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Apple introduces new AirTag with expanded range

The next-generation AirTag adds longer Bluetooth range, stronger Precision Finding and a louder speaker.

Chaos Labs releases AI yield platform on Kraken

Chaos Labs launched Chaos Vaults, an AI-powered platform for onchain yield on Kraken DeFi Earn.

Spotify launches Directed By music video series

Spotify has launched Directed By, a documentary-style series that shows the making of music videos.

NVIDIA reveals Earth-2 open weather models

NVIDIA unveiled Earth-2, a family of open models, libraries and frameworks for weather and climate AI at the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting.

Microsoft unveils new Maia AI chip

Microsoft introduced Maia 200, a next-generation inference accelerator for large-scale AI.

Kraken enables HSK trading, bringing HashKey platform token onto its spot venue

The listing includes trading pairs for HSK against the US dollar and

VanEck launches Avalanche ETF VAVX

VanEck launched the VanEck Avalanche ETF, offering a U.S.-listed ETP that provides exposure to Avalanche’s AVAX token and potential staking rewards.

Republic Europe unveils retail vehicle for indirect exposure to Kraken equity

The firm said the initiative is the first of its kind in the European market, enabling individuals to gain a financial interest in Kraken ahead of its widely reported plans for a public listing

Tether Gold captures majority share of expanding tokenised bullion market

The firm attributed the growth to record-high gold prices, geopolitical fragmentation, and increased institutional and digital-native demand for on-chain safe-haven assets

Apple unveils Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop

Apple offers a special-edition Braided Solo Loop for Apple Watch honoring Black History Month.

Google.org awards $20m to AI-led science projects tackling health, energy and biodiversity

Five of the funded projects focus on life and health sciences

Kraken launches DeFi Earn to simplify access to onchain yields

Users can convert funds to USD Coin (USDC) where necessary and allocate them to audited vaults operated by Veda

Google Labs redesigns Flow media workspace to unify image and video creation tools

The generative media platform is folding in capabilities from Whisk and ImageFX and adding new editing controls after users created more than 1.5 billion images and videos since launch

Microsoft brings Maia 200 AI accelerator to Azure cloud

New custom chip claims 30% better performance per dollar than current systems

10X Health and Verséa unveil mitochondrial test developed from NASA research

10X MitoScreen aims to provide deeper insight into cellular energy, metabolism and performance from a simple blood sample

Deepgram adds 12 languages to Nova-3 speech model, expanding support in Europe and South Asia

Update brings production-ready transcription and Keyterm Prompting to new markets with low-latency streaming and batch support

Jeep named global automotive partner of The Snow League

Brand to launch vehicle showcases, on-site activations and “Biggest Air” athlete award at halfpipe events

Upwind raises $250m to expand runtime-first cloud security for AI applications

Series B led by Bessemer brings total funding to $430mn as company reports 900% revenue growth

Moomoo launches Monday and Wednesday options trading following SEC approval

Retail investors gain expanded access to short-dated options with new expirations and educational tools

PR Newswire adds enhanced Brand Voice features to Amplify platform

Update enables custom tone and style control across press releases, articles and media pitches