Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform

Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform

Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers. Google’s investment comes as part of an $8.5 million equity funding round, which also saw investment from Japanese gaming giants Bandai Namco Entertainment, Square Enix, and Reazon Holdings. Aptos Labs and King River Capital, as well as existing…

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This  Agentic AI Pen Records Audio, Transcribes Notes, And Generates Insights and To-do Lists

This $89 Agentic AI Pen Records Audio, Transcribes Notes, And Generates Insights and To-do Lists

For the past 5,000 years, pens have been humanity’s most faithful servants – dutifully transcribing our thoughts, recording our ideas, and capturing our conversations without question or commentary. From reed styluses on papyrus to fountain pens on parchment, they’ve remained fundamentally passive instruments that simply translated our intentions into marks on surfaces. The relationship has…

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Reddit revenue soars as it bets on AI and advertising

Reddit revenue soars as it bets on AI and advertising

Reddit reported its second-quarter earnings on Thursday, and it’s clear that the company’s focus on AI has ramped up considerably. One significant area of investment is growing its advertising business, supported by its AI-powered marketing tools. The results revealed that the majority of Reddit’s revenue continues to come from ads, which brought in $465 million,…

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GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

GitHub Copilot crosses 20 million all-time users

GitHub Copilot, an AI coding tool offered by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has now reached more than 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the company’s earnings call Wednesday. A GitHub spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that this number represents “all-time users.” That means five million people have tried out GitHub Copilot for the first time…

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