Bolt's Ryan Breslow pins his hopes on a new app that takes on Coinbase, Zelle, and PayPal
Ryan Breslow is officially back.
While the founder of one-click checkout company Bolt re-assumed its helm as CEO in March, Breslow is unveiling Wednesday a new “superapp” that he hopes will formally mark his return as the fintech's leader. He describes the new product as “one-click crypt
Capsule captures $12M to build the next version of its AI video editor for brands
Capsule is upgrading its AI-powered video editing assistant for marketing, sales, and media teams following the close of a $12 million round of Series A funding, the company announced on Wednesday.
The upgraded editor will include new features like AI suggestions and support for real-time collabor
Subaru debuts Trailseeker, an all-electric SUV coming for Rivian's outdoorsy EV customer base
Subaru is back with a new EV, and like its predecessor the Solterra, the all-electric Trailseeker SUV includes a bit of Toyota handiwork.
Subaru of America revealed the 2026 Trailseeker SUV on Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show. The EV, the second in the Japanese automaker’s p
Lyft to buy taxi app FREENOW for $197M to enter Europe
Ride-hailing giant Lyft said it has agreed to acquire FREENOW, a German multi-mobility app with ride-hail at its core, from BMW and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for about $197 million in cash.
The acquisition opens up the European market to Lyft for the first time. The company has only operated in
AMD expects $800M charge due to US’ license requirement for AI chips
AMD says that the U.S. government’s license control requirement for exporting AI chips to China and certain other countries may have a material impact on its earnings.
If AMD doesn’t successfully obtain a license, the company could be on the hook for roughly $800 million in inventory,
Patreon tests a native live video feature where creators can stream 24/7
Patreon is finally experimenting with native livestreaming, a new feature that could attract more creators and help them earn more money. The capability is rolling out to select testers this week and will become more widely available this summer.
Similar to other platforms, Patreon's new liv
A dev built a test to see how AI chatbots respond to controversial topics
A pseudonymous developer has created what they’re calling a “free speech eval,” SpeechMap, for the AI models powering chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and X’s Grok. The goal is to compare how different models treat sensitive and controversial subjects, the developer told
Cosmic Robotics’ robots could speed up solar panel deployments
The U.S. has been building so many solar farms that companies can't find enough people to install the panels. By 2033, the number of solar installers is expected to increase by 48%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Even if those labor force growth projections pan out, the indu
Hammerspace, an unstructured data wrangler used by Meta, raises $100M at $500M+ valuation
Artificial intelligence services at their heart are massive data plays: You need data — a lot of it — to build the models, and then the models need efficient ways to ingest and output data to work.
A company called Hammerspace has built a system to help AI and other organizations tap int
Google used AI to suspend over 39M ad accounts suspected of fraud
Google on Wednesday said it suspended 39.2 million advertiser accounts on its platform in 2024 — more than triple the number from the previous year — in its latest crackdown on ad fraud.
By leveraging large language models (LLMs) and using signals such as business impersonation and
Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances, but is it late to the game?
When Visa invested in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint earlier this year, it didn't just validate the newly minted unicorn — it signaled a bold new direction.
As part of that deal, the Nigerian fintech best known for building one of Africa's largest business banking platforms, hinted at plan
Opera adds its Aria AI assistant to Opera Mini on Android
Norway-based browser company Opera said today that it is making its AI assistant Aria available on its Opera Mini browser for on Android.
Aria AI can help users get the latest news and information on different topics, learn more about various subjects, and generate images. Opera uses a mix o
Grok gains a canvas-like tool for creating docs and apps
Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has gained a canvas-like feature for editing and creating documents and basic apps.
Called Grok Studio, the feature was announced on X late Tuesday. It’s available for both free and paying Grok users on Grok.com
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Figma ignores the fear, files paperwork for an IPO
Design software startup Figma announced Tuesday it has filed its confidential paperwork for an IPO. We won’t know more until that paperwork becomes public, which, best-case scenario would be in about a month.
However, with the stock market in groundhog mode — seeing its shadow with every n