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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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Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport

It’s the first airport in California that Waymo will offer rides to and from. The company’s been active at the Phoenix airport for nearly two years.

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Sequoia’s Roelof Botha joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 for a 20th anniversary conversation on the future of venture

For more than two decades, Botha has helped shape some of the world’s most iconic companies — and his perspective has never been more important.

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GE Aerospace to invest $300M in Beta Technologies, pair up on hybrid-electric power

Legacy aerospace pairs with next-gen aviation startup in this major deal.

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Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3

Google Photos already offers video generation through its “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video.

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