February 17, 2026

The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance

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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…

You can now order Starbucks with your Target Drive Up order pickup

August 9, 2023
Nationwide retailer Target is encouraging more consumers to use the convenience of its curbside order pick-up service with the addition of a new perk: Starbucks coffee. The company announced today that customers will be able to add a Starbucks beverage or food item to their Drive Up order — a feature that will be available […]

Why watermarking AI-generated content won’t guarantee trust online

August 9, 2023
In late May, the Pentagon appeared to be on fire.  A few miles away, White House aides and reporters scrambled to figure out whether a viral online image of the exploding building was in fact real.  It wasn’t. It was AI-generated. Yet government officials, journalists, and tech companies were unable to take action before the…

Slack gets interface makeover with a more unified approach including dedicated DMs

August 9, 2023
Like most software, Slack developed over time adding a slew of new features like Huddles, Canvas and workflows. But like any piece of software that is over a decade old with all of those new pieces, it makes sense to revisit old design decisions, especially in the context of being an enterprise communications tool that […]

Weights & Biases, which counts OpenAI as a customer, lands $50M

August 9, 2023
One of the more prolific AI and machine learning development platforms, Weights & Biases has secured a new tranche of cash from ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and former Y Combinator partner Daniel Gross. Friedman and Gross, alongside existing investors Coatue, Insight Partners, Felicis, Bond, BloombergBeta and Sapphire, have invested $50 million in Weights & Biases […]

Sweet Security raises $12M seed round for its cloud security suite

August 9, 2023
Sweet Security, a Tel Aviv-based cloud security startup, today announced that it has raised a $12 million seed round led by Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from CyberArk Ventures and a number of angel investors including Gerhard Eschelbeck, a former CISO at Google and Travis McPeak, who led product security at Databricks. Sweet provides businesses […]

Spotify integrates with Patreon to stream subscriber-only content

August 9, 2023
Spotify and Patreon partnered to launch an integration that lets fans listen to subscriber-only Patreon audio directly from their Spotify account. This tool is especially useful for podcasters on Patreon, who often incentivize fans to join their paid membership programs by offering exclusive bonus content. As it stands, podcast fans generally listen to paywalled content […]