Notion Capital raises $130M growth fund to tackle Europe’s follow-on gap

The growth fund is nearly twice the size of its previous one.

Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser

Neon will write code snippets, includes an agent that will do tasks for you, and handles repeatable prompts.

Whoop opens blood-testing service to what it says is a 350,000-person waitlist

Whoop Advanced Labs marries subscription blood tests with its fitness device monitoring for tech-powered wellness advice.

Hinge is taking a fairer approach to account banning

Hinge won’t kick you off the app if just one thing on your profile breaks the rules but remove the content and prompt you to change it.

Spotify’s founder and CEO Daniel Ek is stepping down

The company is replacing Daniel Ek with two co-CEOs: Gustav Söderström, currently co-president, and chief product and technology officer; and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer.

Nothing launches AI tool for building mini apps using prompts

Nothing on Monday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create apps with simple text prompts and deploy them to a platform of sorts known as Essential Apps.

Zoox chooses Washington DC as its next autonomous vehicle testbed

The Amazon-owned company will start by mapping public streets of the nation’s capital before testing begins later this year.

DoorDash unveils Dot, its autonomous robot built to deliver your food

DoorDash’s 350-pound autonomous vehicle will hold your food in its robot mouth as it drives 20 miles per hour to deliver it to you.

A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B

Cerebras initially filed to go public in September 2024 but ran into several regulatory delays due to foreign investments.

DoorDash rolls out creator program for short-form videos, adds AI features and dine-in rewards

People in 20 U.S. cities — including Atlanta, Austin, Miami, and San Francisco — can now apply to become a DoorDash Creator.