Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise money, but actually break through the noise. Day One’s been an early backer of companies like World, Superhuman, and Remote.com, with 12...
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Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them.
All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:Invent 2025
Amazon Web Services’ giant tech conference re:Invent 2025 is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services.
Meta poaches Apple design exec Alan Dye to lead new creative studio in Reality Labs
Dye led Apple’s user interface team for the last decade.
Nothing looks to its community to raise $5M, wants to be ‘IPO-ready’ in 3 years
The new round, which opens on December 10, will enable consumers to buy the company’s shares at its Series C valuation of $1.3 billion.
After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones
On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.
Autolane is building ‘air traffic control’ for autonomous vehicles
And the Palo Alto-based startup has raised $7.4 million to do that.
Waymo starts autonomous testing in Philadelphia
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis join a long list of cities where the company is gearing up to offer robotaxi rides.
Spotify Wrapped 2025 adds its first multiplayer feature with ‘Wrapped Party’
Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed to revive its fan-favorite feel.
Apple Music’s Replay 2025 is here
This year, Apple Music Replay includes even more listening habits, including the “Discovery” section, which highlights new artists users listened to, and “Loyalty,” which spotlights artists that users have kept coming back to each year.