Microsoft improve product sustainability during the design process, raised a €60M Series B   —  Stuttgart-based Makersite has secured €60 million in Series B funding to enhance its customer offering and scale both its technology …

Ellie Wolfe / The Baltimore Banner : The Johns Hopkins University Press will license its authors' books to train AI models, citing concerns that “the window may be closing” for making AI deals   —  The Johns Hopkins University will license its books to train proprietary large language models, an advanced form …

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg : A look at the tensions between Meta, Apple, and Google on whether apps or app stores should check if a user is a minor, as states work on age verification bills   —  Tell us how AI is shaping your news experience.  Share your feedback  —  The biggest tech companies are warring …

Bloomberg : Sources: KKR is in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian digital infrastructure provider at more than $5B   —  KKR & Co. is in talks to buy ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian digital infrastructure provider …

Financial Times : Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise $3B to $5B, including from Middle Eastern investors, in a round that could more than double its valuation to $150B+   —  Rival to ChatGPT maker OpenAI has so far shunned Gulf sovereign investors that ‘enrich dictators’

The Pentagon has suspended participation in all think tank events until further notice, departing from a history of dialogue with Washington’s civilian national security realm. The move is an attempt "to ensure the Department of Defense is not lending its name and credibility to organizations, forums and events that run counter to the values of this administration." "Going forward, no DOD official will attend events by America Last organizations that promote globalism and hate (President Donald Trump)," Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson wrote on X.  In the future, the Defense Department (DOD)’s Office of Public Affairs will conduct a "thorough vetting" every time an official is invited to a conference to decide whether the event advances Trump’s agenda. HEGSETH ORDERS SWEEPING ARMY OVERHAUL AND CONSOLIDATION AIMED AT COUNTERING CHINA AND GOLDEN DOME CAPABILITIES Such security events often are funded by foreign governments or defense contractor...

Victoria Song / The Verge : Core Devices CEO says the company has recovered the Pebble trademark, allowing it to rename its new smartwatches as Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2   —  We were always going to call them Pebbles anyway. … Good news for Pebble fans.  Not only are the Pebble watches coming back, they'll also officially be called Pebble watches.