Amazon Music allows users in Canada to chat and stream music with each other
Amazon Music now lets users in Canada create and join groups based on their favorite genres and artists.
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Let’s talk about Pluribus
The lead-up to Pluribus has been very secretive. The basic premise – miserable woman is stuck in a world where everyone is happy – was known early on, but that was followed by cryptic trailers that didn’t really reveal much else. But now we have a much better idea of what Pluribus is after the […]
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
Today, I’m talking with a very special guest: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Tim is a legend in the history of the internet. He created HTML, the standard language for creating and structuring web pages, and the HTTP protocol that allows those pages to communicate using browsers and servers. It […]
Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM
The newly independent 359 Capital is half-way through investing from $181 million second fund.
CNN’s app is adding a ‘Shorts’ feed for bite-size videos
CNN is revamping its app’s homepage with a feed dedicated to short-form videos. The new “Shorts” tab houses a stream of clips with stories from CNN, allowing you to swipe through them like you would with TikTok or Instagram Reels. The CNN app already had a section for short-form videos in its “Watch” tab, but […]
America’s cybersecurity defenses are cracking
It was late June, and something strange was happening on Arizona’s online portal for political candidates. Images of the candidates were disappearing. Photos of the Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini were popping up in their place. The state would later come to believe it was an attack from an Iranian government-affiliated group. When they first discovered […]
Remote driving startup Vay could grab up to $410M from Singapore’s Grab
Vay, a German startup offering remote-controlled rental cars, will get an investment of up to $410M from Singaporean super-app company Grab.
Tesla is fighting the EV sales slump with short-term rentals
Tesla is now in the business of short-term car rentals, as the company tries to mitigate falling sales in the US following the expiry of federal tax credits for electric vehicles. Rentals are currently being offered in two California Tesla stores in San Diego and Costa Mesa, with plans to expand to more locations by […]
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficult to justify, given the broad range of victims — journalists, activists, and now political consultants — that have come forward.
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
Scribe Optimize is the startup’s next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.