A variety of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket, pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya, and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon.…
MoEngage, a customer engagement platform working with consumer brands across 75 countries, has raised new funding. The investment was led by its existing investor, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, to accelerate global growth and integrate more artificial intelligence into its platform. A…
NVIDIA and Qualcomm Ventures have joined a growing coalition of U.S. and Indian investors backing India’s deep tech startups. The group launched in September with more than one billion dollars in commitments, a timing that aligns with India’s new one…
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social that he is renominating Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, the nation’s space agency. This reversal comes months after he withdrew the initial nomination. The change…
People Inc., one of the largest media publishers in the United States, has signed an artificial intelligence licensing agreement with Microsoft. The media company, which was formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, announced the deal on Tuesday. This announcement was part…
Amazon has told Perplexity to remove its agentic browser from its online store, a move both companies confirmed publicly on Tuesday. After warning Perplexity multiple times that Comet, its AI-powered shopping assistant, was violating Amazon’s terms of service by not…
Just over three years after becoming the top leader of Sequoia Capital, Roelof Botha is stepping down from his role as senior steward. The firm announced on Tuesday that partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will succeed him as co-stewards.…
Rivian has created its second spinoff company this year, an industrial AI and robotics venture called Mind Robotics. The new company will focus on using industrial AI to reshape how physical world businesses operate. It plans to leverage Rivian’s own…
Shares of electric aviation startup Beta Technologies took flight Tuesday as the company made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The company raised a significant one billion dollars and saw its stock price close higher for the day.…
People Inc., one of the largest media publishers in the United States, has signed an artificial intelligence licensing agreement with Microsoft. The media company, which was formerly known as Dotdash Meredith, announced the deal on Tuesday as part of its…
