TikTok ads are about to get a tad more disruptive
One new ad format displays another brand's logo alongside TikTok's on the launch page when users open the app.
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Snapchat’s new ‘AI Clips’ Lens format turns photos into five-second videos
Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new "AI Clips" Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.
Cauldron Ferm has turned microbes into nonstop assembly lines
The Australian startup says it has solved one of the biggest challenges facing synthetic biology companies, which it counts as customers.
Spotify’s new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected
The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.
Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video editing app Captions
Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF).
Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami
After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it's getting closer to offering rides.
Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind
Agile Robots will incorporate Google DeepMind's robotics foundation models into its bots while collecting data for the AI research lab.
Elon Musk announces plans to build Terafab, the world's largest chip factory
The kicker: It will mostly be in space.
Musk’s Terafab Fever Dream Exposes Reality of the AI Chip Crunch
When Elon Musk took the stage on Saturday to unveil his plans to get into semiconductor production, he didn’t spare the ...
'Largest chip manufacturing facility ever': Elon Musk to build part of Terafab in Austin
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO talks a big game for the plant, saying it would be 100 million square feet. That'd be 12 times the size of Samsung's plant in Taylor.
Elon Musk's Starlink blocked from operating in Namibia
Namibia's regulator noted that Starlink's subsidiary is not locally owned.
Lace raises $40M to replace chip-making light with helium atoms
Lace Lithography, founded by a University of Bergen physicist, uses a beam the width of a single hydrogen atom to etch chip features up to ten times smaller than what current extreme ultraviolet lithography can achieve. Atomico led the Series A, with Microsoft’s M12 also participating. The chip industry’s most valuable piece of equipment is […]This story continues at The Next Web
Accumulus Technologies launches live integration layer between pharma systems and national drug regulators
The startup, spun out of nonprofit Accumulus Synergy last August, has built a network connecting pharmaceutical and biotech companies to regulators across more than 70 countries. The new Connector makes that network accessible without leaving the systems companies already use. Getting a drug approved in multiple countries simultaneously requires filing the same information with dozens […]This story continues at The Next Web
EU broadcasters urge tighter rules on Big Tech’s control for Smart TV
The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) released a statement on Monday, urging the European Commission to designate smart TV operating systems and virtual assistant platforms as ‘gatekeepers’ under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The call would expand regulatory measures against the growing market power of Big Tech’s […]This story continues at The Next Web
Ultrahuman ramps up U.S. push with Ring Pro as Oura tightens its grip
Ultrahuman pushes back into the U.S. with Ring Pro, as Oura strengthens its lead in a market driving 60% of global demand.
IBM Cloud, Nutanix, SUSE, and OVHcloud have all independently chosen Traefik as their Ingress NGINX replacement
The Kubernetes community retired Ingress NGINX this month after years of under-resourcing. The migration scramble it triggered is now consolidating around one open source beneficiary, and Traefik Labs announced that convergence at KubeCon today. For years, the kubernetes/ingress-nginx project ran on borrowed time. Maintained largely by one or two volunteers working evenings and weekends, it […]This story continues at The Next Web
Foreverland raises €6M to scale its cocoa-free chocolate ingredient across Europe
The Italian foodtech, which makes Choruba from Mediterranean carob and has already signed four European confectionery partnerships, now has €9.4M in total funding to push commercial expansion and develop an organic product line. Foreverland, the Italian startup making a carob-based alternative to chocolate, has raised €6 million in a new funding round, bringing its total […]This story continues at The Next Web
Startup Dash0 hits unicorn status with $110M Series B
The OpenTelemetry-native platform founded by the team behind Instana has grown to 600 customers in under two years. Its Series B, led by Balderton, with Accel, Cherry, and Deutsche Telekom’s T.Capital, will fund Agent0, an AI layer that doesn’t just surface production problems but fixes them. Observability has always had an uncomfortable gap at its […]This story continues at The Next Web
Foodtech Swish closes $38M Series B at $139M valuation
Bengaluru’s Swish has now raised $54M in 18 months, values itself at $139M, and is betting that owning the kitchen, the technology, and the last mile is the only way to make ultra-fast food delivery work at scale. The timing is pointed. In the months before Swish announced its $38 million Series B, three of […]This story continues at The Next Web
Insight Partners scrubs investment post about Delve amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations
After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.