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Developer-focused email platform Resend raises $3M

July 18, 2023
Sending transactional emails may seem like a solved problem. Sendgrid, Postmark, Mailgun and others offer dependable email APIs for developers, after all. However, many of those companies have also been acquired in the last few years and haven’t necessarily kept up with the latest development trends — or at least that’s what startups like Resend […]

The Download: America’s AI lawsuits, and Threads restrictions

July 18, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s AI rules It’s becoming increasingly clear that courts, not politicians, will be the first to determine the limits on how AI is developed and used in…

Komi rolls out to the public with new creator tools, including on-page checkout

July 18, 2023
Komi, a digital storefront for content creators and celebrities, today announced its public launch along with new features, including the ability to sell products across multiple online stores in one place, on-page checkout functionality, marketing tools and more. The company also announced its $12 million Series A round, led by VC investors RTP, Third Prime, […]

Want agency in the AI age? Get ready to fight

July 18, 2023
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. There’s an AI revolution brewing. Last week, Hollywood’s union for actors went on strike, joining a writers’ strike already in progress—the first time these unions have been on strike simultaneously in…