Data platform Airbyte can now create API connectors by reading the docs
If your startup is only remotely related to working with data pipelines, you’re probably trying to figure out how to capitalize on the current moment: Enterprises are trying to figure out how to best use data to power generative AI products, and to do that, they need robust data services. Air
Tech YouTuber MKBHD’s Panels app is a bit underwhelming
Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, or MKBHD, is stepping out of the reviewer role and into the mindset of a builder. This week, he launched a wallpaper app called Panels on iOS and Android, where he’s personally curating high-quality digital wallpapers from artists — but of course, there
As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the ‘fediverse’
A new project launching today aims to capitalize on the momentum seen within the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which describes interconnected social networking services powered by the ActivityPub protocol. Co-founded by the co-author and current editor of ActivityPub, Evan Prodromou
Microsoft claims its new tool can correct AI hallucinations, but experts advise caution
AI is a notorious liar, but Microsoft now says it has a fix for that. Understandably, that’s going to raise some eyebrows — and there’s reason to be skeptical.
Microsoft today revealed Correction, a service that attempts to automatically revise AI-generated text that’s fact
Workera’s CEO was mentored by Andrew Ng. Now he wants an AI agent to mentor you.
Kian Katanforoosh has one of the best mentors in the AI world: renowned researcher Andrew Ng, who also served as his graduate school advisor at Stanford. The two went on to create Stanford’s deep learning program, and now Ng serves as chairman of Katanforoosh’s startup, Workera. Ng has
TikTok comes for Google’s ad business as it starts letting advertisers target its search results page
After building out its Search product over the past few years to take on Google, TikTok is now taking its Search ambitions even further by allowing advertisers to target its search results page. TikTok announced on Tuesday that it's launching the “TikTok Search Ads Campaign,” a new
Sequoia's first space investment since SpaceX is in sunlight-seller Reflect Orbital
Imagine a future where the diurnal cycle, at least in some parts of the world, is adjustable. Where humans are no longer beholden to the 24-hour pattern of daylight and darkness. Instead of being constrained by the physical reality that constrains the sun to its daily cycle, imagine a future where
Spotify's AI playlist feature rolls out to the US and more markets
Spotify has expanded the availability of its AI Playlist tool to the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand after initially launching it for Premium subscribers in the U.K. and Australia.
This feature, currently in beta on Android and iOS devices, allows users to create personalized playlist
Snapchat taps Google’s Gemini to power its chatbot’s generative AI features
Snap has entered into an expanded partnership with Google Cloud to power generative AI experiences within Snapchat’s My AI chatbot. The chatbot will leverage the multimodal capabilities of Google’s Gemini AI to enable the chatbot to understand different types of information, like text,
MoneyGram blames ‘cybersecurity issue’ for ongoing days-long outage
U.S.-based money transfer giant MoneyGram has blamed an unspecified “cybersecurity issue” for an ongoing days-long outage affecting the company and its users.
In a post on X on Monday, MoneyGram said it had “identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of our [sic] systems.” The comp
Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone offer to buy Smartsheet for $8.4B in cash
Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone have agreed to acquire Smartsheet, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) workplace collaboration platform, for $8.4 billion in cash.
The private equity firms say that the deal values publicly traded Smartsheet’s shares at a 41% premium over its 90-day average
Fintech Mesa promises 1% cash back on mortgages, up to 3x on other home needs
Mortgage fintech Mesa has emerged from stealth on Tuesday with $9.2 million in seed capital and a novel idea for homeowners. It's offering cash back and rewards on all spending done on the home, including the mortgage itself.
Mesa is offering mortgage loans, original or refinancing, that inc
Insta360's excellent Link webcam gets a pair of successors
The original Insta360 Link entered the world fully formed. Aside from the $299 price tag, I had no major complaints about the webcam in my 2022 review. Two years later, the Shenzhen-based consumer optics company has debuted its successor — two of them, in fact.
In my review, I noted that the Lin
Torq, which automates cybersecurity workflows, raises $70M in new capital
As the volume of cyberattacks grows, there’s increasing interest from the corporate sector in tech to help automate responses to breaches. Per a 2023 survey from analytics firm Devo, 80% of security leaders expected expanded investments in security automation technology this year; most cite