Thursday

12 March 2026 Vol 19

Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating

Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating

Tinder held its inaugural product keynote on Thursday, unveiling an ambitious slate of updates designed to reinvigorate its product, bolster…
Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI

Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI

Australian productivity software company Atlassian held layoffs as the company looks to funnel more money into AI. Atlassian announced it’s…
Webflow buys AI content generation platform Vidoso to bolster its marketing suite

Webflow buys AI content generation platform Vidoso to bolster its marketing suite

Webflow, which offers a software platform for building and hosting websites, is acquiring AI-powered content generation platform Vidoso to beef…
How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Since the United States and Israel first unleashed a broad campaign of air strikes across Iran in late February, the…
Anthropic’s Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visuals now

Anthropic’s Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visuals now

Anthropic’s latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your…
Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder

Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At…
Essential Gear for an Emergency Kit—for Cars or Go-Bags

Essential Gear for an Emergency Kit—for Cars or Go-Bags

You never know when you’re going to have to bug out on short notice. The politics of the moment are…
Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts’ short-form video feed

Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts’ short-form video feed

Disney+ is starting to roll out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to U.S. users on its mobile app. First…
The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump

The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump

Feng is among a small cohort of savvy early adopters making serious cash from China’s OpenClaw craze. As users with little technical…
Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface

Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface

There’s a new button in Google Maps: “Ask Maps.” Google started rolling out this new generative AI feature today, a…