These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked
The startup’s own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
The Download: AI agents for science, and the “censorship-industrial complex”
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. AI for science needs reasoning, not just data —Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and the cofounder of Schmidt Sciences, and Suhas Mahesh, who leads the AI for science work…
GitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloads
The company is reducing its workforce as it exits 22 countries, reduces management layers, and invests in its infrastructure to scale its platform.
Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the UK then rolled out globally.
Florida Is Suing Sam Altman and OpenAI Over Public Safety Risks: ‘People Are Getting Hurt’
The Sunshine State is the first to sue OpenAI and hold its CEO personally liable, painting a damning picture of the AI arms race.
TikTok launches TikTok Pro Events, an app for cultural moments like the FIFA World Cup
The app allows users to engage with other fans, explore trending videos, and access curated creator feeds.
The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026.
Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the ‘small web’
This open-source community project lets you create a StumbleUpon-like experience for recommending your favorite sites.
Amazon Moved Its Prime Day to June This Year — Here’s the Real Reason Why
Amazon switched its Prime Day from July to June 23-26. The timing tells one story. What it’s discounting tells another.
Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
WhatsApp will charge businesses for using its AI agent based on token usage
This Weather Startup Is Beating the World’s Top Forecaster. Here’s Its Unlikely Secret Weapon.
A Stanford startup sold its weather data for years. Then it figured out the one thing rivals couldn’t copy.