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NLWEB IS MICROSOFT'S PROJECT TO BRING MORE CHATBOTS TO WEB PAGES

Microsoft's NLWeb project enables websites to provide a conversational interface for users with a few lines of code, the AI model of their choice, and their own data. Sites using NLWeb can make their content discoverable and accessible to platforms that support MCP. NLWeb could play a similar role to HTML for the agentic web and allow users to interact directly with web content in a rich, semantic manner. The NLWeb project started with OpenAI, which was working on an early version last November.

ETHEREUM LABELED 'STANDOUT' AS CRYPTO FUNDS ADD $785 MILLION IN FIFTH STRAIGHT WEEK OF INFLOWS

Crypto investment products saw $785 million in inflows last week, marking the fifth consecutive week of gains. Ethereum was labeled the “standout performer” after adding $205 million (the strongest showing this year). The uptick reflects renewed investor confidence following Ethereum's Pectra upgrade and leadership changes, even as U.S. spot ETH ETFs contributed just $41.8 million.

IPHONE 17 AIR BATTERY CAPACITY AND WEIGHT ALLEGEDLY REVEALED

Apple's iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to launch later this year, will weigh approximately 145 grams. The 6.6-inch, 5.5 mm-thin device will have a battery capacity of 2,800mAh and may use Apple's power-efficient C1 modem. There have been mixed reports regarding the iPhone 17 Air's potential battery performance, but Apple apparently determined that 60% to 70% of users will be able to use the device for a full day without needing to recharge throughout the day. The company is reportedly planning to release a battery case as an optional accessory to mitigate this problem.

NVIDIA OPENS UP SPEEDY NVLINK INTERCONNECT TO CUSTOM CPUS, ASICS

Nvidia's NVLink Fusion, introduced at Computex this week, opens the NVLink interconnect tech to non-Nvidia-designed accelerators. NVLink enables multiple GPUs in a system or rack to behave like a single accelerator with shared compute and memory resources. The technology will be offered in two configurations: the first will be for connecting custom CPUs to Nvidia GPUs, and the second involves using NVLink to connect Grace and Vera CPUs to non-Nvidia accelerators. This should theoretically open up the possibility of superchip-style compute assemblies that feature any combination of CPUs and GPUs as long as Nvidia technology is involved.

23ANDME AND ITS USER DATA WILL SOON BELONG TO A PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT

23andMe will be sold to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million. The sale includes 23andMe's Total Health and Research Services business and biobank of customer data and genetic samples. 23andMe says that customer data is anonymized and stored genetic samples are destroyed when users delete their accounts, but it is unclear how much information is retained. Regeneron's co-founder said that the purchase will further the company's large-scale genetics research into future drugs and treatments. 23andMe has collected genetic samples and data from more than 15 million customers.

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