Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky aims to transform the company into an 'everything app' for travel, fitness, and more, inspired by his friend's struggle with OpenAI, signaling Airbnb's ambition to expand beyond rentals and compete with tech giants.
Anthropic, a pioneering AI company, has teamed up with Menlo Ventures to launch the $100 million Anthology Fund, aimed at fueling startups leveraging Anthropic's cutting-edge AI technology across diverse sectors like healthcare, education, and consumer solutions, while fostering innovation and societal benefits.
AI shopping assistants are reshaping e-commerce, with consumers embracing them to search and buy products online, prompting Mastercard to unveil Agent Pay, a secure payment solution that leverages AI to facilitate purchases and detect fraud more effectively.
Whoop faced backlash for reneging on its promise of free hardware upgrades to the Whoop 5.0 fitness tracker for existing users, but after public outcry, the company reversed course, offering the new device at no cost to subscribers with over 12 months remaining on their membership.
AI algorithms secretly influence what content people see online, shaping political views and social behavior, raising concerns over potential misuse for societal control by powerful entities, prompting calls for transparency and safeguards against dystopian outcomes.
A startling 1 in 5 adults are battling serious loneliness, with the 30-44 age group being the hardest hit, driven by technology, overwork, mental health struggles, and an increasingly individualistic society, prompting calls for self-love, community engagement, and accessible public spaces as potential remedies.
Netflix is embracing the vertical video format popularized by TikTok, testing a new feed in its mobile app that will showcase short clips users can watch, save, or share, as the streaming giant continues to experiment with new ways to engage viewers.
ŌURA unveils groundbreaking AI-powered Meals and Glucose features, revolutionizing metabolic health tracking with AI-driven food recognition, nutrition analysis, personalized meal guidance, and seamless integration with Dexcom's Stelo for 24/7 glucose monitoring insights.
While major tech giants like Apple and Amazon face headwinds from tariffs and waning consumer sentiment, advertising-focused tech businesses remain resilient amid trade wars and economic uncertainty, bucking the downward trend impacting consumer-facing industries.
Meta soared with 16% revenue growth to $42.3 billion in Q1 2025, fueled by its expanding user base reaching 3.43 billion daily active people and the success of its AI initiatives, including AI glasses and Meta AI with nearly 1 billion monthly active users.