Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission
Apple on Thursday offered its annual update on the state of the App Store ecosystem ahead of its Worldwide Developers…
Oura Ring 5 review: Thinner, lighter, better
When I first opened the box the Oura Ring 5 comes in, my first thought was, “Wow, that’s tiny.” My…
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise
Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter, is breaking…
Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months
In a quick-commerce market obsessed with speed, Indian startup FirstClub has convinced investors that quality may be a fresh opportunity,…
Lovable signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
Lovable and Google announced an expanded multi-year collaboration on Wednesday. Lovable, the fast-growing Stockholm vibe-coding startup, has long been a…
Defense tech is flooded with money, but who’s built to last?
Loading the player… Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations,…
Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world driving data that can…
Alphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal
If Alphabet’s record-breaking, $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings — and it does — we can…
Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond
Substack announced on Wednesday a new feature called “Reply Rules,” designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences…