Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says

Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO.

Sources: Anthropic potential $900B+ valuation round could happen within 2 weeks

Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter.

As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms

Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business.

People are finally using Reddit’s search

The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.

ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet

Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals — from avatars to cinematic portraits.

Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too

Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.

Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers 

Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, the others likely do too.

SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds

VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.

Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue.

X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI

X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.