Blackstone, General Atlantic-backed Liftoff Mobile files for IPO
The company offers a platform that helps mobile app developers market their wares and has an army of bankers working on its IPO.
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public
Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.
Google’s Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities
The Trends Explore page for users to analyze search interest just got a major upgrade. It now uses Gemini to identify and compare relevant trends.
Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform
“We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans,” the company said.
Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B
Type One Energy has raised more than $160 million from investors to date. The new funding will help the company further refine its stellarator technology.
Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation
Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.
Lima Police arrest four and disrupt illegal drug and gambling operation
In a Facebook livestream by the City of Lima government in Ohio, a multi-agency law-enforcement update announced that police arrested four people as part of what officials are calling “Operation New Beginnings,”
Gemini’s new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more
Personal Intelligence is off by default, as users have the option to choose if and when they want to connect their Google apps to Gemini.
AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million series A
The company used an AI-native platform to help companies fight threats.
US cargo tech company publicly exposed its shipping systems and customer data to the web
Shipping tech company Bluspark left internal plaintext passwords, including those of executives, exposed to the internet, at a time when hacks in the shipping industry are on the rise.