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YouTube Shorts viewers might soon see AI versions of their favorite creators when scrolling through their feeds.

The AI startup is on track to announce its first hardware device in the second half of this year, OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane said during an interview Davos.

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Adobe is adding AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts.

This new Scrabble inspired game is a distraction-free alternative to ad-loaded competitors like Words With Friends.

PraxisPro, founded by a former pharma sales rep, offers small language model AI training specifically designed for medical product sales.

Lemonade says it worked with Tesla to gain access to previously-restricted vehicle telemetry data, but declined to offer specifics.

Deepinder Goyal will remain on Eternal's board as its vice chairman.

Zanskar has raised $115 million to find about a dozen geothermal resources that could help power the grid throughout the U.S. West.

Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million that marks a new chapter for the 14-year-old company.

ChatGPT was the second most downloaded app in India for 2025 after Instagram.

Consumers spent more money in mobile apps than games in 2025, driven by AI app adoption.

Snap is still a defendant in similar cases related to social media addiction.

Amagi shares debuted at a 12% discount, offering an early read on investor demand for a rare type of tech listing in India.

Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.

At the center of the redesign is deeper integration of vertical video feeds, which the streaming giant has been experimenting with since May.

Ethos was backed by a who's who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says.

The feature is designed to stop problematic content from being delivered to users under the age of 18.

Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, its previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won’t be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will be dedicated to “space-based AI compute.”

In a post to Github on Tuesday, the social media giant purported to share its secret sauce.

The agreement comes two weeks after Luminar accused its billionaire founder of dodging information requests, as it evaluates potential legal claims.

Serve Robotics is expanding beyond its sidewalk delivery roots by acquiring Diligent Robotics, which makes a hospital assistant bot named Moxi.

The revelation comes as part of a series of corrections in a legal case over DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration data.

The online mentoring site UStrive exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other non-public information to other logged-in users. The nonprofit told TechCrunch that the issue is now fixed, but wouldn't commit to alerting affected individuals.

The automotive-focused company is looking to expand its ethernet-based processors to fields like robotics.

Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases.

ICE has been verified on Bluesky, and quickly becomes one of the top most-blocked accounts.

Another raises a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound to help retailers with off-channel inventory.

Setapp Mobile, one of the first alternative app stores in the EU, is shutting down next month, citing Apple's ever-changing terms.

The acquisition will give restaurants on Grubhub access to Claim’s customer acquisition and retention tools, while Grubhub diners can receive rewards.

Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation.

Eat App is making India its central focus to market its reservation and dine-in growth suite

Eat App is making India its central focus to market its reservation and dine-in growth suite

The combined business will serve more than 4,000 customers globally and surpass $100 million in annual revenue.