Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation: Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year. Read More |
Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized: Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center. Read More |
Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M: VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify. Read More |
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Spotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts: Spotify is dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days. Read More |
Roku's $3 streaming service Howdy will be coming to other platforms, CEO says: At CES 2026, Anthony Wood, Roku's founder, chairman, and CEO, offered a hint about the future of the company's newest streaming channel, Howdy, and its ambition to become a broader competitor in the market. Read More |
How Quilt solved the heat pump's biggest challenge: Quilt's heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems. Read More |
Google Classroom's new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes: Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students. Read More |
Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation: Articul8's valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A. Read More |
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