How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Geopolitical turmoil has made venture investing challenging, leading Kompas VC to carve out a niche in startups focused on the physical world.
At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship
It’s a story Musk has told before — in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk — but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath.
Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS
A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service.
Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages
Amazon’s new “Join the chat” feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses.
Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men
The app is Match Group’s newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again.
Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal
After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department.
Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says
Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli-American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly not responded to authorities’ requests for information.
US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants
The U.S. top court is expected to rule on whether to allow police to identify criminal suspects by dragnet searching the databases of tech giants.
Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax
The more deals platforms make with media outlets, the less they pay. If enough agreements go through, that effective rate drops to 1.5%, which could generate between A$200 million and A$250 million back into
Lovable launches its vibe-coding app on iOS and Android
The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go.