Airbnb will allow US users to book stays without paying up front |

6:00 AM PDT · August 14, 2025 Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve…

Apple's blood oxygen monitoring returns to its latest Apple Watches |

6:51 AM PDT · August 14, 2025 Apple announced on Thursday it’s introducing a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Watch Series 8, Series 10,…

Cohere hires long-time Meta research head Joelle Pineau as its chief AI officer |

Investors once saw Canadian AI startup Cohere as a promising contender to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic in the race to build frontier AI models, with…

Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at Disrupt 2025 |

7:00 AM PDT · August 14, 2025 There aren’t many founders who can say they’ve steered the same company from scrappy startup to publicly traded…

AI translation tech Palabra gets backing from Reddit co-founder's venture firm |

A startup called Palabra AI, which develops an AI-powered speech translation engine, is tackling one of the more difficult aspects of teaching large language models…

Google pushes AI into flight deals as antitrust scrutiny, competition heat up |

Google on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search tool to help travelers find flight deals — even as regulators continue to question whether the search…

Buzzy AI startup Multiverse creates two of the smallest high-performing models ever |

One of Europe’s most prominent AI startups has released two AI models that are so tiny, they have named them after a chicken’s brain and…

Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids |

As concerns over the emotional pull of general-purpose LLM chatbots like ChatGPT grow by the day, Meta appears to be letting its chatbot personas engage…

Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months |

Vibe coding startup Lovable aims to hit $1 billion in annual recurring revenue within the next 12 months, according to its CEO, Anton Osika. Speaking…

Kodak denies it's shutting down amid media reports of financial struggles |

9:39 AM PDT · August 14, 2025 Eastman Kodak is denying reports that it’s shutting down. On Wednesday, media outlets like CNN and CNBC detailed…