Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a cloud browser built for AI agents
Cloudflare launched Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser built specifically for AI agents rather than human users, running on its Workers platform.
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1155 storiesAirbnb says AI has cut its feature-shipping time by 60% as it tests AI search
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says AI has cut concept-to-launch time by as much as 60% and lifted shipped features nearly 80% this year, as Airbnb tests AI search.
Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it leans into in-person meetups
Bumble said its new Plans app has shown "promising results" in early tests and that it plans to eventually replace the swipe with a new interaction model.
Google Wallet adds parent-controlled balances for kids under 18
Google Wallet now lets parents set up a secure balance for children under 18, with spending limits, transaction alerts, and lock controls.
Ditto swaps swiping for AI matchmaking to reach Gen Z daters
Dating app Ditto uses AI matchmaking instead of swiping to connect college students, and has grown to 150,000 signups with $9.2 million in seed funding.
eBay doubles down on live shopping after a record quarter
eBay says gross merchandise volume on eBay Live jumped about eight times year-over-year across seven markets, and it plans to expand the feature further.
Suno adds song watermarks as it fights copyright lawsuits
AI music platform Suno says it will start watermarking and fingerprinting tracks and add new download limits, as it faces lawsuits from major labels and artist groups.
Google Maps adds agentic features for food orders, hotel bookings
Google is adding agentic features to Google Maps' Ask Maps tool, letting U.S. users order food, book hotels, and find event tickets directly from the app.
Nikita Bier steps down as X's head of product
Nikita Bier stepped down as X's head of product after a little more than a year, saying it's time to pass the torch, though he'll keep advising the company.
Reddit aims to make karma matter less for new posters
Reddit unveiled new AI moderation tools designed to reduce how much karma and account age matter for first-time posters.
Apple's Private Relay can leak your real IP address, researchers find
Researchers found that flaws in Apple's WebKit browser engine can reveal a user's real IP address even when Private Relay is turned on.
Hark previews a browser-use AI agent for everyday tasks
Hark, which raised $700 million in a Series A round in May, launched an AI agent called Handoff that navigates websites to complete tasks.
Tinder expands in-person events to 26 cities by September
Tinder plans to expand its in-person Events feature to 26 cities by September and 75 by year-end, as Match Group reported Tinder's Q2 user declines and a stock drop.
Disney+ brings TikTok fan videos into its short-form feed
Disney is partnering with TikTok to feature fan-made content about Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars in Disney+'s short-form video feed, starting with a US pilot in the coming months.
MacPaw partners with Liquid AI to build on-device inference for its app store
Ukraine-based developer MacPaw has partnered with Liquid AI to power locally hosted AI models for its assistant Eney, with plans to later offer the on-device inference stack to developers on its SetApp store.
Wrinkles turns your location into an AI-narrated audio tour
Wrinkles, a new location-based app founded by David Stemler and Ryan Hansan, has built a global base of 1.3 million points of interest across 177 countries to surface hidden local stories as users move through the world.
Bingers relaunches TV Time's social show-tracking model
Antonio Pinto, a TV Time co-founder, has launched Bingers, a TV and movie tracker with a social layer, to replace the shuttered TV Time app.
Spotify brings Merlin into its AI remix and covers project
Spotify said its licensing partner Merlin has joined Universal Music Group on the company's upcoming AI covers-and-remixes product, bringing more than 30,000 independent labels into a catalog that lets fans create AI remixes and covers with artists' consent.
Spotify tops 300 million subscribers for the first time
Spotify said Tuesday it has surpassed 300 million subscribers for the first time, reaching 777 million monthly active users in the second quarter, as quarterly revenue rose 14% year over year to €4.8 billion ($5.52 billion).
Influencers face backlash for attending OpenAI's first luxury trip
OpenAI's first-ever influencer brand trip, a weekend "Summer Club" retreat in upstate New York, has drawn online backlash from commenters who tied the luxury event to AI's environmental and defense-spending controversies.