Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, has raised a massive one billion dollar round at an eleven billion dollar valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal. This round comes less than two…
In a surprising but welcome move, Google has updated Quick Share to work with Apple’s AirDrop. This allows users to more easily transfer files and photos between Android and iPhone devices. The new functionality is first rolling out to the…
Perplexity launched its Comet browser today on Android. The AI search company first introduced this AI-centric browser in July for desktop computers. The new Android version brings most of the same capabilities found on the desktop. Users can set Perplexity…
The team behind the 3D design app Rooms, a group of former Googlers from Things Inc., has introduced a new project. It is a playful AI photo editor for iOS called Mixup. This app allows anyone to create new AI-generated…
Build Mode returns with another episode. This season focuses on lessons learned from the world of go-to-market strategies. Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen recently spoke with Luna co-founder Jas Schembri-Stothart and Untapped Solutions founder Andre Peart. They shared their unique…
Waymo is expanding to three new cities across the United States: Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Tampa. The company announced it will begin manually driving its vehicles in these cities in the coming days. This initial phase is a step toward…
Google is upgrading its image-generation model with new editing capabilities, higher resolutions, more accurate text rendering, and the ability to search the web. The new model is called Nano Banana Pro and is built on Google’s latest large language model,…
Letterboxd, the social film discovery platform, will launch a new digital video store in early December. This feature will allow users to rent movies directly on the platform without navigating away. The company first announced the video store in March…
Following a successful second flight of its new mega rocket, Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has revealed designs for an even larger version of the launch system. This new-look New Glenn will be taller than the historic Saturn V…
YouTube is bringing back its private messaging feature for a limited group of users. This follows the platform’s decision to discontinue the original messaging function in 2019. The new test allows users to share videos directly within the mobile app.…
