February 19, 2026

Here’s What It Is Really Like to Report to Elon Musk, According to X’s Head of Product

X’s product lead describes his role as “the hardest” job of his life.

Nile, which offers enterprise networks as a service, raises $175M

August 1, 2023
If you ask Pankaj Patel, there’s too much complexity in networks today — particularly enterprise networks. Complexity has been engineered into enterprise networks over a period of decades, in fact, he argues, and it’s happened because incumbents kept adding complexity to enable new functionality. “At some point, the incumbents lost sight of where they were […]

Fitbit is revamping its app with a three-tab layout

August 1, 2023
Google-owned Fitbit announced today that the company will introduce a new app with a refreshed design over the next few months. Fitbit said that it will start testing the new app in beta starting today with a select set of people. The company noted that the new app will have a three-tab structure. A “Today” […]

Snapchat is launching a new rewards program for AR Lens creators

August 1, 2023
Snapchat is introducing a new Lens Creator Rewards program to give AR creators and developers the chance to earn money for top-performing Lenses, the company announced on Tuesday. Creators could be rewarded up to $7,200 per month if their creation is a top performing Lens with high engagement in the United States, India and Mexico. […]

The Download: China’s monkeypox crisis, and fighting AI photo manipulation

August 1, 2023
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. China is suddenly dealing with another public health crisis: mpox The Chinese government is battling a new public health concern: mpox. The World Health Organization reports that China is currently experiencing the world’s…

6 Ways to Become a Better Listener

August 1, 2023
Listening is one of the most foundational and critical skills in building relationships at home and at work. It’s not always easy to listen well, but with practice, we can all improve our skills. Here’s six ways you can start.

Tradeshift raises $70M, launches financing JV with HSBC focused on B2B trade

August 1, 2023
Global trade has been in a slump, in part due to ongoing economic pressures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, with some glimmers of recovery on the horizon, a startup that’s built business around tools to enable B2B trading has raised some money and is launching a JV that it hopes will kickstart […]

Socket lands $20M investment to help companies secure open source software

August 1, 2023
Socket, a startup that provides a scanning tool to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The tranche had participation from Abstract Ventures, Wndrco, Unusual Ventures and an impressively high-profile list of angel investors, including the co-founders of […]

Neon, a relational database startup, lands ~$30M investment

August 1, 2023
Neon, a startup that’s building a serverless open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres, today announced that it raised around $45 million in a new funding round, about $30 million of which came from Menlo VC. Bringing its total raised to $104 million, the new cash will be put toward improving Neon’s developer experience and […]

Generative AI services pulled from Apple App Store in China ahead of new regulations

August 1, 2023
Multiple generative AI apps have been removed from Apple’s China App Store, two weeks ahead of the country’s new generative AI regulations that are set to take effect on August 15. The move came after Chinese developers received notices from Apple informing them of their apps’ removal. In its letter to OpenCat, a native ChatGPT […]