India’s Agrim snags $17.3M to help farmers get inputs like seeds and pesticides more easily
Agriculture in India provides livelihood support to over 42% of its population, contributing 18% to the country’s GDP, according to government data. However, the agri-input market, which provides inputs for the sector — be it seeds, pesticides, herbicides or cultivation and harvesting tools
South Korean tech giant Naver launches crypto wallet in partnership with Chiliz
Many tech companies are expanding their reach into the web3 market, integrating blockchain and web3 technologies into their products and services. In the latest development, South Korean internet giant Naver is launching its first digital asset wallet, Naver Pay Wallet, for the Korean market. It is
Atlassian acquires Rewatch as it gets into AI meeting bots
Atlassian on Thursday announced that it has acquired Rewatch, an AI-powered meeting notetaker, screen recording tool and video hub. The company plans to integrate Rewatch into Loom, the asynchronous video messaging platform it acquired for $975 million last October. But maybe even more importantly,
Sub.club aims to fund the fediverse via premium feeds
A new service from the makers of the Mammoth app for Mastodon intends to bring the creator economy to the fediverse, also known as the open social web. Sub.club, launching on Thursday, will allow creators on Mastodon — a decentralized Twitter/X rival — to offer paid subscriptions and content by
Gmail users on Android can now chat with Gemini about their emails
Gmail users on Android devices can now chat directly with Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, about their emails in the Gmail app. Google rolled out the new feature, Gmail Q&A, on Thursday to users who pay for Gemini, according to a blog post, and announced the feature would be coming to iOS d
Spotify points finger at Apple over an unwelcome change to volume control technology
Spotify claims Apple may again be in violation of European regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires interoperability from big technology companies dubbed “gatekeepers.” This time, the issue isn’t about in-app purchases, links or pricing information, but rather how
Generative AI coding startup Magic lands $320M investment from Eric Schmidt, Atlassian and others
Magic, an AI startup creating models to generate code and automate a range of software development tasks, has raised a large tranche of cash from investors, including ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
In a blog post on Thursday, Magic said that it closed a $320 million fundraising round with contributio
Uber cozies up to more AV companies, Canoo loses another founder and Waymo sees potential in teen riders
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Apple Sports gets updated ahead of football season with Live Activities, play-by-play and more
Ahead of the NFL and college football (NCAAF) seasons, Apple announced updates for its sports-focused app, including Live Activities for all leagues, a new “dynamic drive tracker” that visualizes where the ball is on the field and support for play-by-play of football games.
Launched in Febru
After winning a landmark case against real estate agents, this startup aims to replace them with a flat fee
One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has co-founded a new real estate startup.
It all began in 2017 when Josh Sitzer and his wife listed their home for sale in Kansas City. The couple was frustrated by the fact they ha
X caught blocking links to NPR, claiming the news site may be ‘unsafe’
X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter, is marking some links to news organization NPR’s website as “unsafe” when users click through to read the latest story about an altercation between a Trump campaign staffer and an Arlington National Cemetery employee. The
GitHub Copilot competitor Codeium raises $150M at a $1.25B valuation
A startup whose product competes with GitHub Copilot and other AI-powered coding assistants has achieved unicorn status.
On Thursday, Codeium said it closed a $150 million Series C round led by General Catalyst that values the company at $1.25 billion post-money. The round, which also saw particip
Flying through Seattle’s hacked airport
Several days after the Port of Seattle announced a “possible” cyberattack on its systems, Seattle-Tacoma Airport is still largely offline, causing chaos among travelers and acting as a standing warning against taking cybersecurity lightly. Ask me how I know.
The outage resulting from t
Two Oxford PhDs are building an app to let you remix photos into memes
Earlier this month, Google released a new feature with the Pixel 9 series phone to let users add the photographer to a group photo by swapping someone out and taking another photo. A new social network by a duo of Oxford PhDs is working on an app to let you add friends to a photo in a more memeable