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Bumble Tests Swipe-Free Dating as Plans Pushes Users Toward IRL Meetups

Bumble is developing a new interaction model that could eventually replace swiping as the dating company puts more emphasis on real-world meetings and smaller group gatherings. CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd…

Nikita Bier Steps Down as X Head of Product After One YearNikita Bier Steps Down as X Head of Product After One YearNikita Bier Steps Down as X Head of Product After One Year

Nikita Bier has stepped down as head of product at X after a little more than a year in the role. Bier said he will continue advising the company but…

Former Uber Finance Chief Gautam Gupta Joins Travis Kalanick’s Atoms as CFO

Gautam Gupta, Uber’s former head of finance, has joined Travis Kalanick’s robotics and industrial AI company Atoms as chief financial officer. The appointment comes two weeks after Atoms raised $1.7…

Meta Launches Muse Code to Compete With Codex and Claude Code

Meta has released Muse Code, a terminal-based coding agent designed to complete complex software engineering tasks across large code repositories. The tool is currently available in beta and is powered…

OpenAI and Statsig Reach $3.2 Million DOJ Settlement Over Hiring Practices

OpenAI and Statsig have agreed to a $3.2 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that their recruitment practices unfairly restricted U.S. workers from jobs connected to…

Moove Raises $250 Million to Expand Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Operations

Moove has raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.1 billion valuation as it expands from vehicle financing and ride-hailing into autonomous vehicle fleet operations. Mubadala Investment Company…

Lightspeed Expands Media Strategy With Investor and Creator Claire Zau

Lightspeed Venture Partners is expanding its media operations by combining venture investing with social content, podcasts and direct distribution. The firm hired investor and tech creator Claire Zau earlier this…

Klaviyo Acquires AI Customer Success Startup Agency

Klaviyo has agreed to acquire Agency, an AI customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Torres will join Klaviyo as chief product…

Jeff Dean Leaves Google to Launch AI Research Startup Discovery Loop

Jeff Dean, one of Google’s longest-serving and most influential researchers, is leaving the company after 27 years to co-found Discovery Loop, an AI startup focused on automating scientific and engineering…

Reddit Plans New Moderation Tools to Reduce Reliance on Karma and Account Age

Reddit is upgrading its moderation and abuse-prevention systems in an effort to make communities easier for new users to join. The company says stronger built-in protections could eventually reduce moderators’…

Lucid Delays Cosmos EV to 2027 as CEO Resets Operations

Lucid Motors has delayed its upcoming mid-size electric vehicle, known as Cosmos, until the second half of 2027 as new chief executive Silvio Napoli restructures the company around tighter spending…

Apple Private Relay Flaws Can Expose Users’ Real IP Addresses

Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, a privacy feature designed to hide users’ IP addresses while browsing in Safari, can be bypassed through several WebKit features that send traffic outside the relay.…

Jabees Launches Peace Duo Under-Pillow Speaker for Private Nighttime Listening

Jabees has launched the Peace Duo, an ultra-thin under-pillow speaker designed for people who listen to podcasts, music or sleep sounds in bed without wanting to wear earbuds. The device…

Shopify Says AI Shopping Is Driving More Traffic and Orders to Merchants

Shopify says artificial intelligence is adding to traditional search rather than replacing it, with AI-driven traffic and orders to stores on its platform tripling year over year during the second…

WindBorne Raises $37 Million to Expand AI Weather Forecasting Network

WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million in Series B funding to expand its global weather balloon network and develop AI tools that help businesses use forecasts in operational decisions. Khosla…

Lucid Delays Mid-Size EV as $1.4 Billion Cost Plan Targets 2027 Runway

Lucid Motors has delayed the launch of its lower-priced mid-size electric vehicle until the second half of 2027 as new chief executive Silvio Napoli begins an operational reset. The company…

SpaceX Revenue Nearly Doubles as Starlink and AI Cloud Deals Expand

SpaceX nearly doubled its quarterly revenue as Starlink subscriptions and AI computing contracts drove growth in its first earnings report since becoming a public company. Revenue reached $7.8 billion in…

Advertising SDKs May Share Android Users’ Precise Locations by Default

Some Android app developers may be sharing users’ precise locations with advertising companies without realising it, according to new research from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The issue occurs when advertising…

Anthropic Reportedly Signs $10 Billion Compute Deal With AI Cloud Startup Volta

Anthropic has reportedly agreed to purchase $10 billion in computing capacity from AI infrastructure startup Volta over six years. The agreement would give the Claude developer access to a new…

TV Time Founder Launches Bingers With Watch Tracking and Social Features

Bingers has launched as a new television and movie-tracking app from Antonio Pinto, one of the original founders of TV Time. The service is intended to replace several of TV…