Apple Updates Developer Agreement To Allow Fee Recovery From In App Purchases
Apple has updated its developer license agreement to give the company broader authority to recover unpaid commissions, fees, or other amounts by deducting them from in app purchases it processes…
Instacart Agrees To 60 Million Dollar FTC Settlement Over Refunds And Advertising Claims
Instacart has agreed to pay 60 million dollars in refunds to settle allegations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that the grocery delivery platform misled consumers through deceptive advertising practices…
Pickle Robot Names Former Tesla Executive As CFO Following Reported UPS Deal
Pickle Robot has appointed a new chief financial officer as the warehouse automation startup reportedly moves closer to a major expansion of its relationship with UPS. The company announced the…
Peripheral Labs Bets On Volumetric Video To Rethink How Fans Watch Live Sports
Peripheral Labs is building a volumetric video platform aimed at making live sports more engaging as leagues and broadcasters look for new ways to address declining viewership among younger audiences.…
LinkedIn Sees Surge In Profile Verification Adoption As India Emerges As Fastest-Growing Market
Profile verification on LinkedIn is accelerating in 2025 as the platform expands efforts to strengthen trust and authenticity across its global professional network, with India emerging as the fastest-growing market…
Givefront Targets Nonprofits With Financial Platform Built For Compliance And Spend Management
Givefront, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is building a financial platform tailored specifically to nonprofits, aiming to modernize how organizations in the sector manage spending, compliance, and reporting. The company is…
Rivian Rolls Out Hands-Free Driving Update To Second-Generation R1 Vehicles
Rivian has begun rolling out a software update to its second-generation R1 electric vehicles that introduces its new Universal Hands-Free driving system, expanding where drivers can remove their hands from…
Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores And External Payments In Japan Under New Competition Law
Apple said it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and permit developers to process payments for digital goods and services outside its in-app purchase system, as the country’s Mobile…
Luma Releases Ray3 Modify Model For Controlled AI Video Editing Using Real Footage
Luma has released a new AI model called Ray3 Modify that allows creators to alter existing video footage while preserving the original human performance, the company said Thursday. The model…
Lovable Raises 330 Million Dollars At 6.6 Billion Dollar Valuation As Growth Accelerates
Swedish startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in five months after closing a $330 million Series B funding round, underscoring investor interest in its AI-powered “vibe-coding” platform as…
Amazon Adds Alexa+ Greetings To Ring Doorbells For Automated Visitor Responses
Amazon is adding a new feature to Alexa+ that allows Ring doorbells to respond to visitors using conversational AI, enabling users to manage deliveries, decline sales interactions, and collect messages…
FTC Seeks Information On Instacart AI Pricing Tool Amid Price Difference Reports
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a civil investigative demand to Instacart seeking details about its AI-powered pricing tool, Eversight, after reports showed shoppers were paying different prices for…
Bluesky Introduces Opt-In Contact Matching Feature Focused On Privacy
Bluesky has introduced a new friend-finding feature designed to match users with people they know while limiting how contact data is accessed and used, according to an announcement the company…
Skana Robotics uses AI to enable long-distance underwater communication between autonomous vessels
A Tel Aviv-based startup says it has developed a way for autonomous underwater vessels to communicate over long distances without surfacing, addressing a longstanding challenge in naval and maritime operations.…
ByteDance signs binding deal to hand majority of TikTok US business to investors
TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements that will give US and global investors majority ownership of the app’s American business, a move aimed at resolving long-running US national…
Trump Media to merge with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies in deal valued above $6bn
The company behind President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform has agreed to merge with fusion energy firm TAE Technologies in a transaction valued at more than $6bn (£4.4bn), marking a…
Cisco warns of active exploits targeting unpatched flaw that enables full device takeover
Cisco has disclosed an active hacking campaign exploiting a critical vulnerability in several of its widely used products, allowing attackers to fully take over affected devices while no security patch…
Meta tests limits on Facebook link posts tied to Meta Verified subscription
Meta is testing a change on Facebook that limits how many links some users can post unless they subscribe to Meta Verified, introducing a new restriction that could affect creators…