Twitter’s New Name Could Get Them Sued
Billionaire Elon Musk recently made waves in the social media world by announcing his decision to rebrand Twitter as X. While this move has generated excitement and curiosity, it also raises important legal
iRobot in Financial Trouble: Amazon Cuts Acquisition Price
In a move to address the financial struggles faced by robotic vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, Amazon and iRobot have agreed to modify the terms of their acquisition deal. The modification includes a 15% reduction in
AI leaders warn Senate of twin risks: Moving too slow and moving too fast
Leaders from the AI research world appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss and answer questions about the nascent technology. Their broadly unanimous opinions generally fell into two categories: we
Main Sequence hits first close of $450M AUD for its third deep tech fund
Main Sequence, an Australian venture capital firm, said Wednesday it has raised the $450 million AUD (approximately $303 million) first close of its third fund. The venture capital firm, founded by Australia’s
Banana Peel Plastic Could Save the Planet
Waste plastic has become a major problem worldwide, harming ecosystems through littering and other forms of pollution. Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a bioplastic that breaks down as
Introducing Arc Browser: A New Web Browsing Experience
The Browser Company has recently made an exciting announcement: the Arc browser is now available to everyone. After being in invite-only mode for over a year, the company has decided to open up access to their
Exclusive: Goodwater Capital snags $1B across two new funds, despite cooling interest in consumer tech
Goodwater, one of comparatively few firms to focus exclusively on consumer tech investments, has closed on $1 billion in capital commitments across its fifth early-stage fund and its third opportunity-style fund,
Introducing ChatGPT for Android
OpenAI continues to push boundaries and redefine the possibilities. Their latest breakthrough comes in the form of the ChatGPT app for Android. Following the successful debut of the iOS app in May, OpenAI has
Snap’s revenue woes continue but earnings yield a few bright spots
Snap just reported its quarterly earnings and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Snapchat’s parent company brought in $1.07 billion during Q2 — up from last quarter but a year-over-year dip. Snap saw its first revenue
Spotify CEO teases potential AI-powered capabilities surrounding personalization, ads
During Spotify’s second-quarter earnings call this morning, CEO Daniel Ek teased a few ways the streaming service could introduce additional AI-powered functionality. Ek touched on how AI could be used to create