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Confessions of the ICE Agent Whisperer

VITTORIA ELLIOTT

Federal immigration enforcement agents usually won't talk to the media—but they will talk to independent journalist Karl Loftus.

Microsoft hires the team of Sequioa-backed AI collaboration platform, Cove

IVAN MEHTA

AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion.

Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube

AISHA MALIK

Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.

This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt

TIM FERNHOLZ

The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise.

Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

SARAH PEREZ

With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.

The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks

THERESA LOCONSOLO

Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from a UC Berkeley PhD research […]

Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling

AISHA MALIK

It's hard to break the cycle of doomscrolling, but there are plenty of apps that can help you spend more time on content that’s engaging and productive.

The Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using

LAUREN FORRISTAL

From summarizing emails, drafting content, organizing data, and tracking meetings, here are all the best Gemini features in Google Workspace.

A station wagon is entering one of the hardest 24-hour races in the world

JONATHAN M. GITLIN

Station wagons used to be family cars, but now they're for going fast, too.

Peter faces a new life cycle in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

JENNIFER OUELLETTE

“Sometimes Spider-Man has to do the hard thing, even if it breaks Peter Parker’s heart.”

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform.

The Sonos Bluetooth Speaker Is $40 Off

BRAD BOURQUE

Add the Sonos Roam 2 to your existing home setup, or take it to go with Bluetooth.

Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus,’ says creators should be paid

SARAH PEREZ

Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes

SEAN O'KANE

He told the Wall Street Journal he thinks autonomous planes will be "10 times harder than Nikola ever was."

Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

PARESH DAVE

After OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature fell short, Walmart is instead embedding its Sparky chatbot directly into ChatGPT and Google Gemini.