Topic: product development
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OpenAI's Plan to Make ChatGPT More Useful -and Paid
OpenAI is enhancing ChatGPT's utility and monetization under a new dual-CEO structure, with Sam Altman focusing on research and Fidji Simo leading revenue-generating applications. Fidji Simo, a product visionary from Meta and Instacart, is tasked with bridging the gap between OpenAI's advanced re...
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Apple Ditches Budget Vision Pro for Meta-Rivaling Smart Glasses
Apple has paused development of a lower-cost Vision Pro headset to focus on creating two types of smart glasses that will compete directly with Meta's Ray-Ban models. The company is accelerating work on an audio-only smart glasses model for 2026-2027 and a display-equipped version, both emphasizi...
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AI Can Now Detect Early Signs of Balding
MyHair AI was created after founder Cyriac Lefort's personal experience with hair loss concerns, aiming to provide a trustworthy, medical-grade analysis tool for early detection of balding patterns. The app uses a proprietary AI model trained on over 300,000 hair images to analyze user-uploaded s...
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Dbrand Reveals Steam Deck Companion Cube Case
Dbrand is developing a full Companion Cube protective shell for Valve's Steam Machine, not just a skin, to transform the console's appearance. The enclosure requires custom engineering and detailed finishing, with plans to gauge consumer interest and launch in early 2026 after refining the design...
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Dia's AI Browser Integrates Arc's Top Features
Dia is a new AI-powered browser that combines popular features from its predecessor Arc, such as the sidebar mode, with advanced AI capabilities, following its acquisition by Atlassian for $610 million. Arc, launched in 2023, introduced innovative features like separate workspaces and a Command B...
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Ex-Scale AI founder raises $9M for MENA's critical AI
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh has raised $9 million in seed funding for his startup 1001 AI, which is developing an AI-native operating system to enhance decision-making in critical Middle Eastern and North African industries like aviation, logistics, and oil and gas. The startup aims to address inefficienc...
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3 Realistic AI Strategies Your Business Can Implement Now
Companies should focus AI implementation on strategic advantages that align with core business objectives to drive measurable improvements in customer engagement, product innovation, and operational efficiency. Pandora applies AI to enhance customer service by developing advanced chatbots aimed a...
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Audacity 4: A Major Upgrade That's Worth the Logo
Audacity 4, launching in early 2026, focuses on major usability improvements rather than its controversial logo redesign, addressing long-standing user frustrations. The update eliminates confusing "Audacity says 'no'" moments by overhauling the interface, allowing automatic audio trimming, remov...
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Wispr Raises $25M as Voice Dictation App Gains Traction
Wispr secured $25 million in new funding, bringing its total to $81 million, with strong investor backing and notable growth, including a 40% month-over-month increase and adoption by 270 Fortune 500 companies. The company is focusing on aggressive international expansion, developing proprietary ...
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VCs Rewrite the Rules in a 'Funky' AI Startup Gold Rush
Venture capitalists are adopting new investment strategies for AI, moving beyond traditional models due to the rapid revenue growth of some companies, which can reach $100 million in a year. Key evaluation factors now include a startup's proprietary data, competitive moat, founders' track record,...
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Anker-Backed Evotrex Unveils Hybrid RV
Evotrex is introducing a hybrid RV travel trailer that combines an onboard battery with a gasoline engine for extended off-grid power, using waste heat for cabin warming to boost efficiency and comfort. The company's market research shows a shift towards younger buyers seeking multi-day remote ad...
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Spotify Partners with Labels on 'Responsible' AI Music Tools
Spotify is collaborating with music industry partners to develop responsible AI music tools through upfront agreements, ensuring alignment and cooperation from the start. The platform emphasizes giving artists and rights holders genuine choice in participating with AI, respecting their decisions ...
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Google to Let Superfans Test Unreleased Pixel Phones
Google is launching a "Trusted Tester program" for fifteen Pixel Superfans to test and give feedback on an unreleased Pixel phone, marking a shift in product testing and community engagement. Participants must sign NDAs and use the prototype in special cases to hide its design, as Google embraces...
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Claude Code Now Available on the Web
Anthropic has launched a web version of Claude Code AI, accessible to Pro and Max subscribers, enabling developers to manage multiple AI coding agents directly from their browser. Claude Code's success, with a tenfold user increase and over $500 million in annualized revenue, is attributed to its...
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TakeMe2Space and AICRAFT Launch First Orbital Data Center
TakeMe2Space and AICRAFT are partnering to launch the first orbital data center, with a 2026 mission to demonstrate high-performance computing in space and integrate AI capabilities into the TM2S satellite constellation. The collaboration will enable real-time, on-orbit processing of Earth Observ...
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Huxe: The Audio-Powered App for News and Research
Huxe is an audio-first app that delivers personalized news and research through dynamic briefings and AI-hosted simulated podcasts, designed for hands-free consumption. The startup, founded by former Google engineers, secured $4.6 million in funding and pivoted to focus on audio after observing u...
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Why Newsletter Saturation Doesn't Scare Beehiiv's CEO
beehiiv is expanding from a newsletter platform into a comprehensive content toolkit, adding an AI website builder, podcast support, and digital product sales to meet user demands for flexibility. The platform's growth increases competition with other creator tools, but beehiiv believes its maste...
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The Inevitable Future of LLMs and Search
The current model of providing expensive large language model services without clear monetization is unsustainable, creating financial instability for platforms and declining traffic for content creators. Microsoft's integration of AI into Bing in 2023 sparked a competitive AI race, forcing Googl...
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Sheryl Sandberg's Flint uses AI to build and update websites automatically
Michelle Lim identified a critical content gap at Warp, where potential customers used AI tools for product information the company's website lacked, highlighting the urgency for dynamic content as AI agents evolve. Lim co-founded Flint, an AI platform that enables businesses to create self-updat...
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VCs Ditch AI Hype, Back Real Innovation
Venture capital investment hit a ten-quarter high of €108.3 billion in Q1 2025, with over €44.6 billion driven by artificial intelligence. Investors are becoming more discerning, demanding tangible proof of functionality and market readiness rather than just AI-related buzzwords. Despite a 21% de...
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HP to Lay Off Thousands, Invest in AI to Save Millions
HP Inc. will reduce its global workforce by 4,000 to 6,000 employees by fiscal year 2028, aiming for $1 billion in annual savings and integrating AI to enhance operations and competitiveness. The layoffs, focused on product development, internal operations, and customer support, are part of a str...
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Apple Reportedly Puts Mac Pro on the Back Burner Again
The Apple Mac Pro, a flagship high-performance workstation, is reportedly receiving diminished attention from Apple, raising concerns about its long-term future in the product lineup. Despite the 2023 integration of the M2 Ultra processor, which transitioned the Mac Pro to Apple's silicon, the de...
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GM's Escalade IQ to Offer Hands-Free Driving by 2028
Despite a $1.6 billion loss in its EV rollout, General Motors is emphasizing advanced technology like autonomous driving and AI to define its future and compete globally. GM plans to introduce a Level 3 hands-free highway driving system for the Cadillac Escalade IQ in 2028, expanding on its exist...
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How I Solved a Major Bug by Teaming Up Two AI Tools
A complex system bug involving intermittent freezing was diagnosed by using OpenAI's Codex and ChatGPT Deep Research as complementary tools, with Codex handling granular coding tasks and Deep Research analyzing large-scale changes. The root cause was identified as a misconfigured routine that che...
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Monday.com Launches AI-Powered CRM for Marketers
Monday.com has launched Monday Campaigns, an AI-powered CRM tool for marketers that integrates marketing and sales functions to streamline campaign creation and drive revenue. The tool uses AI for copy generation, audience segmentation, and personalized campaign triggers, addressing common sales-...
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Build a Bold AI Startup: Embrace Risk, Defy Norms
The AI startup landscape is intensely crowded and competitive, with thousands of new companies emerging and securing significant funding, yet facing brutal challenges from tech giants and market saturation. Bindwell, founded by teenagers like Navvye Anand, exemplifies how AI is accelerating innov...
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Yahoo's AI Now Recaps Football Games in Real Time
Yahoo Sports has launched a real-time AI tool called Game Breakdowns, which provides dynamic game snapshots, key play feeds, and AI-generated summaries for Fantasy Plus subscribers. The tool aims to deliver nuanced insights beyond basic stats but faces challenges in capturing the emotional, human...
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Head(amame) Launches 3D-Printed Pro Headphones on Kickstarter
The Head(amame) Pro headphones are a professionally assembled, 3D-printed product offering high-fidelity audio at an accessible price, evolving from the brand's DIY kits. Key innovations include a glass diaphragm driver for precise sound tuning and a lightweight, open-backed design reinforced wit...
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Apple Reportedly Shelves Mac Pro Development
Apple has paused development of the Mac Pro, prioritizing the Mac Studio as its main professional desktop solution for the future. A significant Mac Pro update is not expected by 2026, as Apple is focusing on integrating the M5 Ultra chip into the Mac Studio instead. The Mac Pro has struggled to ...
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iPhone Air 2: Everything You Need to Know
The iPhone Air 2 was never scheduled for a 2026 release, clarifying that earlier reports of delays were inaccurate and it is not part of Apple's yearly refresh cycle. Apple's primary focus for the next iPhone Air is a major internal upgrade to a 2-nanometer processor, aimed at significantly impro...
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Samsung's Galaxy S26 to prioritize affordability over battery tech
Samsung is shifting its Galaxy S26 strategy to prioritize affordability over advancements in battery technology or device thinness, moving away from its previous focus on slimmer designs. The company aims to maintain stable pricing for the Galaxy S26 lineup, matching the Galaxy S25's starting pri...
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Scribe Reaches $1.3B Valuation Proving AI's Real-World ROI
Scribe, a workflow documentation startup, has raised $75 million in Series C funding, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation, to accelerate the launch of its new platform, Scribe Optimize, which identifies where automation and AI can deliver tangible business returns. The company addresses the challen...
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Roy Lee: Viral Hype Isn't Enough for Success
Roy Lee, founder of Cluely, highlights that while viral fame on social media can build initial brand awareness, it is insufficient for lasting success without a solid product and clear use cases. The startup pivoted from a controversial tool for "cheating" to focusing on an AI assistant for meeti...
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DroneShield Expands Tech Leadership Team
DroneShield has appointed Angus Harris as Chief Technology Officer, bringing extensive technical expertise from Thales and the Australian Department of Defence to advance counter-drone technology. Angus Bean transitions to Chief Product Officer to focus on international product strategy and long-...
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Nike's First 'Powered Footwear' Is an E-Bike for Your Feet
Nike has launched Project Amplify, the world's first powered footwear system that uses a lightweight robotic framework to enhance walking and running speed for everyday users. Developed with robotics firm Dephy, the system acts like extra calf muscles to help people move farther with less effort,...
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Claude's New Skills Boost Workplace Productivity
Anthropic's new Skills feature customizes Claude AI for specific workplace tasks by allowing organizations to create folders with instructions and resources, enhancing productivity across various platforms. The tool aims to improve Claude's performance as an AI agent in specialized environments, ...
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OpenAI DevDay 2025: Key Updates Revealed
The 2025 OpenAI DevDay addresses ongoing public debates, including leadership, AI ethics, environmental impacts, and disputes with figures like Elon Musk. Key announcements focus on a consumer AI hardware project with Jony Ive, updates to the Sora video generator, and a potential proprietary brow...
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Apple's H3 Chip and Next-Gen AirPods Already in Development
Apple is developing the next-generation H3 chip for future AirPods models, focusing on reducing audio lag and improving sound quality, with a potential debut in an AirPods Pro 3 variant featuring IR cameras next year. The standard AirPods lineup, including both the AirPods 4 and its noise-cancell...
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Ganiga Debuts Waste-Sorting Robots at TechCrunch Disrupt
The global recycling crisis is severe, with only about 10% of plastic recycled, prompting Ganiga Innovation to introduce AI-powered robotic solutions to improve waste sorting efficiency. Ganiga's products include the Hoooly robotic bins and smart lids that use generative AI to automatically separ...
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Realm.Security Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding
Realm.Security secured $15 million in Series A funding, led by Jump Capital, bringing its total funding to $20 million to accelerate product development and market expansion. The company launched an AI-powered Security Data Pipeline Platform (SDPP) that consolidates and analyzes security data in ...
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Apple Pauses Vision Pro for AI Glasses Push
Apple is shifting resources from its Vision Pro VR headset to accelerate the development of AI-powered smart glasses, pausing plans for a more affordable version to compete with Meta. The company plans to release two smart glasses models, with the simpler N50 model launching as early as next year...
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Tesla's New Model Y: The Affordable EV Is Here
Tesla's new affordable electric vehicle is a budget-friendly Model Y variant, not the previously announced $25,000 Model 2, focusing on cost reductions and a stripped-down design. The vehicle features significant visual changes like missing front and rear light bars and interior downgrades, inclu...
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Ford CEO's $30,000 EV Strategy Amid China Tariffs
Ford is developing a $30,000 universal EV platform to cut costs and broaden market accessibility, targeting multiple vehicle models by 2027 despite engineering and supply chain challenges. The company faces intense competition from Chinese manufacturers like BYD, leading to the creation of an ind...
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Get a 180-Degree View by Merging Two Blink Security Cameras
The Blink Arc accessory merges two Blink Mini 2K+ or Mini 2 cameras to create a seamless 180-degree panoramic view, eliminating blind spots in security monitoring. Developed to address the limitations of pan-and-tilt cameras, the Arc was prototyped using AI and 3D printing to perfect the video ov...
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Sadq Raises $1M to Expand Digital Trust in Saudi Arabia
Sadq, a Saudi digital signature startup, raised an additional $1 million led by Impact46 to enhance product development, security, and regional expansion. The platform provides legally compliant electronic signatures tailored to Saudi regulations while meeting international security and usability...
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Tailor Secures $22M Series A for Headless ERP Innovation
Tailor, a headless ERP platform, raised $22 million in Series A funding led by investors like ANRI and Y Combinator, highlighting confidence in its modular, API-first approach. Unlike traditional ERP systems, Tailor's Omakase platform separates front-end and back-end functions, enabling customiza...
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Mycroft Secures $3.5M for AI Security & Compliance Platform
Mycroft, a Toronto startup, has secured a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Luge Capital to accelerate development of its autonomous AI platform for managing security and IT infrastructure. The company's platform acts as an AI Security and Compliance Officer, offering cloud and application s...
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Curastory Founder Resigns Following SEC Investigation
Founder Tiffany Kelly has stepped down as CEO of Curastory following SEC allegations of revenue overstatement and misrepresentation of client numbers, replaced by Dave Dickman to lead the company forward. As part of the settlement, Kelly is barred from executive roles at fundraising companies for...
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Cursor Launches AI Coding Model with Multi-Agent Interface
Cursor has launched its own competitive AI coding model called Composer and a major 2.0 release of its IDE, featuring a multi-agent interface for parallel task execution. The Composer model is built with reinforcement learning and a mixture-of-experts architecture, operating four times faster tha...
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Ring CEO: Our Cameras Could 'Zero Out Crime' in 12 Months
Jamie Siminoff, founder and CEO of Ring, predicts that widespread use of AI-enhanced security cameras could nearly eliminate neighborhood crime within one to two years through advanced technology and sufficient coverage. Despite facing legal battles, product malfunctions, and near-collapse, Ring ...
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