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Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade

Proton's Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.

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Jun 30, 2026 at 14:00 TechCrunch

Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade

Proton's Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.

Jun 30, 2026 at 10:16 Hacker News

Lumo 2.0

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Arcturus could halve the grid’s electrical losses using its nano-infused copper

Stealthy startup Arcturus uses lasers to infuse carbon nanomaterials into copper, dramatically improving its ability to conduct electricity.

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