Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens
Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.
Whoop launches a new blood test focused on women’s health
The wearable maker is launching a new panel focused on women’s health through its Whoop Labs blood testing service. It’s also adding a new feature to its app that surfaces information about hormonal changes during menstrual cycles.
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SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant
If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.
OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation
OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.
Current is a new RSS reader that’s more like a river than an inbox
Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download.
Bug in student admissions website exposed children’s personal information
Ravenna Hub, which lets parents apply and track the status of their kids’ applications across thousands of schools, allowed any logged-in user to access the personally identifiable data associated with any other user, including their children.
Reload wants to give your AI agents a shared memory
Reload announces a $2.275 million raise in a round led by Anthemis and the launch of its first AI employee, Epic.
Rivian owners will soon be able to access vehicle controls using their Apple Watch
Rivian is launching a companion app that pairs with Apple Watch in the coming week.
OpenAI, Reliance partner to add AI search to JioHotstar
The rollout includes two-way integration that surfaces streaming links directly inside ChatGPT.
Co-founders behind Reface and Prisma join hands to improve on-device model inference with Mirai
Mirai raised a $10 million seed to improve how AI models run on devices like smartphones and laptops.
Why the Smartest Leaders Respond to Crisis By Saying Less
Panic mode can set off the impulse to fill silence with an onslaught of words, to explain, extrapolate and defend your brand when you’re hit with a PR crisis.