In Brief Posted: 9:13 AM PDT · August 14, 2026 Google announced on Friday that it will now allow users to remove a visible watermark…
Author: Ivan Mehta
Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function |
Airbnb might be taking slow steps to roll out AI features to its consumer-facing interface, but the company is rapidly adopting the tech to build…
Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform |
The customer support industry has seen a massive influx of startups like Sierra, Decagon and Parloa trying to infuse AI into automating customer calls, chat…
Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks |
Hark, a startup that raised $700 million in Series A funding in May, today launched its agent Hark Handoff, which can use a browser efficiently…
Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B |
In Brief Posted: 4:30 AM PDT · August 4, 2026 In its first acquisition since going public last month, Bending Spoons on Tuesday said that…
Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work |
AI browsers were all the rage in 2025. Companies large and small tried to build browsers that baked in AI in an effort to own…
Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you |
The race to build the next AI interface is crowded with startups. The Sandbar ring, Plaud’s AI pin and desktop notetaker, and Pocket’s credit card-sized…
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation |
4:31 PM PDT · July 13, 2026 Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by…