Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage
Spotify may be synonymous with music streaming, but it also has a sideline in a hugely popular developer tool called “Backstage.” Backstage is an open source project that helps companies build their own internal developer portals. A catalog of developer tools and an easy visualization of the work they did and other metrics. However, like […]
Continuing the proud tradition that babies born with Waymo cannot go to the hospital.
A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth Monday night in a Waymo robotaxis en route to UCSF Medical Center. It was the latest milestone in the self-driving car saga that no one expected, except for those who have been driving a rideshare vehicle for more than six months. According to SF Standard, Waymo’s remote […]
Google’s answer to the AI arms race — Promote the man behind data center technology
In a big move in the AI infrastructure arms race, Google just promoted Amin Vahdat to chief engineer for AI infrastructure, a newly created position that reports directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, according to a memo first reported by Semafor and later seen by TechCrunch. That’s a sign of how important the effort has become […]
State attorneys general warns Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and other AI giants to correct ‘delusional’ output
Following a series of disturbing mental health incidents related to AI chatbots, a group of state attorneys general has written to top companies in the AI industry, warning them that they risk violating state law if they don’t fix their “delusional output.” The letter, signed by dozens of auditors from U.S. states and territories with […]
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar power plants
Overview Energy has emerged from stealth today with plans to use solar panels around the world as nighttime power harvesters sent from space. The startup plans to collect sunlight using a large solar array in geostationary orbit (about 32,000 miles above Earth, where the satellite coincides with the planet’s rotation). It then uses an infrared […]
Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department for being too DEI
Calibri Font is the latest public official to be fired by the Trump administration over ties to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. In a move similar to the one reported in the Onion (and sure to become fodder for “Saturday Night Live” and “South Park”), Secretary of State Marco Rubio has banned the font and […]
Reddit is testing verification badges
Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which put a gray checkmark next to the usernames of famous people and companies. “This feature is designed to help Redditors understand who they’re engaging with in moments when validation matters, whether it’s the experts and celebrities hosting AMAs, the journalists reporting the news, or the […]
Eleven Labs just reached a valuation of $6.6 billion. The company’s CEO says that real money no longer speaks.
Eleven Labs has made a name for itself by building realistic AI voices. What started as two Polish engineers struggling with bad movie dubbing has grown into a highly profitable company with a value of $6.6 billion, doubling from just nine months ago. The company recently announced a $100 million tender offer led by Sequoia […]
ChatGPT is the most downloaded Apple app in the US in 2025
Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games of the year. In the US market, OpenAI’s ChatGPT topped the ranking of most installed free iPhone apps (excluding games) in 2025. AI apps were followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, and Google’s Gemini. ChatGPT ranked […]
Google launches managed MCP server that lets you simply connect AI agents to your tools
AI agents are being sold as a solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving all kinds of problems, but getting them to interact with tools and data outside of a chat interface has been difficult. Developers have to piece together various connectors to keep them running, which is a brittle approach that is […]