Snap acquires Saturn, a social calendar app for high school and college students
Snap acquires Saturn, a social calendar app for high school and college students Snap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app that helps students manage their school schedules and share them…
The startups rolling out of Europe’s early-stage micromobility scene
The startups rolling out of Europe’s early-stage micromobility scene A handful of early stage micromobility startups out of Europe that are filling the gaps in a maturing ecosystem. A handful…
Startups Weekly: Fast and furious
Startups Weekly: Fast and furious Some startups accrued value at lightning speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot. Some startups accrued value at lightning…
Character.AI taps Meta’s former VP of business products as CEO
Character.AI taps Meta’s former VP of business products as CEO Karandeep Anand comes to Character.AI with experience running advertising products that reached billions of users on Meta's apps. Karandeep Anand…
X app code points to a physical card coming to X Money
X app code points to a physical card coming to X Money X’s plans for a payments service may extend beyond the digital realm, new data suggests. According to findings…
Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks
Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet…
Nvidia wants in on the nuclear renaissance, invests in Bill-Gates backed TerraPower
Nvidia wants in on the nuclear renaissance, invests in Bill-Gates backed TerraPower TerraPower has been riding a wave of interest from hyperscalers, data center developers, and now chip designers. TerraPower…
Deezer starts labeling AI-generated music to tackle streaming fraud
Deezer starts labeling AI-generated music to tackle streaming fraud Deezer announced on Friday that it will start labeling albums that include AI-generated tracks as part of its efforts to combat…
After raising $38M, African e-commerce startup Sabi lays off 20%, pivots to traceable exports
After raising $38M, African e-commerce startup Sabi lays off 20%, pivots to traceable exports African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi has laid off around 20% of its workforce (~50 employees) as…
After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO
After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI talent hiring spree continues. In recent months, Meta tried to acquire Safe…