AI search startups are blowing up Yesterday’s big news was Google’s plan to blow up its traditional Search in favor of an AI-powered experience — but Google isn’t the only company planning for the next generation of discoverability. This morning, Bloomberg has news of the Andreessen-backed Exa Labs, which has raised $250 million against a $2.5 billion valuation to go after the same market....

Villas, cars and cash: Italy seizes dead Mafia mobster's millions12 minutes agoSarah RainsfordRome correspondentReutersMatteo Messina Denaro was arrested after decades on the run in 2023, and later died in jailYou may find some of the details of Messina Denaro's crimes disturbingAnti-mafia investigators in Italy have seized cash, companies and other assets worth more than €200m (£175m) in an...

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What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says Last week, I overheard someone in a pizza shop ask if a particular slice was vegetarian or vegan. Presumably they wanted to know if the pizza had vegan cheese, and when told it was so, they changed the order. Vegan cheese is widely considered a poor simulacrum of the dairy version. The key missing ingredient is casein, a...