Coinbase boosts investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing exchange at $2.45B
Coinbase’s latest investment lifts CoinDCX’s valuation from $2.15 billion to $2.45 billion.
EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B U.S. investment plan
Five new vehicles and a four-cylinder engine will be developed and produced through 2029 as part of investment into factories in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users
OpenAI says it will soon roll back some of ChatGPT’s safeguards, and even allow the chatbot to engage in erotica for adult users.
At Starbase, SpaceX is taking firefighting into its own hands
SpaceX’s company town has formed a volunteer fire department, extending control over both the emergency response and permitting process as the company looks to expand Starbase.
Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense
Sonic Fire Tech has developed a device that can extinguish flames using acoustic energy below the range of human hearing. The startup is building a demo capable of protecting a home.
BetMGM partners with BetBlocker in responsible gambling push
As companies attempt to deepen their protections against gambling harm, BetMGM International has partnered with BetBlocker to increase its responsible gambling initiatives. The new addition will be signalled via
Spotify partners with Netflix for video podcast distribution deal
Spotify is partnering with Netflix to bring select video podcasts to the streaming platform starting in early 2026. The deal will feature curated shows from Spotify Studios and The Ringer, expanding later to include
Impulse Space details plan to deliver up to 6 tons a year to the Moon
Impulse Space sees a growing demand for mid-sized deliveries to the moon.
Mozilla’s Firefox adds Perplexity’s AI answer engine as a new search option
The integration offers conversational, cited answers instead of traditional links and follows positive feedback from earlier tests in select markets. Perplexity will expand to mobile soon.
Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings
Designed for one-on-one meetings, the tool lets you insert available time slots directly into an email, automatically creating a calendar invite once a recipient selects a time.