Instagram introduces gen-AI powered background editing tool
Instagram introduced its generative AI-powered background editing tool to U.S.-based users Wednesday.
Meta’s lead for generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle posted on Threads saying that...
India’s Udaan scores $340 million in new funding
The investment arm of the UK retail bank M&G has led a funding of $340 million into Udaan, a business-to-business e-commerce startup, in...
Jumia discontinues food delivery across seven markets, shifts focus to expanding physical goods business
Pan-African e-commerce platform Jumia has disclosed its intention to discontinue its food delivery service, Jumia Food. The company said its food delivery business...
Social commerce platform Maka raises $2.65M to simplify buying fashion and beauty products in...
Maka, an African fashion and beauty e-commerce platform, has raised a $2.65 million pre-seed round led by Pan-African venture capital firms 4DX Ventures...
Amazon’s new Your Books hub will nudge you to buy more books
Amazon began business in 1995 as an online bookseller and continues to this day to sell physical books and e-books to millions of...
LineNext secures $140M funding for its web3 service
LineNext, a web3 unit of the Japanese messaging app Line, raised $140 million in its funding led by Crescendo Equity Partners, a Peter...
The best smart plugs of 2023
Smart home devices have come a long way over the past few years. Walk into any home improvement store or supermarket, and you’re...
SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy launch for fourth day in a row
SpaceX has scrubbed Wednesday night’s launch of the triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the fourth such delay in as many days.
In an earlier...
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Gift giving. It’s top of mind this time of year, and we’re here to suggest two ways you can spread joy this holiday...
Twitch’s new nudity policy allows illustrated nipples, but not human underboob
Twitch announced sweeping updates to its sexual content policy and content classification system, which now allows previously prohibited content like illustrated nipples and...