Mastercard is partnering with fintech LoanPro on a new “Loan on Card” program. The initiative aims to give lenders a new way to deliver funds by combining installment loans with the convenience of a Mastercard.
Latent Labs has unveiled Latent-X2, a frontier AI model that generates drug-like antibodies and peptides without iterative lab work. The model achieved hits against half of 18 difficult targets, with designs showing low ex vivo immunogenicity right out of the gate.
Citi analysts are bullish on EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Bans, calling AI glasses “the next fast-growing edge device.” The company’s smart glasses with Meta already contributed over 4 percentage points to its 12% Q3 growth.
Microsoft is planning a genuinely useful AI upgrade, according to a patent filing. It aims to build Copilot directly into the Windows Clipboard for instant data formatting. This could be the practical AI tool users have been waiting for.
A new project called DoomScroll has launched, archiving countless classic Doom WADs and letting you play them directly in your web browser. It’s the result of five years of work by developers James Baicoianu and Jason Scott, aiming to preserve the game’s rich modding history.
Databricks has raised a massive $4 billion funding round, valuing the data analytics company at a staggering $134 billion. The company is growing revenue at 55% year-over-year and shows no signs of going public soon.
The selloff in AI infrastructure stocks like Broadcom and Oracle continued Monday, signaling investor anxiety over the massive capital spend. Despite strong earnings, the market is getting nervous about the returns.
Researchers are now using affordable gene sequencing to solve surprising environmental puzzles. From analyzing the biological contents of Saharan dust storms to verifying the origin of Amazonian fish, the technology is providing critical data for conservation and agriculture.
Apple is adding Google Cast support to its native Apple TV app for Android. This update, arriving after the app’s launch in February 2025, makes it much easier for subscribers to stream to their televisions.
The data intelligence company Databricks has raised a massive $4 billion in a Series L round, valuing it at $134 billion. This comes as the company’s AI-focused products now generate over $1 billion in annual run-rate revenue, growing at 55% year-over-year.
