Perplexity has acquired Visual Electric, an AI Design tool. Its team is going to lead a new agents experience group at Perplexity
India cracks down on 25 crypto exchanges including BingX, LBank, CoinW over compliance failures
Of the 25 offshore crypto exchanges targeted by India, 14 hold more than $9 billion in assets.
Tesla has its best sales quarter ever as EV tax credit expires
The tax credit’s expiration on September 30 motivated buyers to take advantage of the $7,500 incentive, giving Tesla a shot to return to sales growth in 2025.
Oneleet raises $33M to shake up the world of security compliance
Founder Bryan Onel says too many companies are doing the bare minimum to meet their security compliance obligations, and raised $33 million to help his customers get both compliant and secure.
How can conservation agriculture improve the climate resilience of women farmers?
[[{“value”:” How can conservation agriculture improve the climate resilience of women farmers? Published: Women who farm on small plots of land to produce food and income for their families are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Brazil, Canada, Nigeria and the UK is working with smallholder women farmers in Brazil and Nigeria…
Visa crackdowns are blocking students’ study-abroad dreams, so India’s Leverage Edu is rerouting them
Leverage Edu places over 10,000 students annually into universities across 11 countries.
Instagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won’t need to)
Instagram leader Adam Mosseri says the company is not secretly listening to your conversations. At least, not through the microphone.
Self-driving trucks startup Einride raises $100M
Einride raised the funds five months after founder Robert Falck left the CEO role and took over as executive chairman of the board.
OpenAI staff grapples with the company’s social media push
Current and former OpenAI researchers seem torn over how the company’s Sora app fits in with its broader mission.
Better Tomorrow Ventures closes $140M, remains bullish on fintech
The six-year-old firm’s third fund is nearly the size of it previous fund raised during the fintech boom in early 2022.