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What Happened Snapchat announced Friday that it adjusted its recommendation systems so that only videos made by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, the platform’s short-video discovery feed. In a blog post, Snapchat said
What Happened AI companion wearable Friend launched an upgraded version this week, adding a built-in speaker that lets the pendant talk back to its wearer for the first time. Founder Avi Schiffmann announced “Friend 2.0” in a post on X Thur
What Happened LinkedIn is rolling out a “seems like AI slop” button, letting users flag posts that appear to have been written by AI, the company said Thursday. Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan said the platform blocks hundreds of thou
What Happened Google launched the first edition of its AI & Economy ATLAS this week, an ongoing research initiative studying how people actually use AI in work and daily life, the company announced. The study draws on 15 million de-identifi
What Happened Meta released a new advertisement Wednesday framing AI as bringing people closer together, TechCrunch reported. The ad shows people smiling, dancing, and reconnecting, with a voiceover rejecting the idea that AI will leave peo
What Happened Substack announced an integration with AI writing detection software Pangram, TechCrunch reported. The feature lets readers scan posts, comments, and replies in the Substack app to see an estimate of how much content was writt
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Funding tracked
$1.4B
Funded companies
78
Tools tracked
381
Monthly traffic
2.1M
Recent funding
Prezent Vivo
Venture (Round not Specified) · Apr 2026
Contents.com
Series B · Feb 2026
Koah
Series A · Feb 2026
QuickAds
Seed · Nov 2025
Contents.com
Venture (Round not Specified) · Oct 2025
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