A marketing automation startup called Conversation has a founding story that sounds like it could have been an episode of the HBO show “Silicon Valley.”

People are downloading and spending money on Gen AI apps more than ever.

YouTube is tweaking its profanity-related rules to allow creators to monetize videos with swearing in them, provided the profanity is contained to the first seven seconds of the video.

Israel-based eVTOL startup AIR has raised $23 million to scale production of both its piloted and uncrewed cargo aircraft, and enter the U.S.

Observe just raised a $156 million Series C round as the company looks to offer support for Apache Iceberg by the end of the year.

Google confirmed it will sign the European Union's general purpose AI code of practice. Meta has already said it will not sign the voluntary framework.

All U.S. TikTok users are able to view the notes that have been rated as helpful and submit their own ratings in return.

The social network is bringing new parental controls to Family Pairing, its feature that allows parents to link their accounts with their teen's account to customize safety settings.

The Space Force is leveraging commercial competition for the next phase of its PTS program.

AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise a fresh $600 million at a near $6 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg, although the deal isn’t yet final and terms could change. 

Both Luma and Runway have reportedly held conversations with self-driving car and robotics companies as they look toward the future.

Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year.

The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.

SOSV is investing in more than 25 plasma-related startups over the next five years.

Cash App's new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.

With this new capability, NotebookLM is taking a more visual approach to helping users understand different topics and ideas.

OpenAI's Study Mode aims to help students develop their own critical thinking skills, rather than just giving answers.

Spotify says AI will allow for "much more interactive" consumer experiences in its app.

Dating safety app Tea experienced a second data breach in as many weeks, exposing over a million sensitive messages between users.

YouTube is introducing age-detection technology to identify teens on the platform in the U.S. and apply protections.