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The national average price for gas is at $4.09 per gallon and was last below $3 on March 2.

Apple raised prices for Apple Music by $1 per month in July, citing licensing costs.

The funding, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, will help Owner develop AI agents for independent restaurants.

Emily Graffeo / Bloomberg: Sources: AI cloud computing provider Lambda raised ~$1B of private short-dated debt to finance the purchase of Nvidia GPUs, which will be leased by Microsoft  —  Lambda Inc., an AI cloud-computing provider backed by Nvidia Corp., has raised about $1 billion of private shor

In 2023, ex-Instagram employees launched a new app called Retro. It's one of many new social media apps taking on Big Tech platforms.

The Information: Sources: the US is drafting a rule to close an export controls loophole that lets Chinese companies access AI chips via data centers in countries like Thailand  —  Soon after President Donald Trump began his second term in office in 2025, the White House announced it would undo expo

Take-Two shares moved higher in premarket Friday, as analysts said they were bullish on the GTA maker's parent company following a successful trailer launch.

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Stock trading app Ajaib raised a $270M Series C from SBI Holdings, the largest round since 2022 in Indonesia, where startups raised just ~$340M last year  —  Ajaib, an Indonesian online stock trading platform, scored $270 million in the country's largest tech fundraising roun

Harry McCracken / Fast Company: How Meta founded FAIR in 2013, fell behind as it was distracted by the metaverse, and is spending an unprecedented amount of money trying to catch up  —  Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, posted an AI manifesto to his company's website in August.  The 6,537-word missive re

Marvell Technology shares fell Friday despite a second-quarter revenue beat, as its fiscal 2028 outlook failed to meet investors' expectations.

Bloomberg: A look at Beijing's AGI Bar, the unofficial clubhouse for China's AI industry where entrepreneurs trade gossip, recruit talent, and court investors over beers  —  Beloved by entrepreneurs, coders and investors, AGI Bar offers a window into the startup ecosystem challenging Silicon Valley.

— Marc Whitten, a former Microsoft and Amazon executive, was named president and CEO of San Francisco-based Dolby Laboratories. He… Read More

Ph.D. student Malek Itani, who co-founded the AI-powered sound enhancement startup Hearvana, was recognized for developing on-device AI algorithms that enable real-time target speech extraction, "sound bubbles," and semantic hearing on low-power hearables like earbuds and hearing aids. Read More

OnTrade deploys AI agents to handle analytical work for wealth management firms, connecting their fragmented software systems into a single interface. The Seattle startup has been building in stealth for two years with backing from General Catalyst and Madrona. Read More

The agreement builds on momentum for Arkero, which was launched last fall by the co-founder of Seattle digital remittance company Remitly and raised $6 million at the start of this year. Read More

The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.

Workday posts strong earnings and revenue amid rapid uptake of its AI agents - SiliconANGLE

Consumer-focused AI assistant startup Instinct reportedly raising $250M - SiliconANGLE

Skyfarer is building a marketplace that connects pilots with flight instructors, mechanics, examiners and aircraft across all 50 states. Founder Nick Tsang talks about pivoting from online instruction, using AI to accelerate development and why general aviation is overdue for a unified platform. Rea

Shoppers can visit the Atorie website and buy handbags or clothes made from the same material — and coming from the same factory — that manufacturers use in high-end goods.