Pinterest CEO touts open source AI: ‘tremendous performance’ with reduced costs
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready says open source AI is offering cost savings to the company, particularly in visual search.
Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos
Tinder is testing an AI feature that learns about you from your Camera Roll photos.
Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the ‘YouTube of apps’
Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like “YouTube for apps” — a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini apps…
Microsoft built a fake marketplace to test AI agents — they failed in surprising ways
The research raises new questions about how well AI agents will perform when working unsupervised — and how quickly AI companies can make good on promises of an agentic future.
Google makes it easier to access AI Mode in Chrome on iOS and Android
Users will now be able to access AI Mode via a new dedicated shortcut button under the search bar when opening a “New Tab” page in Chrome.
This startup’s metal stacks could help solve AI’s massive heat problem
Alloy Enterprises has developed a new additive manufacturing technique that can improve liquid cooling performance while bringing it to new parts of the server rack.
Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B
Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.
SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular
SoftBank’s joint venture with OpenAI that will localize and sell the AI company’s enterprise tech to companies in Japan. And the first customer of this joint venture is going to be SoftBank itself.
Google Maps bakes in Gemini to improve navigation and hands-free use
Google is now baking Gemini into Maps to let users ask it questions while driving, improve navigation, and do more with the app.
Former Meta employees launch a ring to take voice notes and control music
A raft of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket; pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya; and a wristband from Bee, which…