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Apple Warns Low-Quality Apps May Be Removed From App Store

Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines to warn developers that some apps in crowded categories may be removed from the App Store if they are not updated, improved, or…

Apple Lets Developers Team Up On App Store Subscription Bundles

Apple will let developers partner with one another to offer discounted subscription bundles through the App Store. The change expands App Bundles beyond a single developer’s own apps, allowing separate…

Apple Adds Personalized App Store Recommendations And New Developer Tools

Apple announced new App Store discovery and developer tools at WWDC 2026, including personalized app recommendations, richer promotional assets, subscription bundles, and new purchasing options for larger groups. The changes…

Sandstone Raises $30 Million To Build AI Tools For In-House Legal Teams

Sandstone has raised $30 million in Series A funding to build AI software for in-house legal teams. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and comes six months after…

Lovable Says Annualized Revenue Has Passed $500 Million

Lovable says it has surpassed $500 million in annualized revenue run rate, extending the fast growth of one of Europe’s best-known AI app-building startups. The company last said in February…

Orbital Raises $5 Million To Build AI Data Centers In Space

Orbital has emerged with a $5 million seed round to develop AI data centers in space, starting with a planned test mission in 2027. The startup came out of Andreessen…

Evotrex Raises $30 Million To Build Hybrid RV Travel Trailer

Evotrex has raised $30 million in Series A funding to build and test its first hybrid RV travel trailer, the PG5. The Los Angeles-based startup has now raised $46 million…

Zepto Files IPO Papers As Revenue Grows And Losses Widen

Zepto has filed updated IPO papers in India, giving investors a closer look at the quick-commerce startup’s growth, advertising revenue, and losses before its planned public listing. The company plans…

Mercor Co-Founder Criticizes Sequoia Over Dual-Priced Startup Rounds

Mercor co-founder Brendan Foody has criticized Sequoia Capital over a venture funding practice in which investors take part in the same startup round at different valuations. The dispute has drawn…

OpenAI Files For IPO As Sam Altman’s World Project Reportedly Cuts Jobs

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, while Sam Altman’s other company, Tools for Humanity, is reportedly laying off employees. The two developments place Altman-linked companies in different…

OpenAI Files Confidentially For IPO As AI Listing Race Builds

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, giving the ChatGPT maker the option to go public while keeping its timing and financial details private for now. The filing…

Apple Offers Free AI Cloud Access For Smaller App Developers

Apple announced at WWDC 2026 that smaller developers will be able to use its Foundation Models running on Private Cloud Compute without paying cloud API costs. The offer applies to…

Waymo Buys Former Apple Test Site In Arizona For $220 Million

Waymo has acquired a 5,500-acre autonomous vehicle proving ground in Wittman, Arizona, for $220 million. The property was owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated…

Microsoft Pulls GitHub Repositories After Malware Found In Open Source Projects

Microsoft has temporarily removed access to dozens of open source projects on GitHub after hackers apparently breached the repositories and added password-stealing malware. Many of the affected projects were tied…

Pentagon Adds Alibaba, Baidu, BYD And Unitree To Chinese Military Company List

The U.S. Department of Defense has added Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, Unitree, and other Chinese companies to its 1260H list of entities it says are linked to China’s military. The updated…

Apple Adds AI Tools Across Safari, Shortcuts, Photos And More

Apple announced new Apple Intelligence features at WWDC 2026, adding AI tools across Safari, Passwords, Messages, Calendar, Phone, Shortcuts, Image Playground, and Photos. The updates are designed to help users…

Apple Adds AI Prompts To Make Shortcuts Easier To Build

Apple announced at WWDC 2026 that its Shortcuts app will let users create automations by describing what they want in plain language. The update uses Apple Intelligence to turn written…

Apple Adds AI Reframe, Extend And Cleanup Tools To Photos

Apple announced new AI photo editing features for its Photos app at WWDC 2026, adding tools that can adjust image framing, expand scenes, and remove distractions. The features use Apple…

Apple Gives Siri A Standalone App With Chat History And AI Tools

Apple introduced a redesigned AI version of Siri at WWDC 2026, giving the assistant its own standalone app for the first time. The new app stores previous Siri conversations, lets…

Apple Adds Siri Receipt Scanning For Easier Bill Splitting

Apple introduced a new Siri in Camera feature at WWDC 2026 that lets iPhone users scan a restaurant receipt and split the bill by item. The feature makes each receipt…