Tiger Global-backed InVideo launches GenAI-based video creation
Indian video editing platform InVideo is launching a generative AI-powered video creation feature that lets you use prompts to generate video clips.
The platform, backed by the likes of Tiger Global and Peak XV, is calling this release InVideo v3.0. You can use text prompts to generate a video i
Reliance, Disney complete India media merger valued at $8.5B
Reliance and Disney have completed their landmark Indian media merger, creating an $8.5 billion entertainment powerhouse in the country’s streaming and television markets.
The deal, proposed in February, brings together Disney Star with Reliance-controlled Viacom18 under a joint venture that
PayPal once again lets you pool money from others to pay for things together
PayPal is launching a few features that let users in groups pool money with friends or family, to collectively pay for trips, travels, gifts, and anything else. The company is launching this feature in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Italy, and Spain ahead of the holiday season.
“Re-launching
FBI confirms China-backed hackers breached US telecom giants to steal wiretap data
The U.S. government has confirmed that hackers with links to China breached multiple U.S. telecommunication service providers to access the wiretap systems used by law enforcement to surveil Americans.
In a joint statement published on Monday, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Tessl raises $125M at $500M+ valuation to build AI that writes and maintains code
Many startups and larger tech companies have taken a crack at building artificial intelligence to code software. Now another new player is coming out of the shadows to throw its hat into the ring, with a mission to fix the many problems that will arise when humans and all those AIs are writing code
Atlas.co wants its web-based mapping tool to be the Figma of geospatial data
Startup inspiration can strike anywhere. But for Atlas.co*, a freemium browser-based, real-time mapping tool that’s being built by an Oslo, Norway-based team of (initially student) engineers, the realization that there might be a business opportunity in competing with expensive legacy mapping
ePlane looks to ride the Indian government’s interest in air taxis with new $14M round
Soaring private vehicle ownership and declining use of public and nonmotorized transport have created mounting traffic congestion in India, the world’s most populous country, which also struggles with relatively narrower roads and inadequate parking facilities in cities. New Delhi recognizes
Apple faces UK ‘iCloud monopoly’ compensation claim worth $3.8B
U.K. consumer rights group ‘Which?’ is filing a legal claim against Apple under competition law on behalf of some 40 million users of iCloud, its cloud storage service.
The collective proceeding lawsuit, which is seeking £3 billion in compensation damages (around $3.8 billion at curre
What’s DOGE? Musk’s new political appointment under Trump is a crypto joke
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that one of his top donors, Elon Musk, will co-lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. It's a not-even-thinly-veiled nod to the popular Doge meme, depicting a cute Shiba Inu, which is also the inspiration behind the
Apple's AI-powered Final Cut Pro 11 is now available
It's been 13 years since Apple released Final Cut X. That's just over half of the video-editing software's entire lifespan, having celebrated its 25th birthday this April. It's several lifetimes in the world of consumer software, leading some to wonder whether the company had quietl
Don Lemon officially leaves Elon Musk’s X
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said on Wednesday he is leaving Elon Musk’s X, a decision made less than a year after X announced that “The Don Lemon Show” would appear on the social media platform three times a week. That deal was canceled before it was ever signed, and Lemon sued Mu
Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it will start paying podcast hosts who make popular videos on its streaming platform, as the company looks to take on YouTube’s dominance in the video podcast space. The company announced a new “Partner Program” that lets creators monetizes their conten
Mark Zuckerberg sings with T-Pain on ‘Get Low’ remix
There now exists an MP3 file in this world of Mark Zuckerberg earnestly singing the lyric “to the window, to the wall, ’til the sweat drop down my balls.”
The Meta founder met his wife, Priscilla Chan, at a college party where the song “Get Low” by Lil Jon & The E
Lawyer allegedly hacked with spyware names NSO founders in lawsuit
A lawyer who was allegedly hacked with government-grade spyware made by the infamous surveillance tech maker NSO Group has filed a complaint in court against two of the company's founders and one executive. It appears to be the first attempt to hold the people behind a spyware company accountab