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Key Takeaways Max Marchione struggled for years to get a real diagnosis, an experience that led him to found Superpower, now valued at more than $500 million. For $199 a year, members get a full blood panel, an AI health protocol and care team access. Superpower’s next offering is peptides, a category drawing both regulatory…

1Password on Tuesday launched AI Spend and Consumption Management, a new capability embedded in its SaaS Manager platform that gives IT and finance teams a unified, real-time view of how their organizations consume and spend on AI services from vendors including Anthropic, Cursor, and OpenAI. The move marks the latest strategic expansion for a company…

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Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn’t specify any brands in particular, it’s likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smartglasses….

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