Figma releases new AI-powered tools for creating sites, app prototypes, and marketing assets

Design company Figma today announced multiple features, including AI-powered site and web app creation, a way for marketers to create assets in bulk, and a new drawing tool. With this launch, the company is taking on other creative solutions such as Canva and Adobe, along with AI-powered website and prototype creators such as WordPress, Wix, […]

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Microsoft adopts Google’s standard for linking up AI agents

Microsoft says that it’s embracing Google’s recently launched open protocol for allowing AI “agents” to communicate with each other. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it would bring support for Google’s Agent2Agent (A2A) spec to two of its AI development platforms, Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio. Microsoft has also joined the A2A working group on […]

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Uber invests $100M in WeRide to fuel robotaxi expansion across 15 more cities

Uber has committed $100 million to Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide as they expand to 15 more cities.

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CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers

The cybersecurity company said it will lay off 5% of its global workforce.

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The web series is back – only this time, they’re TikToks

“Day 25 of starting over my whole entire life,” Raegan Lynch narrates over a short video. “Right now, I’m wandering around the city I just moved to, in a country I’d never seen, all by myself after my relationship ended, and I had to leave my old life behind.” It’s a pretty enticing hook, which […]

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NBA star Russell Westbrook launches AI-enabled funeral planning startup

NBA superstar Russell Westbrook is taking a shot off the court at simplifying funeral planning with the help of artificial intelligence.

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Mistral claims its newest AI model delivers leading performance for the price

French AI startup Mistral is releasing a new AI model, Mistral Medium 3, that’s focused on efficiency without compromising performance. Available in Mistral’s API priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $20.80 per million output tokens, Mistral Medium 3 performs “at or above” 90% of Anthropic’s costlier Claude Sonnet 3.7 model on “benchmarks across […]

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Spotify’s latest update gives users more control over their listening experience

Spotify on Wednesday announced an update to its app designed to give users more control over their listening experience and recommendations. The refreshed experience introduces a handful of new features that will roll out gradually to Spotify users and Premium subscribers, including those to help you manage your Queue, your current listening experience, aid with […]

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Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance

Breathe has developed a suite of tools that it says helps automakers and others get the most out of their batteries.

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Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool

After hinting at a new AI-powered search experience during its recent earnings call, Netflix officially unveiled the feature at its tech and product event on Wednesday.  This new search experience will utilize OpenAI’s ChatGPT to provide users with a conversational discovery experience. Users can enter their preferences using natural phrases like “I want something funny […]

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