Match to pay $14M to the FTC due to false advertising and other deceptive practices
Match Group agrees to pay the FTC $14 million after it was sued for deceiving users into buying subscriptions.
Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Lots of influential people in tech last week were describing Moltbook, an online hangout populated by AI agents interacting with one another, as a glimpse into the future. It appeared to show…
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How to Understand and Extend Your Financial Runway — A Simple Guide for Small Business Owners
This quick guide helps you calculate your runway and what to do if it’s shorter than you thought.
What’s Really Inside Your Supplements? This Founder Is Uncovering the Truth Behind a $180 Billion Industry
From creatine to NAD+, this company is uncovering the truth behind mislabeled, underdosed and overhyped products.
A 133-Year-Old Photography Company Is Warning That It Could Shutter Operations
Eastman Kodak started over a century ago and rose to prominence in the mid-20th century with its portable cameras — but digital cameras disrupted its hold on the market.
AI companion apps on track to pull in $120M in 2025
The number of AI companion apps has grown more than 60% since 2024.
Hackers breach and expose a major North Korean spying operation
Two hackers broke into the computer of a North Korean government hacker and leaked its contents, offering a rare glimpse inside the secretive nation’s spying operations.
This Is How AI Could Impact Our Legal System (and Why Entrepreneurs Should Care)
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Google vet raises $8M for Continua to bring AI agents to group chats
David Petrou, founding member of Google Goggles and Google Glass, wants to enhance group chats with AI.
Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised
Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion cash in an unsolicited offer.
Threads now has more than 400 million monthly active users
X, meanwhile, has north of 600 million monthly active users, according to previous statements made by its former CEO, Linda Yaccarino.