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X updates its terms to lay claim to the ‘Twitter’ trademark after newcomer’s challenge
Elon Musk’s X is updating its Terms of Service to indicate it still lays claim to the “Twitter”…
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Slate crosses 150,000 reservations despite waning EV truck enthusiasm
Slate Auto, the electric truck startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has now collected more than 150,000 refundable reservations…
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DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants
DoorDash is launching a new AI-powered social app that’s designed to help users quickly find local restaurants. The…
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How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy
In early 2023, Luminar was riding high. After going public during the pandemic and scoring a key deal…
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Netflix doubles down on video podcasts with iHeartMedia deal
Netflix and audio powerhouse iHeartMedia have entered into a new partnership to bring 14 video podcasts exclusively to…
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Canadian peer-to-Peer clothing rental company Rax is expanding to the U.S.
Marley Alles started out in accounting. She thought that her dream was to work at a big company. “And then once…
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India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defence tech
Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup, has raised $50 million in a new funding round as it moves…
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Adobe Firefly now supports prompt-based video editing, adds more third-party models
Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits,…
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Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor
After years in the wilderness, it’s a good time to be a nuclear startup. “For the first half…
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Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere
Cashmere sweaters are everywhere these days, often at unbelievably low prices. The appeal is obvious: if you’ve ever…