TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of US business to American investor group
The deal closes a long-running drama in which U.S. authorities have sought to compel ByteDance to divest.
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Apple becomes a debt collector with its new developer agreement
Apple says it can now collect any money a developer owes the tech giant at any time.
Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers
The federal agency alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds.
Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Comments About Sydney Sweeney’s Boobs at ‘Housemaid’ Premiere
Elon Musk raised eyebrows after commenting on Sydney Sweeney’s boobs following the Housemaid premiere — and X users were ...
Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles dishes on Elon Musk's time at DOGE
"He's an odd, odd duck, as I think geniuses are," Susie Wiles said of Elon Musk. "You know, it's not helpful, but he is his ...
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Uncomfortable Sydney Sweeney Meme Amid Backlash
In this week's edition of the celebrity crossover no one asked for, Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk decided to stir up ...
Elon Musk’s “Weird” Comment About Sydney Sweeney’s Chest Sparks Online Frenzy
Elon Musk has once again gone viral after a brief, “thirsty” comment about Sydney Sweeney’s appearance sent X into a meme ...
Tesla’s ‘Musk premium’ in focus with SpaceX IPO on the horizon
The rally in the company's stock illustrates Wall Street’s faith in Musk’s AI ambitions. But it has also made Tesla shares extremely expensive.
Inside xAI's all-hands: Elon Musk says if the company can survive the next 2 to 3 years, it will come out on top
At a companywide meeting at xAI's San Francisco headquarters, Musk discussed the company's future, its finances, and data ...
Elon Musk says “universal high income” is coming
Musk envisions a future without the need to save money, claiming technological advancement will solve economic woes.
ChatGPT launches an app store, lets developers know it’s open for business
OpenAI is looking to populate its flagship chatbot with a host of new user experiences.
Pickle Robot adds Tesla veteran as first CFO
Jeff Evanson recently joined Pickle Robot as the company's first CFO as the startup has allegedly expanded its partnership with UPS.
Why British politicians are flocking to American tech giants
Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has joined OpenAI as managing director and head of OpenAI for Countries. He also will run Coinbase's internal advisory council.
ChatGPT’s mobile app hits new milestone of $3B in consumer spending
ChatGPT has reached $3B in lifetime mobile consumer spending in just 31 months, faster than TikTok and major streaming apps.
LinkedIn’s profile verification push is accelerating — and India is leading the charge in 2025
LinkedIn profile verification adoption in India has risen about 80% in the past 12 months.
Palona goes vertical, launching Vision, Workflow features: 4 key lessons for AI builders
Building an enterprise AI company on a "foundation of shifting sand" is the central challenge for founders today, according to the leadership at Palona AI. Today, the Palo Alto-based startup—led by former Google and Meta engineering veterans—is making a decisive vertical push into the restaurant and hospitality space with today's launch of Palona Vision and Palona Workflow. The new offerings transform the company’s multimodal agent suite into a real-time operating system for resta
These startups are building innovations that make life (and death) better
Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) share what it takes to build in heavily regulated industries where “move fast and break things” simply won’t work. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal the realities of navigating FDA approval processes, state-by-state regulations, and cultural taboos while building products that are literally […]
These 21-year-old dropouts raised $2M to build Givefront, a fintech for nonprofits
YC-backed Givefront is building a fintech designed specifically for nonprofits, including food banks, churches, and homeowner associations.
Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal
The merger would broaden Trump Media’s holdings into the nascent fusion power space while data centers clamor for more electricity amid the ongoing AI boom.
Anthropic launches enterprise ‘Agent Skills’ and opens the standard, challenging OpenAI in workplace AI
Anthropic said on Wednesday it would release its Agent Skills technology as an open standard, a strategic bet that sharing its approach to making AI assistants more capable will cement the company's position in the fast-evolving enterprise software market.The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company also unveiled organization-wide management tools for enterprise customers and a directory of partner-built skills from companies including Atlassian, Figma, Canva, Stripe, Notion, and