Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech

Kodiak AI, a company developing self-driving trucks, announced on Monday that it is partnering with the global automotive supplier Bosch. Together, they will create a hardware and software system designed to give standard semi-trucks autonomous driving capabilities. The collaboration was…

Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit

Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired the Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between 25 million and 40 million dollars, according to people familiar with the transaction. This acquisition brings together two of Africa’s leading…

Subtle releases ear buds with its noise isolation models

Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to help computers understand you better in loud environments, has launched a new pair of wireless earbuds. These earbuds are designed to help users sound clear on calls and provide accurate…

Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have secured new funding for their social media startup, West Co. The company launched an invite-only version of its first app, Tangle, in November. Recent reports from the Financial Times, based…

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

Hardware maker Plaud has launched a new AI notetaker called the Plaud NotePin S, alongside a desktop app designed for taking notes in digital meetings. This announcement comes just ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The…

Subtle releases ear buds with its noise cancelation models

Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to help computers understand you better in loud environments, has launched a new pair of wireless earbuds. These earbuds are designed to help users sound clear on calls and get accurate…

Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared

In 2025, while technology stocks were busy setting new records, the executives behind those companies were equally busy converting their paper fortunes into actual cash. According to Bloomberg’s analysis of insider trading data, these sales totaled more than $16 billion.…