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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for a social media app that helps users “plan with intention.”

DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an AI-generated photo to lie about making a delivery.

France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.

Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online meetings

Subtle’s new $199 earbuds will also let you dictate in any app on desktop or phone

Jeff Bezos led the way. The Amazon founder sold 25 million shares for $5.7 billion in June and July, right around the time he was getting hitched to Lauren Sanchez in Venice.

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison.

India’s IT ministry has given X 72 hours to submit an action-taken report.

From home security systems and smart smoke detectors to a sunrise alarm gently that wakes you up, here are the must-have gadgets for living in your first apartment.

Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal of the federal tax credit in the U.S. and competition from Chinese automakers.

Pebble launches a $199 smartwatch with rounded screen that can last up to 2 weeks on one charge.

Here is the full list of the logistics, manufacturing, and materials Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

In 2026, here’s what you can expect from the AI industry: new architectures, smaller models, world models, reliable agents, physical AI, and products designed for real-world use.

The company behind the add-on mobile keyboards with physical buttons is now doing its own phone.

Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to fall in a volatile commodities market. The investor interest has taken shape in the latest all-equity Series D round from GEF … Read more

Unless if you’re really in the know about nascent platforms, you probably didn’t know what Mastodon was until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of the acquisition, as users fretted over what direction Twitter would take, millions of users hopped over to Mastodon, a fellow microblogging site. As time … Read more

The bloodletting will hit hardest in back-office operations, risk management, and compliance.

The form factors may differ, but the thesis is the same: audio is the interface of the future. Every space — your home, your car, even your face — is becoming an interface.

Here is the full list of the media/entertainment Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Fizz is betting that Gen Z is tired of performing their lives on Instagram and TikTok.   What started as a pandemic-era group chat frustration has turned into the dominant social platform on college campuses across the US, focused on the 99% of life that doesn’t make it into a highlight reel. Capturing the attention of a demographic typically glued … Read more

AI founders are increasingly using their “dropout” status as a credential during YC pitches.

The exact impact AI will have on the enterprise labor market is unclear but investors predict trends will start to emerge in 2026.

From AI smart cameras that describe your pet’s actions to a smart door that knows when they want to go outside, these are the best pet gadgets of 2025.

Founders Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon spoke at Disrupt this year about keeping communities engaged.

Here is the full list of the government and legal Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

From Sam Altman’s olive oil “scandal” to Soham Parekh’s viral moment, a lot of silly stuff has gone down in tech this year.

“We’re not going to be using iPhones in 10 years,” Callaghan says flatly. “I kind of don’t think we’ll be using them in five years.”

According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 European deep tech and life sciences spinouts have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million in revenue, or both.

After a tumultuous year, venture investors are still optimistic about climate tech’s long term prospects, especially as data centers continue to drive demand for electricity, manufacturing, and materials.