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Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say

Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say

Rox, a startup developing autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, has raised a round valuing the company at $1.2…
Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year

Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year

Why Arm + Linux now? In a blog post, Google only says that it “addresses the growing demand for a…
John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job

John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job

John Solly, a software engineer and former member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is the DOGE operative…
Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV

Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube like it’s old-school cable TV

There’s a fun new way to watch YouTube: by channel surfing like a boomer with cable TV. This creative idea…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

‘Uncanny Valley’: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

Brian Barrett: The irony is my favorite part because I feel like venture capitalists have largely positioned themselves as immune…
What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court

What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court

Around a dozen parents huddled in the dim hallway outside the courtroom in February, nervously gripping paper tickets. They were…
Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini

Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini

Second is advertiser tools. If you’re a small business, you’re not thinking about all the queries people are going to…
Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Substack launches a built-in recording studio

Publishing platform Substack is continuing to invest in video content as it launches the Substack Recording Studio, a built-in mechanism…
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…