​A raft of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket; pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya; and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon. Now, two former Meta employees who worked on interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup […]  

​MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver.  

​Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep-tech ecosystem.  

​Amazon won’t allow agents on its site that don’t identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.  

​People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.  

​The electric aviation company Beta Technologies made an impressive showing in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.  

​It’s the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March.  

​For example, you can ask “find me 2 cheap tickets for the Shaboozey concert coming up. prefer standing floor tickets.” AI Mode will then search across multiple websites to find real-time ticket options that meet your specific requests.  

​Just over three years after taking the reins as the steward of the storied firm, Botha passed the leadership baton to Lin and Grady.