Meta reportedly plans to slash Metaverse budget by up to 30%
Meta reportedly plans to slash Metaverse budget by up to 30% The proposal reflects the overall lack of interest in products like Meta's social virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. The…
Spotify says Wrapped 2025 is its biggest yet, with 200M+ users in its first day
Spotify says Wrapped 2025 is its biggest yet, with 200M+ users in its first day After last year's flop, Spotify Wrapped engagement is up 19% and shares were up 41%,…
Anthropic signs $200M deal to bring its LLMs to Snowflake’s customers
Anthropic signs $200M deal to bring its LLMs to Snowflake’s customers AI research lab Anthropic inked a $200 million deal with Snowflake to bring its AI models to Snowflake's 12,600…
EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp The European Commission is is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta's move to ban other AI companies…
AI finds its way into Apple’s top apps of the year
AI finds its way into Apple’s top apps of the year Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the…
Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups
Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested…
Gemini was Google’s top trending search term in 2025
Gemini was Google’s top trending search term in 2025 Gemini wasn’t the only AI chatbot to make the list, as DeepSeek ranked seventh among the year’s trending searches. Gemini wasn’t…
New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants
New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn. Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in…
Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher on why every founder needs to be an influencer
Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher on why every founder needs to be an influencer Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of…
Amazon hopes to jump start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
Amazon hopes to jump start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools…