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Jack Altman joins Benchmark as GP

Jack Altman and Benchmark announced today that he would be joining the firm as a general partner.

Ford turns to F1 and bounties to build a $30,000 electric truck

The team, led by Tesla veteran Alan Clarke, is obsessed with efficiency.

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens …

Thrive raises $10B for new fund, its largest yet

Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for its new fund-- nearly double the size of its last fund.

Climactic launches hybrid fund to get startups through the ‘valley of death’

The new project, called Material Scale, will initially focus on climate tech startups in the apparel industry.

Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic has released a new version of its mid-size Sonnet model, keeping pace with the company's four-month update cycle.

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that …

Apple Podcasts is getting an enhanced video experience this spring

By bringing an enhanced video podcasts viewing experience to its app, Apple is aiming to keep users from turning to …

Snapchat launches creator subscription in the U.S.

Snapchat will let creators set their monthly subscription price.

SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help hospitals track spending

SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending.

Airbnb expands its “Reserve Now, Pay Later” globally

The feature allows users to cancel eligible bookings if there is a change of plans -- without losing money upfront.

Cohere launches a family of open multilingual models

Cohere's Tiny Aya models support over 70 langauges