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The proposal reflects the overall lack of interest in products like Meta's social virtual reality platform, Horizon Worlds.

After last year's flop, Spotify Wrapped engagement is up 19% and shares were up 41%, the company says.

AI research lab Anthropic inked a $200 million deal with Snowflake to bring its AI models to Snowflake's 12,600 customers.

The European Commission is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta's move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users.

Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the year, AI was showcased among this year's winners.

Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested in more than 130 companies over the years.

Every year, Google releases a report highlighting the top trending searches, offering a snapshot of what captured our collective curiosity, spanning pop culture, entertainment, internet trends, and news events. Gemini wasn’t the only AI chatbot to make the list, as DeepSeek ranked seventh among the year’s trending searches.

Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn. The U.S. currently represents 15% of Brevo’s revenue — one of its three largest markets along with France and Germany.

Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise money, but actually break through the noise.   Day One’s been an early backer of companies like World, Superhuman, and Remote.com, with 12 […]

Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them.

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec were awarded substantial grants to build one reactor in Tennessee and two more in Michigan.

Anthropic is reportedly prepping for an IPO that could come as early as 2026.

AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.

Republicans’ attempt to ban state AI regulations was removed from the defense bill after bipartisan opposition, underscoring tensions between tech-industry demands, consumer protection concerns, and Trump’s push for sweeping federal preemption.

The Google Photos Recap will use Gemini's AI to find your memorable moments throughout the year, and adds new metrics, like a 'selfie' count.

Amazon says you can describe the scene to Alexa by mentioning details like the actor or character's name, or a memorable quote.

Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis join a long list of cities where the company is gearing up to offer robotaxi rides.

And the Palo Alto-based startup has raised $7.4 million to do that.

Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed to revive its fan-favorite feel.

The new round, which opens on December 10, will enable consumers to buy the company's shares at its Series C valuation of $1.3 billion.