Threads takes on X with new communities feature

The idea, explains Meta, is to give users dedicated spaces within the app where they can delve deeper into conversations on topics that matter to them.

Google’s Jules enters developers’ toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up

Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.

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.

OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 3 on the US App Store

Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit.

Anthropic hires new CTO with focus on AI infrastructure

As part of the change, Anthropic is updating the structure of its core technical group, bringing the company’s product-engineering team into closer contact with the infrastructure and inference teams.

Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in mostly blue states

The Trump administration canceled over 300 awards related to clean energy on October 1. The states most affected by the cuts voted for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Amazon to resume drone delivery following crash in Arizona

Investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are underway.

After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?

While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit’s path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift.

Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store

Apple has removed ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that allow users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following pressure from the Trump administration.

A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes

Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture.