Google’s new music tool, Lyria 3 is here
Google’s announcement that its Gemini app now writes music for you isn’t just one of those “blowing my mind” product updates. It feels like a symbolic surrender to a long-standing refrain from...
Who Was Crypto Designed For? An Expert Argues It’s Not Humans
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, argues that crypto’s persistent friction stems from a deeper mismatch: its architecture appears better aligned with artificial intelligence (AI) agents...
Snapchat+ reaches $1 billion revenue run rate and 25 million users
Snap announced its direct revenue business reached a $1 billion annualized run rate, driven by its Snapchat+ service. The company stated on Wednesday that Snapchat+ has surpassed 25 million subscriber...
X to stop cropping vertical videos after immediate user backlash
X introduced a new immersive video player, with head of product Nikita Bier announcing the update. The company stated the previous player badly needed a refresh. The update is currently rolling out on...
Mastodon is finally fixing its biggest entry barrier
Mastodon, a decentralized social media platform, announced on Wednesday plans to launch new features targeting content creators and simplifying the onboarding process for new users.
The move signals a...
Etsy sells Depop to eBay to focus on its primary marketplace
Etsy announced on Wednesday that it is selling Depop, a secondhand clothing marketplace, to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash. The transaction is intended to allow Etsy to focus on its primary marketplace...
Plato closes $14.5M to bring AI automation to wholesale trade
Plato, a Berlin-based startup, has raised $14.5 million in seed funding to bring generative AI into wholesale distribution, a massive industry that rarely makes tech headlines but quietly moves a sign...
David Silver is chasing superhuman intelligence with a $1bn seed
David Silver, a British AI researcher known for his role at Google’s DeepMind lab, has helped build some of the most influential AI systems and is now leading his own ambitious start-up. He is in th...
