YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. Read More
VC Vinod Khosla says the US government could take 10% stake in all public companies to soften the blow of AGI: Vinod Khosla has a bold vision for how society could be reconfigured to share the abundance created by AI technology. Read More
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta: As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings. Read More
This Week's Must-Reads
Hackers threaten to leak data after breaching University of Pennsylvania to send mass emails: As the hackers plainly stated in their message ("Please stop giving us money"), this breach appears motivated to suppress alumni donations. Read More
India's Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet: India's appetite for instant convenience — once confined to food and grocery delivery — is expanding into house help. Read More
Tim Cook says Apple is open to M&A on the AI front: Apple CEO Tim Cook noted in the company's Q4 2025 earnings call that Apple was preparing to announce more AI partnerships like the one it has with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into Siri and Apple Intelligence. Read More
Super Teacher is building an AI tutor for elementary schools — catch it at Disrupt 2025: Super Teacher’s app features animated tutors with AI-generated voices that guide students through interactive lessons. Students talk to the app using voice, like a conversation with a teacher. Read More
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2025 is: Glīd: Glīd, which is trying to streamline cargo container logistics, has beaten out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home $100,000. Read More
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Flipkart's Super.money teams up with Kotak811 to make India's free UPI payments pay: The partnership aims to issue about 2 million fixed-deposit-backed credit cards in the next 12 months. Read More
