Y Combinator alum SRE.ai raises $7.2M for DevOps AI agents

The company helps automate complex enterprise workflows (like continuous integration and testing) — or, in other words, it makes DevOps capabilities more efficient as AI technology takes hold. 

US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

Tulsi Gabbard said that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also participated in the negotiations with the U.K. government over its once-secret demand to Apple.

CPG startup Keychain snags $30M to build in India, grow in the US

Keychain doesn’t have a single customer in India — but the team helping it scale across North America and beyond is entirely based in Gurugram, a suburb of New Delhi.

Substack writers can now direct US readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS

Substack’s iOS app rolls out support for web-based payments, which can save subscribers money.

Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and CharacterAI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.

Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is climbing the App Store charts — and it’s extremely cute

If you fail to stay focused, you will make an anthropomorphic bean very sad, because its knitting project depends on your ability to stay on task.

X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue

X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025.

Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers

Data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned notified 1.1 million customers of a July data breach, a number not previously reported.

SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel

SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.

OpenAI launches a sub-$5 ChatGPT plan in India

This plan will offer 10x more messages and image generation than the free tier, among other benefits.