Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark after two years as a venture capitalist to start his own investment venture, as announced in a post on X on Thursday. Lazarte gained prominence in the tech industry as the co-founder of Wildlife Studios,…
The internet trend is straightforward: a friend or family member looks into the camera and tells viewers, in a slightly aggressive tone, that they are about to witness a presentation and that they had better be nice. That’s exactly what…
Elon Musk’s X is experimenting with a new way to use Community Notes, its crowdsourced fact-checking system, to highlight popular posts from users with diverse perspectives. On Thursday, the Community Notes X account announced a pilot test where select contributors…
When industrial AI startup CVector meets with manufacturers, utility providers, and other prospective customers, the founders are often asked the same question: Will you still be here in six months? A year? It’s a fair concern in an environment where…
Lauren Kolodny, a partner at Acrew Capital, has always championed technology’s power to democratize access to financial services for everyday people. When the fledgling neobank Chime struggled to convince investors in 2016 that it could build a large business serving…
Google launched a new AI-powered feature called Web Guide on Thursday. This feature organizes Google Search results by grouping pages related to specific aspects of a search query. Web Guide is currently a Search Labs experiment, allowing users to opt…
Apple has released the first public beta of its new mobile operating system, iOS 26, featuring the innovative “Liquid Glass” user interface and enhanced AI capabilities. Early adopters can now experience Apple’s latest software ahead of its official public launch…
As our lives grow increasingly digital and we spend more time interacting with eerily human-like chatbots, the line between human connection and machine simulation is starting to blur. Today, more than 20% of daters report using AI for things like…
A self-styled “leaking and cracking forum” where users share breached databases, stolen credentials, and pirated software was found exposing the IP addresses of its logged-in users to the open web, according to security researchers. Leak Zone left an Elasticsearch database…
Netflix and Spotify have joined forces to launch a golf-inspired game to promote “Happy Gilmore 2,” the sequel to Adam Sandler’s 1996 comedy film, which premieres on Netflix this Friday, July 25. This collaboration marks a new venture for Spotify,…
