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Custom software, built to last

Custom software is rarely about technology — it's about decisions made under pressure, with incomplete information, against a deadline. Our writing on custom software development covers the decisions that actually shape outcomes: when to buy versus build, how to scope a delivery so it survives contact with reality, which architectural bets pay off, and how teams maintain velocity past the initial release. We draw on years of building enterprise platforms, ERP integrations, and consumer applications to share the patterns we use ourselves — and the anti-patterns we've learned to avoid. Whether you're commissioning your first custom platform or modernising a legacy system, this is engineering writing for people who have to make it work.

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Articles on Custom Software Development

AI, Web

Polymarket Reportedly Compensated Creators to Post Deceptive Videos About Fake Bets

Polymarket Reportedly Compensated Creators to Post Deceptive Videos About Fake Bets

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That viral clip you saw of someone winning big on Polymarket is likely fake

That viral clip you saw of someone winning big on Polymarket is likely fake

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AI 'Amplification Spiral' May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, New Study Suggests

AI 'Amplification Spiral' May Be Causing Delusions Among Users, New Study Suggests

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Startups

This innovative startup built a fish-killing robot and chefs love the results

This innovative startup built a fish-killing robot and chefs love the results

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AI

In the Weights: Your New AI-Centric Vanity Search Tool

In the Weights: Your New AI-Centric Vanity Search Tool

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He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing the same for robots.

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing the same for robots.

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AI, Startups

Every fusion startup that has successfully raised over $100M

Every fusion startup that has successfully raised over $100M

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AI

SAP and Google Cloud deploy agentic commerce architecture

SAP and Google Cloud deploy agentic commerce architecture

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AI, Startups

The CEO of Allbirds’ New AI Venture Has a Plan, But No Employees

The CEO of Allbirds’ New AI Venture Has a Plan, But No Employees

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AI, Startups

The Download: Debates on AI Bottlenecks and BCI Trials Take Off

The Download: Debates on AI Bottlenecks and BCI Trials Take Off

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AI, Startups

A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

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AI

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform: A Black Hole of Circular Grifting in Cryptocurrency

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform: A Black Hole of Circular Grifting in Cryptocurrency

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AI, Design

e2e-assure introduces Cumulo, the U.K.’s only sovereign, AI-driven, zero-day SOC platform to secure IT and OT environments

e2e-assure introduces Cumulo, the U.K.’s only sovereign, AI-driven, zero-day SOC platform to secure IT and OT environments

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AI, Startups

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

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AI, Web, Design

Anthropic's Claude Code Artifacts update introduces live, shared dashboards and interactive workspaces for enterprises

Anthropic's Claude Code Artifacts update introduces live, shared dashboards and interactive workspaces for enterprises

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AI, Startups

AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly raising $1.5 billion just months after its last mega funding round

AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly raising $1.5 billion just months after its last mega funding round

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You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your smartphone

You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your smartphone

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AI, Startups

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Spring 2026 Demo Day, according to VCs

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Spring 2026 Demo Day, according to VCs

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AI, Startups

General Intuition in Talks to Raise $300M at Approximately $2B Valuation

General Intuition in Talks to Raise $300M at Approximately $2B Valuation

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AI, Web, Design

Who decides when AI is too dangerous?

Who decides when AI is too dangerous?

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AI, Web

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events

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AI

Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to prevent them from driving into highway construction zones

Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to prevent them from driving into highway construction zones

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AI

How AI-Powered CMS Platforms Are Revolutionizing Enterprise Content Operations

How AI-Powered CMS Platforms Are Revolutionizing Enterprise Content Operations

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AI, Startups

CoinFund and Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise

CoinFund and Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise

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AI, Web, Startups, Design

Anthropic launches major Claude Design overhaul featuring design system imports, code round-trips, and a solution for its token-burning problem

Anthropic launches major Claude Design overhaul featuring design system imports, code round-trips, and a solution for its token-burning problem

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Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands

Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands

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AI, Startups

Anthropic becomes the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition for sustainability

Anthropic becomes the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition for sustainability

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AI

No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Heterosexual Hockey Show

No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Heterosexual Hockey Show

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AI, Web

Mastodon Looks to Newsletters to Help Revive the Open Social Web Experience

Mastodon Looks to Newsletters to Help Revive the Open Social Web Experience

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AI, Startups

World model maker Odyssey secures $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other major investors

World model maker Odyssey secures $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other major investors

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AI, Design

AI search grounded in Facebook posts: What could possibly go wrong?

AI search grounded in Facebook posts: What could possibly go wrong?

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AI

Will Matter Finally Be Able to Do What It Should Have Always Done?

Will Matter Finally Be Able to Do What It Should Have Always Done?

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Startups

Tim Heidecker Aims to Transform Infowars Into Adult Swim for the Internet

Tim Heidecker Aims to Transform Infowars Into Adult Swim for the Internet

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AI, Startups, Design

The next humanoid robot might not look human at all

The next humanoid robot might not look human at all

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AI

Gate CrossEx: An Exchange-Native Solution to the Institutional Capital Fragmentation Problem

Gate CrossEx: An Exchange-Native Solution to the Institutional Capital Fragmentation Problem

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AI, Startups

SpaceX Shares Hit New High as Elon Musk's Firm Announces Acquisition of AI Startup Cursor for $60 Billion

SpaceX Shares Hit New High as Elon Musk's Firm Announces Acquisition of AI Startup Cursor for $60 Billion

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Web3

Coinbase Gears Up to Launch Tokenized Stock Trading with Crypto and Equities Options

Coinbase Gears Up to Launch Tokenized Stock Trading with Crypto and Equities Options

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AI

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments

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AI

Coinbase introduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in its finance push

Coinbase introduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in its finance push

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AI, Web3

Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Worldcoin Defy Crypto Slump as Traders Chase AI and DeFi Trends

Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Worldcoin Defy Crypto Slump as Traders Chase AI and DeFi Trends

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AI, Startups, Design

Z.ai’s open-weights GLM-5.2 outperforms GPT-5.5 on multiple long-horizon coding benchmarks for 1/6th the cost

Z.ai’s open-weights GLM-5.2 outperforms GPT-5.5 on multiple long-horizon coding benchmarks for 1/6th the cost

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AI, Design

Qualcomm aims to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that goal

Qualcomm aims to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that goal

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AI

Plaud announces its software business has topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

Plaud announces its software business has topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

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AI, Startups

Payments startup Flutterwave achieves $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple

Payments startup Flutterwave achieves $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple

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AI, Startups

This startup’s super metals could soon be used in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives

This startup’s super metals could soon be used in military drones, luxury watches, and chef’s knives

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AI

Want to Get a Data Center Online Quickly? Give It Some Flexibility.

Want to Get a Data Center Online Quickly? Give It Some Flexibility.

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AI, Startups

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io successfully raises $62.5M and eyes acquisitions

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io successfully raises $62.5M and eyes acquisitions

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AI, Web

HostGator Coupon Codes: Get 76% Off Hosting in June 2026

HostGator Coupon Codes: Get 76% Off Hosting in June 2026

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AI

Moonshot AI's Kimi Work Introduces 300 AI Agents to Your Desktop

Moonshot AI's Kimi Work Introduces 300 AI Agents to Your Desktop

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Web3

Pokémon Card Sales Are Surging on Crypto Platforms—Just Don't Call Them Gambling

Pokémon Card Sales Are Surging on Crypto Platforms—Just Don't Call Them Gambling

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AI, Startups

Reve 2.0 Review: The Best AI Image Generator for Enhanced Layout Control

Reve 2.0 Review: The Best AI Image Generator for Enhanced Layout Control

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AI, Web, Startups, Design

When deep research isn't enough for your business: Sakana AI launches 'ultra deep research' agent capable of producing 100+ page reports in just 8 hours

When deep research isn't enough for your business: Sakana AI launches 'ultra deep research' agent capable of producing 100+ page reports in just 8 hours

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AI

Meta’s New ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook Utilizes Public Information Across Its Platforms

Meta’s New ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook Utilizes Public Information Across Its Platforms

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AI, Web, Design

85% of IT teams claim every AI agent is under control, but only 42% actually know who owns them.

85% of IT teams claim every AI agent is under control, but only 42% actually know who owns them.

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Web3

If America Wants to Lead in Crypto, It Must Protect the People Who Build the Industry

If America Wants to Lead in Crypto, It Must Protect the People Who Build the Industry

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AI, Automation, Web, Design

Skydio CEO Adam Bry Explains Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Draw Red Lines for Drone Use

Skydio CEO Adam Bry Explains Why Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Draw Red Lines for Drone Use

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AI, Web

My favorite Qi2 power bank is now cheaper than ever for Verge readers

My favorite Qi2 power bank is now cheaper than ever for Verge readers

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AI

Salesforce acquires the AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce acquires the AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

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AI, Web

Google Earth’s flight simulator feature is now available in your browser

Google Earth’s flight simulator feature is now available in your browser

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AI, Startups

Sarvam becomes India’s latest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

Sarvam becomes India’s latest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

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AI, Startups

NanoClaw and JFrog launch innovative 'immune system' to block AI agents from downloading malicious code

NanoClaw and JFrog launch innovative 'immune system' to block AI agents from downloading malicious code

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AI, Web, Design

MCP Solved Tool Calling: A2A Solved Coordination and What Solves Transport?

MCP Solved Tool Calling: A2A Solved Coordination and What Solves Transport?

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Web

The UK Implements a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

The UK Implements a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

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Startups

Andrew Yang believes the next big startup opportunity lies in lowering the cost of living

Andrew Yang believes the next big startup opportunity lies in lowering the cost of living

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AI, Startups

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?

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Startups

Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly seeking a Trump pardon

Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly seeking a Trump pardon

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AI, Automation, Web

PixelRAG Outperforms Text Parsers on Accuracy and Reduces AI Agent Token Costs by 10x

PixelRAG Outperforms Text Parsers on Accuracy and Reduces AI Agent Token Costs by 10x

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AI, Startups, Design

Jeff Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’

Jeff Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus aims to build an ‘artificial general engineer’

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AI, Web3

LG Electronics Partners with Arbitrum for Blockchain-Based Advertising Platform

LG Electronics Partners with Arbitrum for Blockchain-Based Advertising Platform

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AI, Web

So you want to buy a gaming handheld PC in 2023

So you want to buy a gaming handheld PC in 2023

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AI

The company that makes your TV is taking advertising onchain. Arbitrum helped

The company that makes your TV is taking advertising onchain. Arbitrum helped

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AI

Wall Street Giants and Sovereign Wealth Funds Back Canton Network Creator in $355M Funding Round

Wall Street Giants and Sovereign Wealth Funds Back Canton Network Creator in $355M Funding Round

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AI, Startups, Design

Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus Secures $12B to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’ for the Physical World

Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus Secures $12B to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’ for the Physical World

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AI, Web3

Crypto Platforms Expand Access to Elon Musk's SpaceX Ahead of $1.75 Trillion IPO

Crypto Platforms Expand Access to Elon Musk's SpaceX Ahead of $1.75 Trillion IPO

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AI

Coinbase launches AI agent accounts that can trade and spend cryptocurrency on your behalf

Coinbase launches AI agent accounts that can trade and spend cryptocurrency on your behalf

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AI

Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies

Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies

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Startups

Diana Hu Appointed as YC's Newest Managing Partner

Diana Hu Appointed as YC's Newest Managing Partner

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AI, Web, Design

What AI Benchmarks Overlook About Real-World Performance

What AI Benchmarks Overlook About Real-World Performance

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Web

Grok Continues to Host Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

Grok Continues to Host Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

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AI, Web

Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, GameStop, and other retailers

Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, GameStop, and other retailers

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AI

Deezer’s new tool can identify AI-generated music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others

Deezer’s new tool can identify AI-generated music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others

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AI

Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket's Offshore Platform Despite Bans

Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket's Offshore Platform Despite Bans

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AI

Singapore bank DBS to offer tokenized gold investment to retail customers

Singapore bank DBS to offer tokenized gold investment to retail customers

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AI

Deezer launches an AI music detector for various streaming services

Deezer launches an AI music detector for various streaming services

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AI, Web3

7 Important Factors That Actually Matter When Choosing a Crypto Swap Platform

7 Important Factors That Actually Matter When Choosing a Crypto Swap Platform

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Solana's Raydium Exchange Hit With $1.34 Million Exploit as DeFi Attacks Increase

Solana's Raydium Exchange Hit With $1.34 Million Exploit as DeFi Attacks Increase

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Bluesky is getting ‘communities’

Bluesky is getting ‘communities’

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AI, Automation, Design

Researchers Reveal They Trained a Foundation Model from Scratch for Approximately $1,500

Researchers Reveal They Trained a Foundation Model from Scratch for Approximately $1,500

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AI, Web

Nearly a million passports and photo IDs found unprotected on the public internet

Nearly a million passports and photo IDs found unprotected on the public internet

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AI, Web, Design

AI is Set to Replace the Interface: Business Leaders Aren’t Ready

AI is Set to Replace the Interface: Business Leaders Aren’t Ready

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AI

You can now just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want

You can now just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want

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AI

Netflix Expands Revamped Mobile App Across Asia and Doubles Down on Kids' Gaming Initiatives

Netflix Expands Revamped Mobile App Across Asia and Doubles Down on Kids' Gaming Initiatives

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Web

Five Questions for the Creative Duo Behind The Pelley Minutes

Five Questions for the Creative Duo Behind The Pelley Minutes

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AI, Web

Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training purposes

Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training purposes

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AI, Web, Design

Boox’s quirky page-turning remote won me over

Boox’s quirky page-turning remote won me over

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AI, Startups

Datadog veterans launch Niteshift, an AI coding startup, on a bet against Big AI lock-in

Datadog veterans launch Niteshift, an AI coding startup, on a bet against Big AI lock-in

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AI

ServiceNow informs customers that a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet

ServiceNow informs customers that a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet

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AI, Startups

Warner Music Group acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI

Warner Music Group acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI

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AI

Jedify raises $24M to empower companies in arming AI agents with context on their business

Jedify raises $24M to empower companies in arming AI agents with context on their business

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AI, Startups

Avalanche’s Desktop Fusion Reactor Delivers Blistering-Hot Plasma at 11 Million Degrees Celsius

Avalanche’s Desktop Fusion Reactor Delivers Blistering-Hot Plasma at 11 Million Degrees Celsius

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AI, Startups

How Justin Ernest Invested Nearly $500M into Hot Startups Without a Traditional Venture Capital Fund

How Justin Ernest Invested Nearly $500M into Hot Startups Without a Traditional Venture Capital Fund

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AI, Web, Design

Logitech’s new Mobi Fold mouse squeezes a lot of functionality into a tiny folding design

Logitech’s new Mobi Fold mouse squeezes a lot of functionality into a tiny folding design

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AI, Startups

Humanity's $36 Million Exploit Linked to Compromised Laptop Hosting a 'Multisig' Wallet

Humanity's $36 Million Exploit Linked to Compromised Laptop Hosting a 'Multisig' Wallet

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AI, Startups, Web3

Wall Street will run entirely on blockchain technology by 2030, says Brickken CEO

Wall Street will run entirely on blockchain technology by 2030, says Brickken CEO

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AI, Startups

How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400 million into hot startups without using a traditional VC fund

How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400 million into hot startups without using a traditional VC fund

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AI

5 Critical Corruption Gaps Congress Must Close in the Clarity Act

5 Critical Corruption Gaps Congress Must Close in the Clarity Act

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AI

Cohere open-sources a coding agent that operates on a single H100

Cohere open-sources a coding agent that operates on a single H100

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AI, Automation, Web, Design

Anthropic launches Mythos to the masses with Claude Fable 5, its most powerful generally available AI model ever

Anthropic launches Mythos to the masses with Claude Fable 5, its most powerful generally available AI model ever

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Web

Anthropic’s Fable 5 Can Create Weirdly Fun Video Games with the Click of a Button

Anthropic’s Fable 5 Can Create Weirdly Fun Video Games with the Click of a Button

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AI, Design

On-device AI agents encounter a hard memory limit. Apple's innovative new architecture routes around it.

On-device AI agents encounter a hard memory limit. Apple's innovative new architecture routes around it.

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AI

Anthropic officially releases its first Mythos-class model, Claude Fable

Anthropic officially releases its first Mythos-class model, Claude Fable

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