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Apple Launches MapKit for Automotive
The new software kit lets automakers embed Apple Maps directly into vehicle displays and driving systems.
Glow Emerges From Stealth With $180 Million for Endpoint Security
The Palo Alto and Tel Aviv company reached a $1.2 billion valuation with a prevention-focused approach to securing devices used for AI work.
OpenAI Debuts a $230 Control Surface for Codex
Codex Micro gives developers physical controls for switching among agents, checking status and adjusting common coding workflows.
Whatnot Acquires Shaped for Real-Time Shopping Recommendations
The live-commerce marketplace is forming an applied AI research group around Shaped's ranking technology.
Assort Health Raises $120 Million at a $1.2 Billion Valuation
The healthcare startup is expanding AI agents from phone scheduling into a broader operating system for the patient journey.
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Figma Motion Adds Native Animation Tools to Product Design Files
Teams can build, review and hand off interface motion without leaving the shared canvas.
Clair Health Raises $11.6 Million for a Hormone-Tracking Wearable
The Stanford-founded startup plans to ship a wellness wristband that infers hormone patterns without blood draws while it pursues clinical validation.
Android 17 Adds Multitasking, Privacy and Theft Protections
Google's mobile operating system update begins on Pixel devices with floating app bubbles, improved recording and stronger controls for lost phones.
Databricks Expands Unity AI Gateway for Enterprise Agent Control
The governance layer adds cross-provider cost controls, runtime policies and monitoring for models, agents, tools and MCP services.
SpaceX Completes Record $75 Billion Public Offering
The rocket and satellite company entered Nasdaq trading at a valuation above $1.7 trillion.
Apple Extends Intelligence Across Maps, Find My and Apple Cash
The services update adds richer navigation, flexible location sharing, visual bill splitting and expanded media experiences.
Waymo Buys Apple's Former Vehicle Test Site for $220 Million
The 5,458-acre Arizona proving ground was the centerpiece of Apple's abandoned car program. Waymo paid nearly double what Apple did in 2021.
Apple Adds AI Reframing Tools to Photos
Spatial Reframing can adjust composition and perspective while Apple marks generated edits with an embedded provenance signal.
Apple Introduces Systemwide Dictation With Automatic Polishing
The voice input update can improve punctuation, capitalization and formatting while new Siri voices aim for more natural delivery.
Apple Introduces Siri AI Across Its Device Ecosystem
The rebuilt assistant adds conversational interaction, visual understanding and deeper control across apps and personal context.
Sekai Raises $26 Million as Users Generate Millions of Mini Apps
The prompt-to-app startup says its community creates games, quizzes and interactive experiments at a rate of about one every half-second.
Hark Raises More Than $700 Million for Personalized AI Models and Hardware
Brett Adcock's new lab reached a $6 billion post-money valuation before releasing its first products to the public.
Google Tests Gemini-Built Ads Inside AI Search
Conversational Discovery, Highlighted Answers and new shopping formats move sponsored content deeper into generated search experiences.
Apple Previews AI-Powered Accessibility Upgrades
The updates extend VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and captioning while adding eye-based wheelchair controls for Vision Pro.
Googlebook Brings Android, ChromeOS and Gemini Into a New Laptop Line
Google is working with major PC manufacturers on AI-native notebooks scheduled for the fall.
OpenAI Adds Advanced Account Security for High-Risk Users
The opt-in setting combines stronger sign-in and recovery protections with phishing-resistant hardware authentication from Yubico.
Hightouch Raises $150 Million for an Agentic Marketing Platform
The San Francisco company more than doubled its valuation to $2.75 billion as it expanded from moving customer data to helping agents run campaigns.
Era Computer Raises $11 Million to Build a Software Layer for AI Gadgets
The startup wants hardware makers to connect glasses, jewelry and home devices to models and multimodal services without building the entire stack.
Glydways Raises $170 Million for Dedicated-Lane Transit Pods
The San Francisco mobility company is preparing pilot networks that place small autonomous vehicles on narrow, reserved lanes.
Anthropic Previews Claude Mythos With a Security-First Rollout
The general-purpose frontier model is initially limited to selected cybersecurity partners rather than a public API release.
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro for Longer AI-Generated Music
The music model can create structured tracks of up to three minutes and is available across developer, enterprise and creative products.
Apple Unifies Its Business Services in One Platform
Apple Business combines device management, employee tools, customer-facing listings and support for organizations of different sizes.
Google TV Adds Gemini Visual Answers and Sports Briefs
The television interface can now show richer responses, narrated topic explorations and quick updates for sports fans.
Apple Introduces AirPods Max 2 With the H2 Chip
The updated headphones add stronger noise control, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation support.
Apple Acquires Final Cut Pro Specialist MotionVFX
The purchase brings a large catalog of video effects, templates and editing tools inside Apple.
Replit Raises $400 Million as Valuation Triples to $9 Billion
The San Francisco software creation platform is expanding the idea that people can move from a natural-language prompt to a working, deployed application.
Apple Brings M5 Pro and M5 Max to MacBook Pro
The 14- and 16-inch laptops add faster AI processing, higher storage floors and improved solid-state drive performance.
Apple Updates MacBook Air With M5 Chip and More Base Storage
The new laptop doubles entry-level storage while increasing AI and graphics performance.
Apple Launches the $599 iPhone 17e
The entry model adds the A19 chip, MagSafe, a 48-megapixel camera and 256 gigabytes of starting storage.
Kana Launches With $15 Million for Configurable Marketing Agents
The repeat founders behind Rapt and Krux are building AI tools that fit into existing marketing systems and keep people in the approval loop.
Apple Buys Full Rights to Severance
The reported deal moves future production of the hit series inside Apple Studios.
