🥊 Runway, an artistic AI research company focused on video-generating tech, announced an API to allow its AI models to be built into third-party platforms. The company, valued at $1.5 billion, is backed by heavyweights, including Salesforce, Google, and Nvidia. Read more
📷 Speaking of AI news, Typeface, an enterprise generative AI startup, has acquired two new companies: AI photo company Treat and AI content creation and management platform Narrato. The news comes over a year after Typeface raised $165 million at a unicorn valuation. Read more
📶 Tile announced a new lineup of Bluetooth trackers — the first time the company has announced new products since Life360 purchased it back in 2021. The new products come in sleek colors, like aqua, green, and pink, as well as new functionalities. Read more
👀 The U.S. government has handed down fresh sanctions against five people from spyware maker Intellexa. The government alleges that these individuals had a hand in selling its phone spyware to authoritarian governments. Read more
🍋 Lemon8, the social app company owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance, is surging in popularity. The news comes as TikTok heads to court to argue against the U.S.'s ban against it. Read more
🍎 Apple released iOS 18 today, and we have a rundown on what's new. For example, this update focuses more on personalization, allowing for hidden apps and custom icons. Users will be able to switch in and out of dark mode, and so much more. Read more
