Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra — and it’s actually good
Extra, from a team of former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around your life instead of the traditional inbox.
The Download: the tech reshaping IVF and the rise of balcony solar
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. What’s next for IVF IVF has brought millions of babies into the world over the last four decades. But the process can still be slow, painful, and expensive—and far from guaranteed…
AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs
Latitude’s new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game.
Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang
A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.
How Startups Can Outmaneuver Big Companies and Carve Their Own Market
Most startups aren’t held back by bad ideas — they’re constrained by incumbent-controlled systems that shape how they can operate and scale.
Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform’s AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.
YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.
Entry-Level Hiring Picks Up After Months of Gloom — Offering New Hope for College Graduates: ‘It’s Good News’
Early signs show that entry-level hiring is starting to rebound after years of decline.
Jersey Mike’s Is Going Public After Blackstone Bought It for $8 Billion. Here’s What’s Next.
The sandwich chain confidentially filed for an IPO less than two years after the private equity giant acquired it.
How Startups Can Outmaneuver Big Companies and Carve Their Own Market
Most startups aren’t held back by bad ideas — they’re constrained by incumbent-controlled systems that shape how they can operate and scale.
Amazon taps Sweden’s Einride for its electric big rigs
The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public.