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The new support hub will connect users to security tools, account recovery options, and an AI assistant.

Amazon is the USPS’ biggest customer, and the e-commerce giant’s potential break from the postal agency comes as the two sides are negotiating a new deal.

While TikTok is already known for its recommendation algorithm, which is able to target users with highly personalized content, the addition of a Nearby Feed gives it the ability to display even more relevant content to its users.

The proposal reflects the overall lack of interest in products like Meta’s social virtual reality platform, Horizon Worlds.

After last year’s flop, Spotify Wrapped engagement is up 19% and shares were up 41%, the company says.

AI research lab Anthropic inked a $200 million deal with Snowflake to bring its AI models to Snowflake’s 12,600 customers.

The European Commission is is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta’s move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users.

Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the year, AI was showcased among this year’s winners.

Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested in more than 130 companies over the years.

Gemini wasn’t the only AI chatbot to make the list, as DeepSeek ranked seventh among the year’s trending searches.

Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn.

Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise money, but actually break through the noise.   Day One’s been an early backer of companies like World, Superhuman, and Remote.com, with 12 … Read more

Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them.

Dye led Apple’s user interface team for the last decade.

Three years ago, the idea of a YouTuber with a $1.5 billion valuation left some onlookers incredulous — but Beast Industries ended up raising at a $5 billion valuation last year. Now we’re asking a bigger question: Would you buy stock in a 27-year-old named Jimmy?

Russia’s communications agency cited the presence of LGBTQ content on the platform as one of the reasons behind the ban.

Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia’s AI chip dominance? Maybe not entirely, but Amazon is already making big bucks trying.

The regulatory decision would make it harder for future administrations to implement stricter fuel efficiency standards.

Though WordPress’s Telex is still an experiment, the vibe coding software has already been used to help build real-world websites.

While VCs have long used big investments to spur category winners, they are taking this strategy to new extremes.

Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers’ data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.

Vulcan Elements, a rare earths startup has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S .defense department.

Marquis said ransomware hackers stole reams of banking customer data, containing personal information and financial records, as well as Social Security numbers, belonging to hundreds of thousands of people. The number of affected people is expected to rise.

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec were awarded substantial grants to build one reactor in Tennessee and two more in Michigan.

Anthropic is reportedly prepping for an IPO that could come as early as 2026.

AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.

Republicans’ attempt to ban state AI regulations was removed from the defense bill after bipartisan opposition, underscoring tensions between tech-industry demands, consumer protection concerns, and Trump’s push for sweeping federal preemption.

The Google Photos Recap will use Gemini’s AI to find your memorable moments throughout the year, and adds new metrics, like a ‘selfie’ count.

Amazon says you can describe the scene to Alexa by mentioning details like the actor or character’s name, or a memorable quote.

And the Palo Alto-based startup has raised $7.4 million to do that.