India reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise |

8:27 AM PST · January 13, 2026 India’s labor ministry is pushing the country’s booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its…

Google's update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images |

In Brief Posted: 9:00 AM PST · January 13, 2026 Google on Tuesday updated its Veo 3.1 AI video-generation model with the ability to create…

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp |

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…

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…