👀 Demand drops: Turns out the Apple Vision Pro doesn't have a mass market, which I'm sure is the most surprising news you've heard yet today. Apple is reportedly dramatically scaling back its production of the hardware in response. Read more
☀️ More blue skies ahead: Bluesky continues to be on a tear. The decentralized social media company announced a $15 million Series A round today, amid strong user growth. The company said some of the money will go toward building a subscription product. Read more
⏳ Time for a refresh: The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology launched a new bill that aims to revive some of the data protection measures that didn't pass under the country's prior government. Read more
⚖️ Speaking of the U.K.: Today the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority announced that it is launching a formal probe into Alphabet's investment into AI startup Anthropic. This comes three months after the org started inviting "interested parties" for comment. Read more
🚙 What's old is new again: Spirit EV is a startup in the U.K. that is helping other companies build custom EV cars based on classic car designs. The company is eyeing a U.S. expansion for early next year. Read more
🤝 Nontraditional networking: Boardy is a new AI networking startup that has users talk to an AI agent about what they are working on, and then the agent checks Boardy's network to see if anyone can help. The company just raised $3 million. Read more
😎 Staring down Stripe: Fintech Finix has been trying to compete with Stripe for years. The startup officially became a payment processor in 2023, and now the company has raised $75 million. Read more
