Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital.

AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP.

Grok, the AI chatbot powered by Elon Musk's xAI company, is back with more antisemitic rants.

Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month.

Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors.

A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is predicted to drive $23.8 billion in online spending across U.S. e-commerce retailers, as other businesses run their own […]

SpaceX is in talks to raise fresh capital at a $400 billion valuation.

French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg.

Activision last week brought offline the Microsoft Store version of "Call of Duty: WWII" as the company was investigating “reports of an issue.”

Google announced on Tuesday that it's launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inbox.

The typical online checkout experience has become bloated with friction. And while more companies are building solutions around online checkout, few are rethinking it from scratch. One such company is OneText, which is building what it calls a “text-to-buy network,” that lets shoppers complete purchases via text message. The company, founded by former PayPal employees, […]

Replit is one of the breakout stars of the vibe coding world. This partnership is a good deal for both companies.

Waymo has begun offering teen accounts for families in Phoenix as it works to expand more of its user base and entrench young riders in the autonomous life. 

Launching a U.S.-specific app could be part of the company's broader plan to comply with a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest from TikTok.

The independent online bookseller Bookshop.org took a swipe at Amazon to celebrate the start of Prime Day, Amazon's annual sale.

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Rivian has opened customer orders for its second-generation quad-motor R1S and R1T EVs.

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Mastodon 4.4 takes the first steps toward implementing Quote Posts and brings a host of design and UX changes.