The program allows students to apply while still in school, get accepted and funded immediately, and defer their participation in YC until after they graduate.

While the industry’s biggest players cement ever-tighter partnerships, Google is hellbent on capturing the next generation of AI companies before they become too big to court.

Nothing is making its affordable devices brand CMF into a separate entity with headquarters in India.

Spotify is launching a music spam filter, labeling AI tracks, and clarifying its rules around AI voice clones.

Drivers who listen to TuneIn will now receive real-time alerts, including extreme weather warnings and other emergencies. 

OpenAI is continuing to build out massive AI data centers to train and serve increasingly powerful AI models.

A new tool from Climate Trace allows people to track the path of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which causes as many as 10 million deaths annually.

South Korea’s Pangyo continues to anchor the nation’s tech economy, though accessibility and competition test its edge.

Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.