4:21 AM PST · January 13, 2026 Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from…
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Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups |
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the…
Slackbot is an AI agent now |
Slackbot, the automated assistant baked into the Salesforce-owned corporate messaging platform Slack, is entering a new era as an AI agent. And Salesforce CTO Parker…
Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup |
Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last few years. As a result, model providers…
Apple launches 'Creator Studio' bundle of apps for $12.99 per month |
Apple is launching a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that offers access to six creative apps as well as premium content in iWork apps, the…
OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs |
In Brief Posted: 1:18 PM PST · January 10, 2026 OpenAI reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs OpenAI and training data…
How the Sleepbuds maker, Ozlo, is building a platform for sleep data |
Ozlo, the maker of comfortable, easy-to-use Sleepbuds that drown out outside noise so you can get better rest, is turning its product into a platform.…
Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes |
11:37 AM PST · January 10, 2026 Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of…
The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion |
Andreessen Horowitz just announced the firm has raised a little more than $15 billion in new funding. The haul represents over 18% of all venture…
Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting 'extortion' |
A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination suit last month filled with such scandalous allegations against the company’s famed CEO, Jack Hidary, that the…