Airbnb has cut the time it takes to turn a feature idea into a shipped product by as much as 60%, thanks to a company-wide push to integrate AI into its engineering workflow, CEO Brian Chesky said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call on August 6, 2026. The company also said it is finally beginning […]
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has formally requested that cryptocurrency exchanges introduce withdrawal delays and other protective measures as part of a coordinated effort to combat rising digital asset scams. The request, issued jointly with the National Police Agency on Thursday, responds to growing losses among exchange users and the increasing transfer of fraudulently obtained […]
OpenAI announced on Thursday that it is removing limits on text-based chats for all ChatGPT users, a move that comes as the platform surpassed 1 billion weekly active users. The change is powered by the new GPT-5.6 Luna model, which will become the default for Free and Go tier users, replacing GPT-5.5. In addition to […]
Naïve, a startup that provides infrastructure for AI agents to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a business, has raised $28.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The company has already attracted over 30,000 developer customers within months of its launch, and […]
College students are abandoning swipe-based dating apps in growing numbers, and a new wave of startups is betting that AI can do the matchmaking work instead. Ditto, founded by UC Berkeley dropouts Allen Wang and Eric Liu, has signed up 150,000 users by replacing the familiar swipe-and-chat interface with a text-message chatbot that pairs people […]
Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps’ “Ask Maps” feature is expanding into a full-fledged AI assistant, gaining the ability to order food, book hotels, and find event tickets — a significant step in the company’s effort to turn the navigation app into a tool that completes real-world tasks. The update also introduces Personal Intelligence, […]
Blockchain game developer Proof of Play is ceasing operations after failing to build a sustainable business around its decentralized gaming thesis, the company announced on August 5, 2026. The a16z-backed studio said it could not develop a product that proved blockchain-based games could help usher in a decentralized internet at scale. What led to the […]
Klaviyo, the publicly traded e-commerce marketing automation platform, has agreed to acquire Agency, a three-year-old AI-powered customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. The deal, announced Monday, brings Torres back into the fold as chief product officer, reuniting him with Klaviyo CEO Andrew Bialecki — a former mentee who got his start under […]
WindBorne Systems, a startup that uses high-altitude weather balloons to collect atmospheric data and feed it into an AI forecasting model, has raised $37 million in a Series B round to expand its commercial business. The round was co-led by Khosla Ventures and Galvanize, with participation from TransLink Capital, Lux Capital, and existing investors, and […]
BlackRock is reshaping its Ethereum product lineup ahead of a potential market recovery, announcing a 1-for-3 reverse share split for its iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) effective October 6, 2026, while separately expanding its staked Ether ETF offering. The reverse split will reduce the number of outstanding ETHA shares without changing the total value of […]
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