Amazon’s Prime Video is getting AI-generated Video Recaps for some TV shows

According to Amazon, the feature “utilizes generative AI to create theatrical-quality season recaps with synchronized narration, dialogue, and music.”

US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian ‘bulletproof’ web host used in ransomware attacks

The newly imposed sanctions target Russian-based web host Media Land, which officials say are linked to LockBit and BlackSuit ransomware attacks.

YC-backed Poly relaunches as a cloud-hosted file storage with AI search

Poly’s cloud-based file storage system with AI-powered search lets you search through text, images, audio, and video.

Adobe to buy Semrush for $1.9 billion

Adobe said it would offer $12 per share for Semrush, almost double the latter’s closing price of $6.89 on Tuesday, before news of the deal.

Onepot AI raises $13M to help make chemical drug creation easier

Onepot AI is a company that is home to the small-molecule synthesis lab POT-1.

Target joins OpenAI’s growing list of retail apps

OpenAI is pushing deeper into retail, with Target set to debut a new ChatGPT-powered app for shoppers. The app is launching in beta next week.

OpenAI board member Larry Summers steps down amid Epstein file revelations

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from OpenAI’s board days after Congress released documents showing he was close friends with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Security startup Guardio nabs $80M from ION Crossover Partners

Guardio is leveraging its experience building browser extensions and apps that scan for malicious and phishing sites to build a tool that looks for artifacts in code and websites made with vibe-coding tools.

Poe’s AI app now supports group chats across AI models

Quora’s AI platform Poe now lets users engage in group chats with up to 200 people across AI models and bots.

Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were ‘unable to operate autonomously’

Burks Tractor, a dealership located in Idaho, has sued Monarch for breach of contract and allegedly violating its warranty because the California-based startup’s tractors were “unable to operate autonomously.” The dealership also says the 10 tractors it purchased “continue to experience significant problems,” and calls them “defective.”