Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies

Like “Avengers” director Joe Russo, I’m becoming increasingly convinced that fully AI-generated movies and TV shows will be possible within our lifetimes. A host...

Startups Weekly: Founders may be raising less, but deals haven’t been lacking

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox...

Police pulled over a Waymo car for driving in the oncoming lane

On June 19th, a Phoenix police officer pulled over an autonomous Waymo vehicle that had been driving in an oncoming traffic lane. The...

India’s top VCs face fresh obstacles as startup investment plummets

High-flying venture investors in India managing hundreds of millions of dollars are tempering expectations, making early-stage startup bets that in best-case scenarios they...

These were the laptop trends that dominated 2023

In some ways, 2023 was a quiet year when it came to laptops. After coming off the high of PC sales during the...

SpaceX given green light to send mighty Starship skyward

SpaceX has been given the green light to send its Super Heavy rocket and Starship spacecraft skyward in what will be only the...

X Communities begin to look extra like Facebook Groups with new member vetting function

X is adopting a feature that’s currently used across many Facebook Groups to vet members before joining: required questions. The company formerly known...

The best Amazon Black Friday laptop deals available now

Black Friday deals are a great place to check for a new laptop. Amazon has its fair share of them, on every kind...

Kuva Space raises €16.6M Series A to scale hyperspectral imagery ambitions

Kuva Space, a hyperspectral imagery startup founded in Finland, has closed a €16.6 million ($17.6 million) Series A funding round as it looks...

Wholesale marketplace Faire, which raised at a $12.6B valuation last year, lays off 20%...

Wholesale marketplace Faire has laid off 20% of its staff, or about 250 people, as part of a restructuring, according to multiple reports. Business...