Google’s AI Mode adds 5 new languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean

Google’s AI Mode is rolling out in Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it’s introducing a feature that allows users to back up their text conversations for free, along with the last 45 days of media.

Salesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack

The breach, now known to have begun in March, raises questions about why it took six months for Salesloft to detect the breach.

Anthropic endorses California’s AI safety bill, SB 53

As Anthropic endorses SB 53, much of Silicon Valley and the federal government are pushing back on AI safety efforts.

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.

Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents 

In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-dollar-per-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.

Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents 

In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-dollar-per-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.

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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.”