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The social network says the new feature will let users chat about what’s happening in the world and across various communities, from Formula 1 to the reality TV show "Below Deck."

The Indian edtech startup ended its first day as a public company on a high, with its shares closing 44% higher than they were listed for, indicating that the country's edtech sector may still recover after years of gloom.

An outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare took down several big websites and services, including ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, and X.

Waymo said it will do the same in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando in the coming weeks -- the latest steps in the company's continued expansion across the U.S.

Agentio, which matches creators with brands, is expanding beyond YouTube and testing Meta platforms to facilitate sponsored content.

Instead of getting an AI-generated travel plan, Boop aims to give users access to itineraries from real people who went on real trips. 

Stack Overflow wants to remake its classic problem-solving forum into a tool for translating human expertise into an AI-accessible format.

This is not a large-scale public launch, nor a commercial one. But it brings the Amazon-owned company one step closer to competing with Waymo.

Zap Energy's Fuze-3 device has generated record plasma pressures for the startup's unique approach to fusion power.

Tayla Cannon's Rebuildr receives $1.1 million investment from Slow Ventures

The infrastructure service Cloudflare faced massive outages on Tuesday morning, cutting off access to ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, X, and other platforms.

Intuit said its tools, such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, will be accessible through ChatGPT, allowing users to ask questions and complete tasks such as estimating tax refunds, reviewing credit options, or managing business finances.

Starting Tuesday, users can voluntarily undergo the age-check process to secure access to communication features.

Databricks is said to be in talks to raise a new round of funding just a few months after its last fundraise, which valued the company at $100 billion.

Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.

With consumers increasingly asking questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing — and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe's hottest startups.

A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.

The new Facebook content protection tool extends to Instagram too.

Amazon Autos, which kicked off last year with Hyundai, initially started with new cars. The deal with Ford pushes it into used car territory.

In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months.

Cisco has acquired Y-Combinator-backed translation app EzDub to integrate it into its communication suite.

The fight comes at a perilous time for Luminar, which is running out of cash and under SEC investigation.

UK-based Aspora, which has focused on remittances, will let non-resident Indians pay bills back home.

To get started, users need to describe where, when, and how they want to travel. Flight Deals will then use AI to display the best bargains available.