AI logistics startup Augment, from Deliverr’s founder, raises massive $85M Series A
The new funding, which was led by Redpoint, comes just five months after the startup launched out of stealth with a $25 million seed round.
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Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3
Google Photos’ photo-to-video feature is being upgraded with Google’s latest video-generation model, Veo 3.
Google Photos now lets you animate your camera roll with Veo 3 for free
Google is adding Veo 3 software capabilities to its video generation feature for Google Photos. US-based users can turn static images into four-second videos by clicking either the “Subtle movements” or, for the more adventurous, the “I’m feeling lucky” options under the Create tab in Google Photos. According to Google spokesperson Michael Marconi, you can […]
The best stuff announced at IFA so far
The doors to IFA 2025 at Messe Berlin don’t officially open to the public until tomorrow, but several companies have already announced new gadgets, tech, features, and upgrades as Europe’s largest consumer tech show gets underway. There’s a lot of news to stay on top of, and if you’re struggling to ingest it all, here […]
Cloud provider Lambda may be gearing up for an IPO
Lambda, which allows companies to rent GPUs, is reportedly following its rival CoreWeave to the public market.
Captions rebrands as Mirage, expands beyond creator tools to AI video research
Captions, the AI-powered video creation and editing app for content creators, is rebranding to Mirage.
The quest to keep OpenAI honest
We’ve covered OpenAI on Decoder in several ways this summer, from how it’s navigating the AI talent wars to how people are starting to feel attached to ChatGPT. Next week, we’re airing a recent conversation I had with Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board. But today, I want to zoom in on the battle […]
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Here’s how the Pixel’s AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens
In case you missed it last week among other big news items, Google shipped a phone camera with a zoom feature that uses generative AI. That’s right: the Pixel 10 Pro comes with AI right inside the camera app that cleans up otherwise crappy digital zoom images all the way up to 100x. It’s a […]
Atlassian to buy Arc developer The Browser Company for $610M
Productivity software maker Atlassian has agreed to acquire The Browser Company, which makes the Arc and Dia browsers, for $610 million in cash.