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Indigo brings the open social web to one app

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Indigo brings the open social web to one app

Indigo's new social app lets you cross-post to the open social web, including Mastodon and Bluesky, and browse a unified timeline.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

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U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app

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U.S. bank disclose security lapse after sharing customer data with AI app

The bank said the security lapse was due to the use of an “unauthorized” AI software app.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 3 months ago

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Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations.

Aisha Malik 3 months ago

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Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen

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Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen

The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million.

Marina Temkin 3 months ago

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Waymo issues recall to deal with a flooding problem

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Waymo issues recall to deal with a flooding problem

Waymo has issued a software recall that makes its robotaxis more cautious around flooded areas. A "final remedy" is in the works.

Sean O'Kane 3 months ago

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Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice

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Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice

The maker of the Canvas school software said it "reached an agreement" with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word.

Zack Whittaker 3 months ago

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Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool

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Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool

A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.

Ivan Mehta 3 months ago

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TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok

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TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok

TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.

Aisha Malik 3 months ago

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AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines

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AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines

Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.

Sean O'Kane 3 months ago

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Spotify’s launches a Wrapped-style recap of your entire listening history

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Spotify’s launches a Wrapped-style recap of your entire listening history

Spotify's new feature will show you the number of unique songs that you listened to until now

Ivan Mehta 3 months ago

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AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals

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AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals

Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.

Jagmeet Singh 3 months ago

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Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.

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Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.

Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

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Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks

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Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks

Right now, every AI model you've ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines is trying to change that by building a model that processes your input and generates a response at the same time, so it's more like a phone call than a text chain.

Connie Loizos 3 months ago

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Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

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Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth as well as early-stage startups.

Marina Temkin 3 months ago

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GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills

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GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills

Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.

Kirsten Korosec 3 months ago

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Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

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Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

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Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation

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Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation

Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round.

Julie Bort 3 months ago

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Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app

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Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app

As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that is launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream in the Peacock app.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator

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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator

Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

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‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says

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‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says

The battery-recycling and energy-storage company has hired former Tesla finance chief Deepak Ahuja, reuniting him with former Tesla CTO JB Straubel.

Sean O'Kane 3 months ago

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NYT’s Wordle to become a TV game show

The popular mobile puzzle game will become a TV game show next year.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

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TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK

Users who sign up for the plan won’t see ads on TikTok, and their data won’t be used for advertising purposes.

Aisha Malik 3 months ago

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There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.

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There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.

Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there.

Tim Fernholz 3 months ago

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Discord launches Nitro Rewards, giving subscribers access to the base tier of Xbox Game Pass for no extra cost

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Discord launches Nitro Rewards, giving subscribers access to the base tier of Xbox Game Pass for no extra cost

Discord's Nitro Rewards program will give Nitro subscribers access to Xbox Game Pass, and discounts from Logitech, SteelSeries, and other gaming brands.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

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