Australia forces big tech companies to pay news fees or face 2.25% tax
Australia is getting serious about making big tech companies pay for news. The country’s government on Tuesday announced a bill that would require companies such as Meta, Google and TikTok to pay for the journalism they aggregate or reshare. If they don’t, they will face taxes on their local income. “More and more people are […]
Lovable releases vibecoding app on iOS and Android
Apple’s recent crackdown on vibe coding apps hasn’t stopped Lovable from launching a no-code AI app builder, now available as a mobile app in Apple and Google’s app stores. The Vibecoding startup is pitching its new mobile app to aspiring app builders as a way to code on the go via voice or text AI […]
Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scolly sues acquirer Sallie Mae
Chris Gray thought he had it all when he sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Skolly to Sallie Mae in 2023. He is currently suing the student loan giant for wrongful termination, alleging that the app sells data it collects, including the personal information of minors, without properly notifying users. Gray co-founded the company […]
Apple introduces cheaper option for App Store subscriptions
Apple is giving App Store developers a new way to attract subscribers with low-cost plans tied to one-year contracts. The company announced Monday that it is introducing a new subscription option that allows customers to subscribe to a 12-month plan and pay an auto-renewing subscription fee on a monthly basis. This model allows developers to […]
Snapchat introduces AI-powered conversational ads to its app
Snapchat announced Tuesday that it is rolling out “AI Sponsored Snaps” that will allow users to interact directly with brands’ AI agents. Sponsored Snaps are the main feature of the app.[チャット]These are ads placed directly on the tab. Previously, users couldn’t interact with these ads, but with the launch of AI Sponsored Ads, they’ll be […]
Red Hat’s OpenClaw maintainers have made enterprise Claw deployments more secure
On Tuesday, Red Hat Principal Software Engineer Sally O’Malley released a new open source tool called Tank OS to make deploying and managing OpenClaw agents more secure and easier. “This was a fun project we put together over the weekend that we knew was a great fit for AI and the direction we’re going,” she […]
New Otter feature lets users search across enterprise tools
AI meeting note-taking app companies are realizing that simply transcribing meetings and providing summaries is not enough to justify their business models and valuations. They now want the app to function as a complete workspace where users can pull in data from a variety of sources, search it all, and make business decisions. Following notetakers […]
Drizzle on top: New premium dog food brands now available at 1%.
Pet food aisles are busier than ever, which is exactly why Hilary Coles says she was skeptical when she got the call from Atomic Labs. “I had the same reaction as you,” Coles told me by phone Monday afternoon, the day before her new company, Golden Child, opened for business. “That’s certainly not what people […]
FTC reports consumers will lose $2.1 billion to social media fraud in 2025
Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media fraud in 2025, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media fraud have increased eight times, with more losses from social media fraud than from any other method used by fraudsters to contact consumers. Almost 30% of […]
OpenAI ends Microsoft’s legal crisis over $50 billion Amazon deal
On Monday, Microsoft and OpenAI announced that they had renegotiated the agreement binding the companies. For X, some say the ChatGPT makers have won against the Windows giant, but both sides are emerging victorious. Most importantly, the new conditions solve a problem that has plagued OpenAI since it signed a deal with Amazon worth up […]