AI crawler Firecrawl raises $14.5M, is still looking to hire agents as employees
AI crawler Firecrawl raises $14.5M, is still looking to hire agents as employees Firecrawl nabbed Shopify’s CEO Tobias Lütke as an investor from a gutsy email after they discovered he…
Eight Sleep raises $100M to expand it AI-powered sleep tech
Eight Sleep raises $100M to expand it AI-powered sleep tech The sleep tech company raised from HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, Y Combinator and big F1 names like Charles…
Spotify’s latest feature lets you add your own transitions to playlists
Spotify’s latest feature lets you add your own transitions to playlists The new options are designed to appeal to playlist experts and other music fans, who have collectively created nearly…
OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India
OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India This plan will offer 10x more messages and image generation than the free tier, among other benefits. This plan will offer…
SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel
SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock. SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.
Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers
Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers Data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned notified 1.1 million customers of a July data breach, a number not previously reported.…
X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue
X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025 X is struggling on Android with…
Texas AG accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims
Texas AG accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health…
Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is climbing the App Store charts — and it’s extremely cute
Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is climbing the App Store charts — and it’s extremely cute What makes Focus Friend different is that it assigns you a new friend: a…
Substack writers can now direct U.S. readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS
Substack writers can now direct U.S. readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS Substack's iOS app rolls out support for web-based payments, which can save subscribers money. Substack's iOS…