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This is the largest early-stage funding in China’s brain computer interface industry. Also, Benchmark’s new patner Everett Randell, sees Gumloop's enterprise automation as the largest opportunity in AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The startup, which was created by Rivian founder RJ Scaringe, is looking to train on data from, and deploy in, Rivian's factory. Plus, Replit raised a new $400 million round and said it hopes to have $1B in ARR by year's end. And, Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by b ... Show More

Canopii's robotic farms can autonomously grow 40,000 pounds of herbs and leafy greens a year while being the size of a basketball court. Also, Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in t ... Show More

<p>Research by Twitter documents a decline in "heavy tweeters" since 2020, Apple now requires using in-app payments for social media page "boosts," and Spotify plans to raise prices on plans in the US.</p><br><p>Get the show notes <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e ... Show More

Plus - Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store; Meta, Universal Music Group address AI music in new licensing agreement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Plus - U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal; Spotify now lets you follow venues to get details on upcoming concerts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Plus - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Musk’s bid an attempt to ‘slow us down’; Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Apple Intelligence goes live with iOS 18.1 update; Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Spotify launched its own font, the company announced on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Chinese social media app RedNote is number one as the TikTok ban looms, Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed, and Sonos CEO Patrick Spencem is out after the horrible app launch. It's Tuesday, January 14th and this is Engadget News. Learn mor ... Show More

YouTube Music contractors vote overwhelmingly to unionize;  Microsoft starts rolling out iOS support for Phone Link syncing to all Windows 11 users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices