Sandwich, known for its commercials, looks to help younger startups in exchange for equity
Sandwich, an L.A.-based, 17-person outfit, has produced many commercials on behalf of tech companies over its 14-year history, including Square, Slack and Figma. Sometimes, it...
Prosus slashes edtech giant Byju’s valuation to $5.1 billion
Prosus, the largest non-founder shareholder in Byju’s, has drastically slashed the worth of its stake in the edtech giant, implying a starkly diminished valuation of...
Paramount+ with Showtime launches at $11.99 per month
Today’s the day that Showtime officially integrates with Paramount+ in the U.S., giving subscribers access to all Showtime titles, including “Billions,” “Dexter,” “Yellowjackets,” “George &...
Augmedics snaps up $82.5M to advance spinal surgery using AR and AI
Spinal is one of the fastest-growing categories of surgery, with the number of operations taking place annually now approaching 8 million. But their frequency belies...
Months after its last raise, Realtime Robotics drums up another $9.5 million
Realtime Robotics has been raising funding at a steady clip since announcing a two-pronged $31 million Series A back in 2021. This week’s $9.5 million...
Twitter now allows subscribers to post 25,000-character-long tweets
Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, the platform has been expanding the limits of content you can post through one tweet. In its latest...
Loora, a generative AI app that uses an audio interface to help users learn English, raises $9.25M
The jury is still out on whether AI adoption really will spell the end of humanity as we know it, but in the meantime, we’re...
Lordstown Motors sues Foxconn, files for bankruptcy
Lordstown Motors has made good on its threat to sue Foxconn, the Taiwanese company best known for manufacturing Apple’s iPhones. The EV company took legal...
Dust uses large language models on internal data to improve team productivity
Dust is a new AI startup based in France that is working on improving team productivity by breaking down internal silos, surfacing important knowledge and...
Meta is rolling out new parental control tools for Instagram and Messenger
Meta announced new parental control tools across Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger today. This includes a new parental supervision hub in Messenger, a feature that pre-emptively...