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Apple Teases New Macs & iPads; AI Startup Raises Big

Apple is set to host a "Special Apple Experience" in New York City on March 4th at 9 AM ET, sparking speculation about new product announcements, according to The Verge and Ars Technica. The event, which will also include press gatherings in London and Shanghai, has fueled anticipation for potential reveals of new MacBooks, iPads, and possibly even the iPhone 17e, as reported by The Verge.

The invitation to the event features an Apple logo depicted in segmented discs of yellow, green, and blue, hinting at the possibility of new product colors. Ars Technica noted that while Apple has not explicitly stated what will be announced, the event's timing and the company's history suggest potential hardware updates. Ars Technica will be present in New York City to cover the unveiling.

In other tech news, Ricursive Intelligence, a startup founded by former Google Brain employees Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, announced a $300 million Series A funding round just four months after its launch, achieving a $4 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch. Goldie, the CEO, and Mirhoseini, the CTO, previously worked together at Google Brain and Anthropic. They gained recognition for developing the Alpha Chip, an AI tool that could generate chip layouts in hours, a process that typically takes human designers a year or more. "They were among those AI engineers who got those weird emails from Zuckerberg making crazy offers to us," Goldie told TechCrunch, chuckling.

Meanwhile, some AI experts are questioning the hype surrounding OpenClaw, an AI system that was used on Moltbook, a Reddit clone where AI agents communicated with each other, according to TechCrunch. Some observers were briefly concerned that the AI agents were organizing against humans.

In legal news, Michigan is taking legal action against major oil and gas companies, accusing them of colluding to suppress competition from cleaner technologies like solar power and electric vehicles, according to Ars Technica. The state's approach differs from other climate-related lawsuits, which typically focus on deception or misrepresentation of climate change risks. Legal experts suggest this strategy could be a "game changer" if Michigan can overcome initial dismissal attempts by the industry defendants.

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Apple Teases New Macs, iPads; Steam Deck OLED Faces Shortage
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Apple Teases New Macs, iPads; Steam Deck OLED Faces Shortage

Drawing from multiple news sources, it's reported that Valve's Steam Deck OLED is experiencing intermittent stock shortages in some regions, including the US, due to memory and storage shortages. This follows Valve's earlier delay of other hardware releases, like the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller, due to the same global supply issues.

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AI Startup Soars: Ricursive Raises $335M, Apple Teases News
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AI Startup Soars: Ricursive Raises $335M, Apple Teases News

Drawing from multiple news sources, Ricursive Intelligence, co-founded by AI veterans Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, has quickly secured significant funding, including a $300 million Series A round at a $4 billion valuation, after developing AI tools to automate chip design. The startup, which counts Nvidia as an investor, aims to accelerate chip creation for various manufacturers, differentiating itself from competitors by focusing on design tools rather than chip production.

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Cologne Floats Skewer World Leaders in Latest News

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URGENT: Election Chaos Looms: Councils Unprepared for May Vote!
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URGENT: Election Chaos Looms: Councils Unprepared for May Vote!

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Solar Fluid Stores Energy, Fuels Mystery Illness

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Epstein Scandal: Columbia, Hyatt, and Dark Web Uncovered

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Avalanche Kills Skiers; Iranian Family Forced to Pay for Son's Death

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Japan Skates to Gold; US Women, Moms Triumph!

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Steam Deck OLED Faces Stock Issues; Apple Podcasts Adds Video

Drawing from multiple news sources, it's reported that Valve's Steam Deck OLED is experiencing intermittent stock shortages in some regions, including the US, due to memory and storage shortages. This follows Valve's earlier delay of other hardware releases, like the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller, because of the same supply chain issues, with the company aiming to launch the new hardware in the first half of 2026.

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Trump to Influence Iran Talks "Indirectly"

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Hockey Game Shooting Kills Two, Injures Others

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