Credit risk automation platform Kaaj raises $3.8M seed from Kindred Ventures
Kaaj announced on Wednesday a $3.8 million seed round from Kindred Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures.
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As Lovable hits $200M ARR, its CEO credits staying in Europe for its success
Lovable CEO Anton Osika said he credits ignoring advice to move to Silicon Valley for the AI coding company’s success.
AI, my unexpected daily travel companion
I was starting to doubt it would ever happen, but I finally found a regular, helpful use for AI: vanlife travel planner. I’m not a student and I don’t code. I am, however, on day 48 of my van tour through Europe with my wife and dog. We travel without a specific itinerary, chasing the […]
Fortnite is getting Unity games
Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival, Unity, to bring games made using Unity’s engine into Fortnite. The change will mean that Unity games could sit alongside Epic’s own suite of experiences as well as those created by third-party developers using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite — and it opens […]
Meross’ radar presence sensor ditches the cord and adds Matter-over-Thread support
Meross has announced a new version of its MS600 presence sensor that’s now battery-powered, so installation isn’t limited to places where you can camouflage a power cord. A single CR123A battery powers the new MS605 presence sensor for up to three years. Battery life may be reduced in high-traffic areas if the sensor is activated […]
TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling
TikTok is adding new digital wellbeing tools like an affirmation journal, a background sound generator, and badges for using the app within limits
Emm raises $9M seed to create one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups
On Wednesday, Emm, based in the UK, announced a $9 million seed (£6.8 million) round led by Lunar Ventures as it prepares to officially launch the smart menstrual cup in 2026.
TikTok now lets you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.
Cloudflare explains Tuesday’s outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT
A blog post published Tuesday night by Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince has details on what caused its “worst outage since 2019,” pinning the issue to a problem in the Bot Management system that is supposed to control which automated crawlers are allowed to scan particular websites using its CDN. Cloudflare said last year […]
The all-electric Jeep Recon is finally here
The Jeep Recon, an all-electric SUV with an estimated 250 miles of range, is here, and I couldn’t be more surprised. Here’s why. Three years ago, Jeep unveiled how it was reshaping its portfolio with the launch of three EVs — two of which were bound for the North American market by 2024. The all-electric […]