Two teenage founders walked into Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham’s backyard with an idea that no one in agriculture seemed to want: an AI model to help design better pesticides. By the time they left, they had a new business…
Microsoft is adopting a strategy similar to one used by OpenAI. According to a report from Bloomberg, the tech giant plans to use its partner’s custom chip development work to strengthen its own semiconductor efforts, which have faced challenges. This…
Music streaming service Spotify is introducing a new shuffle option that repeats fewer suggested songs. The company originally launched Smart Shuffle for paid users in 2023. This feature added new songs to a playlist queue based on users’ previously played…
The AI coding tool developer Cursor continues to attract significant venture capital as its valuation climbs to new heights. On Thursday, Cursor announced a new funding round of 2.3 billion dollars. This investment values the company at 29.3 billion dollars.…
Google is rolling out a suite of AI shopping updates just ahead of the holiday season. The company unveiled a host of new tools and features, including conversational shopping in Google Search, new shopping features within its Gemini app, agentic…
Generative AI has become a key part of coding workflows, but most companies struggle to track its use, let alone measure its return on investment. Israeli startup Milestone hopes to help with a platform designed to correlate AI tool usage…
Cash App has introduced a range of new features in its fall update. These include an AI chatbot for financial questions, a new benefits program, and the ability to find and pay with Bitcoin using US dollars. The company is…
One of the most effective use cases from modern AI models is their improved ability to understand the human voice, leading to more accurate dictation tools. A Mac tool named Willow is launching an iOS app that allows users to…
Mirova, a French climate-focused investment firm, has invested $30.5 million in the Indian climate tech startup Varaha. This investment will help expand the startup’s regenerative farming program, which supports hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers in northern India. The deal…
As generative AI content becomes more common on social media, a new project is launching to revive the six-second looping videos made famous by Vine. This initiative has the backing of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. On Thursday, a new app…
