Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A: Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Read More
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LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated 'slop': LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reporting option. It's also replacing its own AI writing feature with a proofreading tool. Read More
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Spotify launches 'User Notes' to let users add memories to songs: Spotify says the new feature is designed to let users add personal captions to their favorite songs, such as noting why a track was added to a playlist or when they first discovered it Read More
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FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients' medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap: The U.S. federal consumer watchdog said Hims & Hers, which prescribes for sexual wellness and mental health conditions, used website trackers to share customers' information with advertisers. Read More
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In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI's hacker was noisy and fast — but not unstoppable: Cybersecurity experts told TechCrunch that one of the biggest lessons to be taken from the OpenAI hack against Hugging Face has nothing to do with AI, but traditional cybersecurity defense. Read More
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Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack: British AI neocloud Nscale is buying software startup Anyscale, which helps companies scale their AI workloads across data centers and servers. Read More
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Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers: Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment buildings, and airports. Read More
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Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent obsession: A new study estimates only 2,000 U.S. engineers have the expertise to deliver meaningful AI ROI, as enterprises race to hire forward-deployed engineers to implement AI at scale. Read More
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Gartner evaluated every analytics platform so you don't have to. See why ThoughtSpot was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and BI.
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Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M: The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments. Read More
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