X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a “systematic illegal boycott” of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social network
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records, maintenance schedules, home documents, and an AI assistant into a single app.
Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work
Polar has come out with an AI-first browser aimed at knowledge workers, and it has now raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona.
Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls
The startup analyzes calls, messages and CRM data to identify effective sales techniques and turn them into playbooks for AI agents.
‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation
With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the value of simplicity in our relationship to technology, partnering along the way with players like Andrew Yang, Kendrick Lamar, and Pete Davidson. Now, with a new flip phone and a growing wave of “attention activists” pushing back against Big Tech, they think the rest of […]
DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States.
Sunflower speciation: how do new species evolve?
[[{“value”:” Sunflower speciation: how do new species evolve? Published: Have you ever wondered why some flowers look and smell so different from one another? The answer lies in the mysterious workings of evolution, the process responsible for the boundless variety of life on our planet. By studying how new species of flowers evolve, Dr Kate Ostevik from the University of…
Fast Metals is treating waste with more waste to extract critical minerals
Aluminum production has saddled the world with billions of tons of caustic waste. One startup has a plan to clean it up and turn a profit.
Teacher Training for Composite Skill Labs – How Schools Can Build CSL Readiness?
[[{“value”:” A Composite Skill Lab is more than a room containing computers, robotics kits, sensors, tools, and emerging technologies. Its success depends on the teachers who transform those resources into meaningful learning experiences. Many schools invest in advanced infrastructure but struggle to use it regularly. Equipment remains stored, projects are limited to demonstrations, and practical sessions […] The post Teacher…
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model in research preview.