Dubai-headquartered Spiro is growing quickly with e-motorbikes and a battery swapping network designed for Africa’s needs.
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Adobe launches a foundry service that builds custom generative AI models for enteprises
Adobe will build custom AI models by training its Firefly model family on a brand’s intellectual property.
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.
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.
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...
Oura launches redesigned app and ‘Cumulative Stress’ feature
The company also shared that it’s pursuing FDA clearance for blood pressure features that give users a likelihood assessment of hypertension.
Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta.
Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video
Looks like Wikipedia isn’t immune to broader online trends.
This top VC has bet close to 20% of his fund on teenagers — here’s why
Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz is onto his next thing — teenage founders, not as a social experiment but as an unplanned investment thesis.
YouTubers aren’t relying on ad revenue anymore — here’s how some are diversifying
YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.