CEO Evan Spiegel just announced the company is restructuring around small "startup squads" of 10 to 15 people to regain agility against larger competitors.
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Monday, September 8, 2025
YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast attracts over 17M viewers
Over 17.3 million viewers tuned in for YouTube's first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game with the Chiefs and Chargers.
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Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR
Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.
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Adtech company PubMatic sues Google over monopoly violations
The lawsuit marks the second time that an advertising exchange has sued Google since a federal judge ruled in April that the search giant had illegally monopolized ad exchanges and ad servers.
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Spotify’s new ‘smart filters’ let you screen library content by activity, genre or mood
Spotify is launching a new feature that allows users to filter their library by specific activities, moods, or genres. These filters can also be used to find playlists, or, to some extent, audiobooks and podcasts, and can even kick off a new session on Spotify's AI DJ.
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026
Momenta is one of 20 global AV partners that Uber has scooped up across its ridehail, delivery, and freight businesses. Uber says those partnerships have already generated an annualized rate of 1.5 million mobility and delivery.
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Microsoft says Azure affected after cables cut in the Red Sea
It's not clear who cut the cables or why.
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Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps
One investor says Koah is "building the essential monetization layer for consumer AI."
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Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures
The shakeup comes as the startup was still struggling to get its test vehicle off the ground -- literally. The first flight was only in March.
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Microsoft says Azure affected after cables cut in the Red Sea
It's not clear who cut the cables or why.
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What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. It is reportedly in the process of raising another round that would value it at $14 billion, up […]
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Saturday, September 6, 2025
EU fines Google $3.5B over adtech ‘abuse’
This is the EU's largest antitrust penalty ever — and Trump has already threatened to "nullify" it.
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The growing debate over age verification laws
As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy.
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WTF is going on with age verification laws?
As age and identity verification laws become more mainstream, this legislation could have a dire impact on privacy.
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