Rosebud lands $6M to scale its interactive AI journaling app
Journaling app Rosebud has raised $6 million in seed funding as it seeks to flesh out its app as an AI mentor for self-reflection and personal growth.
Spiraling with ChatGPT
ChatGPT seems to have pushed some users towards delusional or conspiratorial thinking, according to a recent feature in The New York Times.
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Why Business Owners Have Started Using an Ad Blocker Normally Used at Home
This $16 ad blocker has something every team leader wants.
Bolttech closes Series C at $147M with a $2.1B valuation to bolster its embedded insurance offerings
Singapore-based embedded insurance startup Bolttech has closed a $147 million Series C round of funding at a $2.1 billion valuation.
Uber adds a new type of account with a simpler UI for the elderly
Uber today revealed a new type of account, called Senior Accounts, for older users that prioritizes a simpler app experience.
Apple names 2025 Design Awards winners
Apple has named 12 apps across six categories for this year’s Design Awards.
One of Africa’s most successful founders is back with a new AI startup and already raised $9M
In 2023, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani sold their expense management startup Expensya to Swedish procurement software firm Medius in what is widely considered to be one of the largest acquisitions of an African startup. Some sources say the sum was just over $120 million, although deal terms were not disclosed. Success achieved, both […]
Windsurf says Anthropic is limiting its direct access to Claude AI models
Windsurf, the popular vibe coding startup that’s reportedly being acquired by OpenAI, said Anthropic significantly reduced its first-party access to its Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI models. Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan said in a post on X that Anthropic gave Windsurf little notice for this change, and the startup now has to […]
I Scaled a 500-Person Company on Hustle — But Wellness Made It Sustainable (and More Profitable)
This CEO’s mindset shift reveals how daily wellness habits can fuel better leadership, stronger teams and lasting business growth.
‘Building It Ourselves’: Morgan Stanley Created an AI Tool to Fix the Most Annoying Part of Coding. Here’s How It Works.
Morgan Stanley first introduced the AI tool in January, and it has since saved developers 280,000 hours of work.
Anthropic’s AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight
Anthropic has given its AI a blog. A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that’s generated mostly by the company’s AI model family, Claude. Populated by posts on technical topics related to various Claude use cases (e.g. “Simplify complex codebases with Claude”), the blog is intended to be […]