On Monday, Venmo introduced a new rewards program called Venmo Stash. This program offers cashback to customers who transact with their favorite brands on the payments app and engage with Venmo’s products. While cashback rewards are common for credit cards,…
Google Maps is introducing new AI features to help developers and users create interactive projects. These tools include a builder agent and an MCP server, which connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation. The company is using Gemini models…
Nearly seven years after announcing its first fund, Sapphire Sport is spinning out from Sapphire Ventures. The venture fund, which focuses on sports, media, and entertainment, will rebrand as an independent venture firm called 359 Capital. The firm’s new name…
Amazon Music announced the launch of a new beta feature called Fan Groups on Monday. This feature enables users to create and join groups centered around their favorite music genres and artists. Within these groups, fans can chat, create posts,…
For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against serious criminals and terrorists, and only in limited cases. The evidence gathered from…
Autonomous vehicles are currently a major focus, making it easier for smaller companies to secure funding. Vay, a German startup that provides remote-controlled rental cars, will receive sixty million dollars in cash from Singaporean technology company Grab. The deal was…
Lenskart shares recovered after a soft start to finish slightly above the offer price on Monday. This followed the Indian eyewear retailer’s initial public offering, which raised 72.8 billion rupees, or 821 million dollars. The IPO sold out within hours…
After helping several enterprises document how work actually happens, Scribe has raised seventy-five million dollars at a one point three billion dollar post-money valuation. This funding will be used to roll out Scribe Optimize, a new platform that maps workflows…
Although LLM-powered AI agents are a fairly new phenomenon, one of the areas where they have been most popular so far is in sales. A startup named 1Mind, co-founded by Amanda Kahlow, has been quietly deploying its sales agent, named…
Blue Origin scrubbed the second launch of its New Glenn rocket on Sunday afternoon. The delay was caused by weather concerns, a few minor issues with launch pad equipment, and a cruise ship that strayed too close to the flight…
