OpenAI hires the team behind Xcode coding assistant Alex Codes
Acqui-hires feel like they’re here to stay: the team behind Alex Codes, which built a popular tool that let devs use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI.
Tesla shareholders to vote on investing in Musk’s AI startup xAI
A shareholder proposal would allow Tesla to invest in Elon Musk’s rival AI firm, xAI if approved. Tesla’s board didn’t recommend one way or another.
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Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts
Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts.
Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation
Customer service AI agent startup Sierra claims to have hundreds of customers, including SoFi, Ramp, and Brex, among others.
Fashion retailers partner to offer personalized AI styling tool ‘Ella’
Ella provides recommendations to customers across the three retailers on what to purchase or rent to make an outfit come to life.
OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn
The OpenAI Jobs Platform is set to launch in mid-2026, and will use AI to match candidates with businesses.
AI logistics startup Augment, from Deliverr’s founder, raises massive $85M Series A
The new funding, which was led by Redpoint, comes just five months after the startup launched out of stealth with a $25 million seed round.
Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3
Google Photos already offers video generation through its “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video.
Cloud provider Lambda may be gearing up for an IPO
Lambda, which allows companies to rent GPUs, is reportedly following its rival CoreWeave to the public market.