Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage |

Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is making its next big move. The company behind the assistant, The Interaction Company of California,…

Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads |

As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends into large-scale entertainment platforms, a startup called Yope is quietly building what it…

Substack's new tool tells you who's been writing their newsletters with AI |

9:23 AM PDT · July 22, 2026 Substack has launched a new feature that can show you which of your favorite newsletters are being written…

Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video |

Clicks Technology, a startup that’s preparing to launch its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, is showing off what it has in store in a…

Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard |

A new startup wants to bring AI to the software you use the most: your smartphone’s keyboard. On Tuesday, Singapore-based Acti (short for “action”) launched…

Bluesky launches group chats, as company shifts focus to community features |

Social network Bluesky launched support for group chats on Thursday, another feature designed to make the app more competitive with its larger competitor, X. While…

Zest launches a restaurant discovery app powered by where people actually eat |

A new startup aims to reinvent how people discover their next favorite place to dine and, one day, perhaps more. Zest, a newly launched restaurant…

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps |

For years, our social media experiences have been dominated by Big Tech players like Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Google (YouTube), Snapchat, TikTok, and X. But…

A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon |

Audiobook, e-book, or both? Now, you won’t have to choose. The Scribd-owned reading subscription service Everand wants to make the choice unnecessary. On Tuesday, the…

Bluesky embraces long-form content to counter X Articles |

Elon Musk’s X lets you write long-form content on the platform through its Articles feature, but only if you’re a paid subscriber or business. The…