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Rax is a peer-to-peer clothing rental company that won top consumer pitch at Disrupt this year.

By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram can better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space.

The tech giant’s adoption of Google Cast signals its interest in making Apple TV a more competitive streaming service at a time when the market is seeing increased consolidation.

The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history.

With this funding, Digantara has raised $64.5 million in total.

The data intelligence company has just raised more than $4 billion in a Series L funding round at a $134 billion valuation — up 34% from the $100 billion valuation that it achieved just three months ago.

Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topaz Astra.

Last Energy will use the funds to build its 5 megawatt pilot reactor in Texas, which it hopes to turn on next year.

Everbloom has also developed a chemical process to transform waste fibers and feathers into upcycled materials that resemble everything from polyester to cashmere.

The Nordic Web closes $6M Fund III.

The next consumer tech revolution may require an introduction of a new personal device.

Chai is building foundation models for drug discovery, specifically to predict interactions between molecules so they could be reprogramed for cures.

Riverside’s year-end review is amusing, but it represents a creative culture that’s increasingly entwined with AI.

After the one year is up, Disney is free to sign similar deals with other AI companies.

Nvidia acquired SchedMD, the lead developer of Slurm, and launched the Nemotron 3 family of open source AI models.

Ford will invest about $2 billion into the new business over the next two years.

The company is abandoning plans for a brand new all-electric pickup truck codenamed “T3” and ending production of the battery-only Lightning.

The organization offered support for this idea of an AI marketplace, and suggested several guiding principles.

The massive fund haul will allow the Silicon Valley firm to continue to invest in cash hungry AI startups.

AI-generated content has dominated the internet over the past year, and America’s dictionary took note.

Google has revealed that its “dark web report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. Launched initially about a year and a half ago, this tool aimed to help users monitor their personal information on the dark web For some users, the dark web report seemed like a valuable tool, scanning various data breach … Read more

As tech journalists we have a lot of opinions. So if we really like something, it’s probably good!

Threads, which has more than 150 million daily active users, adds more communities to its platform.

The filing marks the end of a tumultuous year full of layoffs, executive departures, and piling debts.

Zoom is allowing free users to try its AI assistant in limited capacity

Industry concerns over Netflix acquiring Warner Bros has led executives to address fears regarding jobs and theatrical releases.

The app remains usable via the web, Facebook app, and through the mobile app for iOS and Android.

It’s one of the last big steps before the company can truly claim it’s operating a robotaxi service, and start to take on Waymo.

The Recap is a short video that offers a personalized look at highlights from Snaps, Stories, and Chats, showing how users connected and expressed themselves throughout the year.

First Voyage has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round from a16z speed run, SignalFire, True Global, and other investors.