Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn't our first SaaSpocalypse: Salesforce reported a solid year-end earnings and then pulled out all the stops to ward off more talk of the death of its business to AI. Read More
Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, is challenging the app store status quo: Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding. Read More
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Tech firms are setting the pace in global trade preparedness, with 91% confident about international growth in the next two years. 79% have made or considered changes to where assembly or processing takes place to mitigate tariffs. Liquidity is a top priority, as 71% have seen an increase in short-term financing to address working capital needs.
Instagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content: Parents will be informed if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content and offered resources. Read More
Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spends: "The demand for tokens in the world has gone completely exponential," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said about the company's earnings. Read More
Trace raises $3M to solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise: Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder. Read More
Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders: Seattle-based Vercept developed complex agentic tools, including a computer-use agent that could complete tasks inside applications like a person with a laptop would. Read More
Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging: Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT. Read More
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How to avoid bad hires in early-stage startups: Lucena got the idea for Mappa after trying to build a marketing team but continually feeling like she had made the wrong hires. Read More
An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE: A tax accountant saw Elon Musk fans bidding up a Kalshi prediction market and saw a sure bet to make easy money. Read More
Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte: Waymo this week will begin mapping and collecting data in Chicago and Charlotte. The move comes as Waymo announces it is currently operating its robotaxis fully autonomously in 10 US cities. Read More
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI: It's the Los Angeles trucking startup's first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams. Read More
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Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options: Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill, or Sweet, Amazon says. Read More
Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google: Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google's domain. Read More
Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android: Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google. Read More
US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs: Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and cybersecurity industry sources say the agency is unprepared to handle a crisis. Read More
The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.: Many hyperscalers have already made public commitments to cover electricity cost increases. Read More
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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.
Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia: The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker. This is how we first learned of his arrest, reported the story, and some of the unanswered questions we still have. Read More
