November 05, 2026

Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime: Amazon has made Uber Eats its official restaurant delivery partner for Prime members in the United States. Read More

RadianX promises solar-powered devices that never need charging: Today’s portable devices are too hungry to run on traditional solar panels, but RadianX says its perovskite cells promise to make charging obsolete in some cases. Read More

Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery: Zipline raised $1.5 billion and ramped up its partnership with Walmart. Read More

A message from NVIDIA and Microsoft

Take advantage of all NVIDIA has to offer at Microsoft Ignite, in San Francisco and online November 17–20. With booth sessions and hands-on demos, exclusive networking and meeting opportunities, and a host of practical labs and panels, NVIDIA is your comprehensive destination for learning, connecting, and accelerating the AI experience.

Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage: The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams. Read More

TikTok quietly launches a standalone TikTok Shop app: The app will offer personalized product recommendations, shopping through live streams and short-form videos, app-exclusive deals, in-app checkout, order tracking and customer support. Read More

Bluesky hit peak usage for the year on Election Night: Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider said posts and likes doubled during to the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday. Read More

Aina's smart ring has a screen, a joystick and a mic so you can talk to AI agents: Aina's ring can also take calls and help you dictate notes on your Mac. Read More

A YC startup is putting $1M behind five unsolved materials science problems for AI: Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems. Read More

ElevenLabs now lets users publish AI-generated music directly on SoundCloud: ElevenLabs said more than 25 million tracks have been generated using its music models. Read More

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November 04, 2026

Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion: Sequoia is consolidating into a smaller, Bay Area–centered firm, shutting down the programs and offices it built during a 20-year expansion while announcing roughly $10 billion in new funds. Read More

Waymo confirms it's shaking up its Uber relationship in January 2028: The change will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network. Read More

DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google's AI policy: DuckDuckGo is courting schools frustrated by Google's AI restrictions, pointing educators to its search engine and options to disable AI features. Read More

Understand where your competitive edge creates value and how to strengthen it as investors become more selective and AI reshapes the investment landscape.

OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election: OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests. Read More

AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here's how they fared: AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle. Read More

Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth: Canva is cutting 22% of its staff as it faces its 'hardest year' yet. Read More

Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor: The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously. Read More

Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says: During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent. Read More

Revolut's valuation jumps 53% to $115B in new share sale as it prepares to launch US bank: Glade Brook, Coatue, and T. Rowe Price were among the investors that led the share sale. Read More

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