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11 Nov 2025

AI Cheating Scandals Rock South Korea's Elite Universities, Sparking Educational Reform Debate

Mass cheating incidents involving AI tools at prestigious SKY universities expose the urgent need for clear guidelines and reformed teaching methods in the digital age. Hundreds of students used ChatGPT and other AI platforms during exams, prompting calls for educational transformation.

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Lovable Surges to Nearly 8 Million Users as AI Coding Platform Targets Non-Technical Market

Stockholm-based AI coding startup Lovable approaches 8 million users, up from 2.3 million in July, with 100,000 new products built daily. The company focuses on empowering non-technical users rather than developers, following a $200 million funding round at $1.8 billion valuation.

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10 Nov 2025

C3 AI Explores Potential Sale Following Founder's Health-Related CEO Departure

Enterprise AI software provider C3 AI is reportedly exploring a potential sale after founder Thomas Siebel stepped down as CEO due to health concerns. The company's stock surged 6% on the news despite facing challenging financial performance.

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Wikipedia Asks AI Companies to Pay for Content Access as Bot Traffic Surges

The Wikimedia Foundation is urging AI companies to stop scraping Wikipedia and instead use its paid Enterprise API, as bot traffic has surged while human visits declined 8% year-over-year.

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Cadence Acquires Seattle AI Startup ChipStack to Accelerate Chip Design Automation

Semiconductor software giant Cadence Design Systems has acquired ChipStack, a Seattle-based AI startup that developed automated chip verification tools. The acquisition brings ChipStack's 20-person team and AI-powered agents to strengthen Cadence's verification capabilities.

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Google TV Streamer Gets Major AI Upgrade as Gemini Replaces Google Assistant

Google is rolling out Gemini for TV to Google TV Streamer devices, replacing Google Assistant with more advanced conversational AI capabilities for natural language content discovery and smart home control.

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Former Google and Meta Executives Launch Majestic Labs with $100M to Revolutionize AI Server Architecture

Three former Google and Meta silicon executives have raised $100 million for Majestic Labs, a startup developing high-capacity AI servers with 1,000 times more memory than conventional enterprise servers. The company aims to reduce data center costs by replacing up to 10 server racks with a single unit.

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Chronosphere Launches AI-Guided Troubleshooting to Transform Software Debugging

New York-based observability startup Chronosphere introduces AI-powered troubleshooting capabilities that combine artificial intelligence with a Temporal Knowledge Graph to help engineers diagnose production failures faster, addressing the growing complexity of AI-accelerated software development.

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AI Presentation Startup Gamma Reaches $2.1B Valuation with Profitable $100M Revenue Run Rate

Gamma, an AI-powered presentation and content creation platform, secured $68 million in Series B funding at a $2.1 billion valuation, demonstrating exceptional efficiency with just 52 employees and profitable operations since 2023.

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Time Magazine Launches AI Agent to Transform Reader Engagement with Journalism

Time magazine has introduced a new AI agent built in partnership with Scale AI, allowing users to query and interact with the publication's extensive archive of 750,000 assets. The tool supports 13 languages and represents Time's biggest AI investment yet.

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Movano Stock Surges 308% on AI Infrastructure Merger with Corvex

Movano Inc. announces a transformative all-stock merger with AI cloud computing company Corvex Inc., pivoting from medical devices to AI infrastructure. The deal values Movano at $6.25 per share and includes $40 million in concurrent financing.

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Microsoft Turns to Influencer Marketing to Boost Copilot Against ChatGPT and Gemini

Microsoft partners with social media influencers like Alix Earle to promote its Copilot AI assistant to younger consumers, as it trails behind ChatGPT and Google Gemini in user adoption. The strategy aims to leverage influencer credibility to close the gap in the competitive AI chatbot market.

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Legal AI Giant Clio Reaches $5 Billion Valuation with Strategic vLex Acquisition

Canadian legal AI company Clio raises $500 million in Series G funding, reaching a $5 billion valuation while completing a $1 billion acquisition of Spanish legal research platform vLex, marking the largest M&A transaction in legal technology history.

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EU Considers Major Rollback of GDPR and AI Regulations Amid Competitiveness Concerns

The European Commission is proposing significant changes to landmark privacy and AI legislation, including weakening GDPR protections and delaying AI Act implementation, sparking fierce criticism from privacy advocates who warn of undermining fundamental digital rights.

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Perplexity CEO Warns AI Companions Are Creating 'Dangerous' Virtual Reality Addiction

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas raises concerns about AI companion apps manipulating users' minds and creating addictive virtual relationships. He positions his company's search-focused AI as a safer alternative while announcing a $400 million partnership with Snapchat.

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