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Lawtech startup upgrades ‘sovereign legal AI’ amid ‘volatile’ geopolitics
Berlin-based startup Xayn has rebranded itself after its flagship product, “Noxtua” — a “sovereign European legal AI” aimed at law professionals. Alongside its new name, Noxtua has secured €80.7mn in funding to refine its AI models and expand to new markets. The lead investor in the round was C.H.Beck, one of Germany’s oldest publishing houses.…
Boaty McBoatface submarine takes NATO-backed quantum tech underwater
UK startup Aquark Technologies has used Boaty McBoatface — the internet’s best-loved submarine — to test its quantum sensing technology underwater for the first time. The NATO-backed company put its so-called “cold atom” system inside the autonomous submarine. Boaty McBoatface then descended to the bottom of a giant indoor tank at the National Oceanography Centre…
Fertility startup ‘rejuvenates’ human eggs to boost chances of conception
German biotech startup Ovo Labs has developed new technologies to “rejuvenate” human eggs during in vitro fertilisation (IVF), potentially boosting the chances of conception. The first baby was born via IVF more than 40 years ago. Since then, the technology has helped millions of women get pregnant. However, IVF can put significant emotional, psychological, and…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker takes steps to boycott El Salvador in protest of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s detention
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that he’ll direct several state agencies to review their ties to El Salvador in the wake of what his office called “aiding the Trump administration’s unlawful and unconstitutional actions.” “The United States Constitution guarantees due process. We are witnessing Donald Trump erode our fundamental Constitutional rights in…
Mom of police officer allegedly killed by Karen Read recalls learning her son was ‘found in a snowbank’
In tearful testimony, the mother of a Boston police officer recounted how her son was discovered unresponsive in a snowbank, and disputed comments made about her in media interviews by Karen Read, whom prosecutors accuse of killing the officer. On Wednesday, Peggy O’Keefe testified that she got a call around 6 a.m. on Jan. 29,…
Toyota to inject additional $88m into West Virginia auto parts plant
NAGOYA, Japan — Toyota Motor said Wednesday it will invest an additional $88 million in a West Virginia factory, increasing investment and production in the U.S. as Washington hikes tariffs on imported vehicles and auto parts. The Japanese automaker plans to add an assembly line for hybrid transaxles, a drivetrain component that will be used…
SK Hynix’s Q1 profit dips 8% despite AI and tariff tailwinds
SEOUL — SK Hynix’s profit dipped nearly 8% in the first quarter, though it outperformed market expectations thanks to intensifying AI competition and a rush of orders from clients looking to get ahead of U.S. tariffs. The South Korean chipmaker’s operating profit fell 7.9% from the previous quarter to 7.4 trillion won ($5.2 billion), while…
Surveillance video shows New York-to-Paris flight stowaway slipping past gate agents
NEW YORK — The woman who was able to sneak onto a New York-to-Paris flight without a boarding pass late last year was able to get on the plane by glomming onto a group of ticketed passengers as they passed gate agents, new surveillance video shows. The video, provided by the Port Authority of New…