​Google TV just got more Gemini features, including the ability to transform photos and videos with tools Nano Banana and Veo.  

​On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million seed round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov with out big-name VCs participating.  

​Roku’s $2.99 streaming service Howdy has topped 1M subscribers, showing demand for cheaper, low-commitment alternatives to pricier streamers.  

​Uber announced several new features on Wednesday during its annual event, which push far beyond the company’s original ride-hailing purpose and deeper into its users’ lives.  

​Apple lost its bid to pause court-ordered App Store payment changes, keeping external purchase links in place as its case with Epic heads toward the Supreme Court.  

​When Earth AI started hitting months-long delays in its search for critical minerals, it decided to take matters into its own hands.  

​The government of Sri Lanka has lost more than $3 million in two recent, separate cybersecurity incidents as the country continues to recover from its 2022 debt crisis.  

​A defense startup just raised $82 million to put drone factories inside shipping containers and bring manufacturing to the front lines.  

​BMW i Ventures is interested in startups working on agentic AI and physical AI, as well as industrial software, advanced materials, and manufacturing and supply chain technologies.  

​Think Discord chats, but with AI characters in addition to humans.