Spotify and Liquid Death release a limited-edition speaker shaped like… an urn?
Spotify and Liquid Death launched what might be the wildest product of the year: a speaker shaped like a urn.
Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.
World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships.
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Twitch is overhauling its suspensions policy
The company is implementing two suspension types: streaming suspensions and chatting suspensions.
OpenAI COO says ‘we have not yet really seen AI penetrate enterprise business processes’
Earlier this month, OpenAI launched a new platform called OpenAI Frontier for enterprises to build and manage agents, but OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said that businesses haven’t yet seen AI adoption at scale. “One of the interesting things and some of the inspiration for the work we’ve been doing lately around OpenAI Frontier is we […]
Stripe’s valuation soars 74% to $159 billion
Stripe has conducted another tender offer, where employees sell shares. Investors include Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z, and Stripe itself
Ron Perlman is Opening the Doors to Hollywood’s $1 Trillion Cash Cow
Investors can now join the award-winning creators in powering a new model for film and TV.
YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play
Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.
Music generator ProducerAI joins Google Labs
Wyclef Jean used Google’s AI music tools on his new song “Back in Abu Dhabi.”
Marquis sues firewall provider SonicWall, alleges security failings with its firewall backup led to ransomware attack
Fintech giant Marquis is suing its firewall provider SonicWall, claiming that an earlier breach with SonicWall allowed hackers to deploy ransomware on Marquis’ network.
The Dow Dropped 800 Points. Was a Viral Doomsday AI Report to Blame?
A 7,000-word hypothetical scenario from Citrini Research about AI disrupting white-collar jobs went viral, causing stocks named in the report to tank.
Uber Is Buying a Parking App for Those Times You Don’t Want to Uber
The ride-hailing giant is acquiring SpotHero, which offers parking at 13,000 garages and lots across 400 cities.