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Snapchat’s new Lens lets you create AI images using text prompts

Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts.

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Tesla proposes new pay package for Elon Musk worth up to $1T

Tesla has proposed a new 10-year compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth as much as $1 trillion even as the EV maker’s car business stumbles and it sets its sights on humanoid robotics and AI.

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Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation

Customer service AI agent startup Sierra claims to have hundreds of customers including SoFi, Ramp and Brex, among others.

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Rivian makes its second small workforce cut of the year ahead of R2 SUV launch

The company previously laid off around 140 workers in its manufacturing division in June.

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Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ happen again

The poke-tracking feature is largely designed to appeal to younger users who have grown up with gamification elements built into their social apps, like Snapchat and TikTok Streaks.

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Stripe enlists a who’s who, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Paradigm, to build a new blockchain

Stripe is funding a new blockchain called Tempo to process stablecoins faster. And many big names are joining the effort.

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TED leader’s $300M ‘valley of death’ fund might be just what later-stage climate tech needs

The new fund hopes to send a “Seqouia-like” signal to other investors that there are promising later-stage climate tech startups waiting to be funded.

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Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg

Mark S. Zuckerberg, an attorney, says that he’s losing business because his Facebook business profile keeps getting disabled.

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Fashion retailers partner to offer personalized AI styling tool ‘Ella’

Ella provides recommendations to customers across the three retailers on what to purchase or rent to make an outfit come to life. 

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X’s encrypted DM feature, XChat, is rolling out more broadly

Though the feature shipped in beta in May, XChat is now accessible for more users, including those who do not subscribe to X Premium.

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