DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
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Spotify adds a running mode to its app
Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries
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Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals
Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up…
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As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection…
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Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents
The deal is Cyera's third acquisition this year.
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Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight
Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human…
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MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea
Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup's MCP gateway product and then opted to build one…
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Sam Altman is ready to decelerate
His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally."
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Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy
Ozlo’s first major update to its sleep earbuds introduces longer battery life, improved connectivity, enhanced audio,…
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The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope tumbled out of control
According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft's alignment have failed, and there are…
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Waymo, robotaxi operators face fresh scrutiny over emergency response failures
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-California ) has proposed a bill that would direct federal regulators to establish minimum…
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eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019
Ina and David Steiner inspired the ire of high-level eBay executives after occasionally criticizing the company in…
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These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era
Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster…
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HBO Max embraces vertical video with a new ‘Shorts’ feed
HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries are making it hard for…
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Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors
The investment comes after speculation that Saudi Arabia may take Lucid Motors private -- which the EV maker has denied.
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Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid
The decision arrives as the breakneck pace of data center construction has grid operators scrambling to generate power.
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PayPal leaves the door open to a higher takeover offer following earnings beat
After reporting better-than-expected Q2 results, PayPal said it remains focused on its AI-driven turnaround, but would…
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Elon Musk’s X Money app is rolling out in the US
Users get an X Visa debit card, which they can immediately add to Apple Pay and use to make instant peer-to-peer…
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WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app
Similar to the smartphone and desktop apps, the web app will support calling features such as screen-sharing and…
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Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises
Since launching last year, the startup today has more than 8 million people using the open source or hosted version of…
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Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ device leasing program in partnership with Klarna
The rollout of the program comes as Apple has been struggling with supply chain issues related to "RAMageddon," which…
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Recursive Superintelligence signs $410M compute deal with Amazon
Recursive’s emphasis on self-improving AI systems means much of the budget that would traditionally go toward headcount…
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Granola launches an Apple Watch app
AI note-taking app Granola is launching an app for the Apple Watch in hopes that its users will want to record meetings…
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Lyft and Baidu enter London’s robotaxi battleground as testing begins
Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles will be available on Freenow, the mobility network that Lyft acquired in 2025.
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Cursor makes its biggest India push yet ahead of SpaceX acquisition with localized pricing
Cursor says India is now its third-largest market globally and plans to expand local hiring and enterprise sales.
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Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI
Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei made his views clear about open-weight models and China's growing AI…
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Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive
Companies without their own models — or without a layer of AI infrastructure known as AI gateways to separate their…
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Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors
Fusion power startup Thea Energy snagged a $20 million award from ARPA-E to scale production of its high-temperature…
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As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube
The deal means content will be integrated into the YouTube experience, allowing viewers to discover and watch Peacock…
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PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google
The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable…
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Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system
Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new…
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Apple sued after alleged App Store crypto scam cost users $1.8M
Apple is facing a lawsuit from three users who say they collectively lost more than $1.8 million after downloading a…
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Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX
Amazon is expanding its plans for providing satellite connectivity to mobile phones.
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Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military
Antares has raised $470 million to build small modular reactors — 100 kW to 1 MW — for U.S. Air Force bases.
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OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach has reignited the debate over alignment and control
OpenAI's Hugging Face breach has reignited debate over AI alignment and control, exposing competing views on whether…
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Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs
Meta on Monday said it is rolling out its Meta AI chatbot within Threads' DMs, giving users a way to chat with the AI…
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