Salesforce has launched Missionforce, a “national security-centric business unit.”
Salesforce focuses on national security. The customer relationship management giant announced on Tuesday the creation of a new business unit called MissionForce. According to a company’s press release, it will focus on incorporating AI into its defense workflows in three key areas: HR, logistics and decision-making. MissionForce will be led by Kendall Collins, CEO of […]
Google launches a new protocol for agent-driven purchases
On Tuesday, Google announced a new open protocol for purchases launched by an automated software program (automated software program) that allows users to shop and make decisions on their behalf, with support from over 60 merchants and financial institutions. Called the Agent Payment Protocol (AP2), the system is intended to be interoperable between AI platforms, […]
The $30 million startup has built a wooden dog size robot factory that learns by watching humans
While many robotic companies are either building human-sized robots or working to automate the entire factory, microfactors are instead trying to think big by building smaller. San Francisco-based Microfactory has built a general purpose tabletop manufacturing kit, the size of a Siberian Husky dog frame. This compact factory includes two robotic arms that can be […]
yCombinator Support Rule Base wants to be a Fintech AI colleague
Y Combinator-Alum Rulebase bets that the next wave of automation in financial services is not about flashy AI interfaces and not about attractive back-office tasks such as compliance. Founded by two Nigerian engineers Gideon Evos and Chidi Williams, whom they met in London in 2024, the startup has raised a $2.1 million seed round led […]
Kayak co-founders take on Calendly on the new SuperCal scheduling platform
Kayak co-founder Paul English is back in his new venture. This time, he is taking on the calendar. The entrepreneur has launched SuperCal, a free scheduling platform designed to make booking meetings more efficient and simple. SuperCal was born from my personal experience in English with regard to meeting booking assignments. As a member of […]
9 Most Popular Startups From YC Demo Day
Y Combinator held a Summer 2025 Demo Day last week, showing off the latest batches of over 160 startups. Like recent batches, the majority of startups have presented AI-centric solutions. However, a clear evolution was clear. Instead of “AI-powered” products, many companies are now building the infrastructure and tools needed to develop AI agents or […]
Apple’s iOS26 with a new liquid glass design is now available to everyone
Apple’s iOS 26 software update for iPhone will be available to iPhone 11, iPhone SE 2 and others afterwards on Monday. The marquee feature for iOS 26 is Apple’s Liquid Glass Design. This includes on-screen elements that resemble “glass-like” appearance. Other features include Call Screening Assistant, new game and preview apps, system-wide in-app translations, and […]
Openai upgrades Codex with a newer version of GPT-5
Openai announced on Monday that it will release a new version of GPT-5 to AI coding agent Codex. The company says the new model, called the GPT-5-Codex, will spend more dynamically “thinking” time than the previous model, allowing you to spend anywhere from seconds to seven hours on a coding task. As a result, agent […]
China says Nvidia violated anti-trust regulations
The trade tensions between China and the US over semiconductors have been further strained. On Monday, the state administration for China’s market regulation ruled that, as Bloomberg first reported, semiconductor giant Nvidia violated the country’s antitrust regulations. The ruling linked the 2020 acquisition of NVIDIA by computer networking supplier Mellanox Technologies for $7 billion. An […]
Israel announces $1.5 million seizure from crypto wallet linked to Iran
The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced Monday that it had ordered the seizing of 187 crypto wallets allegedly belonging to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard, or the IRGC. In a detailed document on the seizure order, the Department of Counterterrofinance Bureau (NBCTF) said it was “confident” that the list “cryptocurrency wallet is the property of […]