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Prices on new AI hardware
$2,599 · $230 · $550 · $179
CNBC says the Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599 and Amazon's Alexa tablets run $230 to $550. TechCrunch says Persona's band costs $179.
From the Drop: Microsoft opens Surface Laptop Ultra preorders at $2,599; Muse is coming to Windows · Amazon swaps its budget Fire tablets for pricier Alexa tablets, CNBC says · Cal AI co-founder raises $10M for Persona, an AI assistant with a $179 band
Backers in Manus's new round
Boyu Capital · IDG Capital · Tencent · ZhenFund
TechCrunch says Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led Manus' raise of over $500 million, with Tencent and ZhenFund among those joining.
From the Drop: Manus raises over $500M in its first round since Meta's deal was unwound
Dropped, withdrawn or unwound
Fire tablets · Math papers · Litigation work · Meta deal
Amazon stopped making Fire units, OpenAI withdrew three manuscripts, CHT is ending litigation work per Wired, and China ordered Meta's Manus deal unwound.
From the Drop: Amazon swaps its budget Fire tablets for pricier Alexa tablets, CNBC says · OpenAI withdraws three math manuscripts after finding a sign error · Tristan Harris' Center for Humane Technology cuts about half its staff, Wired says · Manus raises over $500M in its first round since Meta's deal was unwound
Where Google's Gemini agent works
Gmail · Docs · Slack · Microsoft 365
The Verge says Google's new Gemini agent works across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slack and Microsoft 365 from one interface.
From the Drop: Google previews a universal Gemini agent for enterprise work, The Verge says
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