November 26, 2025

Why 'hold forever' investors are snapping up venture capital 'zombies': An investor explains the "buy, fix, and hold" model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups. Read More

Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit: WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music. Read More

ChatGPT's voice mode is no longer a separate interface: ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time. Read More

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OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren't sweating it: Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences. Read More

Microsoft's AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15: WhatsApp's new platform policies ban general-purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service. Read More

Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths: Nick Gross says that Find Your Grind gives students the tools to explore what careers are out there and what paths suit their strengths, interests, and visions for what they want their futures to look like. Read More

Uber and WeRide's robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless: The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone. Read More

YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed: YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed. Read More

Successful fundraising begins with the right equity strategy. Fidelity's latest guide will help you learn how to streamline your equity management and avoid common pitfalls. Learn key equity concepts like ownership and dilution and how to optimize your cap table and data room to connect with investors more effectively. 

Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Character AI will offer interactive 'Stories' to kids instead of open-ended chat: The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features. Read More

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