Family location safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking device for cats and dogs.
October 28, 2025
YouTube adds at timer for you to stop scrolling Shorts
YouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts feed to curb doomscrolling
Spiro raises $100M, the largest-ever investment in Africa’s e-mobility
Dubai-headquartered Spiro is growing quickly with e-motorbikes and a battery swapping network designed for Africa’s needs.
Yelp’s AI assistant can now scan restaurant menus to show you what dishes look like
Yelp will now let you scan a physical menu show redirect bubbles to Yelp app where you can see how those dishes look.
Airbnb is becoming more social by allowing users to connect with fellow travelers
Airbnb is adding social features like connections and messaging to create a social network of fellow travellers.
X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API
Two years after revamping its developer programs and pricing, X is expanding the closed beta of a pay-per-use plan for its API to more developers.
The SPV Boom: How Special Purpose Vehicles Became Everyone’s Favorite Investment Hack (And Changed the IPO Game Forever)
Remember 2020? While we were all baking sourdough and figuring out Zoom, something fascinating was happening in the investment world. Special Purpose Vehicles—or SPVs for those who don’t love acronyms—were quietly exploding in popularity. And honestly? They haven’t slowed down since. But here’s what makes this story really interesting: SPVs didn’t just give more people access to hot private companies....
Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at Scale AI, he’s bringing that experience to his next venture: 1001 AI , a company creating AI infrastructure for critical industries across the Middle East […]
Amazon DNS outage breaks much of the internet
The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom and Amazon’s own products, including Ring.
Spotify now lets you follow venues to get details on upcoming concerts
Venues you follow are saved in your library, and you can browse them to see event calendars, information on scheduled concerts, and announcements. Users can also filter upcoming shows at venues by genre.