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Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.

AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an …

Even GoPro is pivoting to defense

The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a …

Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders

Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 …

Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation

Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and …

OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone

The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.

Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.

Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' …

YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month

Short-form video is built for mobile, so it may seem counterintuitive, but it's true: YouTube Shorts are becoming quite popular …

OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue

OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees’ devices, and did not affect user data nor its production systems, …

Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution

Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apple’s HLS streaming technology, without changing their …

How to turn off Instagram’s new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared

While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new format to share real-life moments as they’re happening, many users …

A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then …