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Grok is coming to CarPlay as iOS 26.4 turns the car dashboard into AI's next platform war
TL;DR Grok is coming to Apple CarPlay after iOS 26.4 opened the platform to third-party AI chatbots for the first time, joining ChatGPT,…
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Freepik rebrands as Magnific: a bootstrapped, profitable $230M ARR AI creative platform
The new name unifies what was previously fragmented across Freepik (stock assets), Magnific (AI upscaling), and several other products.…
Culture
Netflix and Warner Bros join Disney and Paramount in calling out ByteDance's latest AI platform
After the fake video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting went viral, a surge of AI-generated content from Seedance 2.0 flooded the…
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YouTube Goes Down: Platform Experiences Technical Issue with Recommendation System
YouTube went down on Tuesday night, with more than 300,000 users experiencing technical difficulties, according to DownDetector. Problems…
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Naboo raises $70M for an AI-powered event procurement platform
Paris-headquartered Naboo has raised a $70m in Series B as it accelerates its ambition to become the operating layer for how large…
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QT Sense raises €4M to advance a quantum sensing platform
QT Sense, a deep-tech biotech startup building tools to study living cells, announced it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate…
Culture
NFL Boss Says Bad Bunny Is ‘One of the Great Artists in the World’ After Powerful ‘ICE Out’ Grammys Speech: ‘He Understood the Platform He Was On’
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reaffirmed his support for Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny, telling reporters at a press conference…
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Rhone Launching Resale Platform: ReRhone
Rhone is the latest company to get into the resale business. On Wednesday, the performance apparel brand will launch reRhone, a new…
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Circles.Life to increase platform fee from S$0.30 to S$0.70 from Feb 1, drawing criticism online
Customers of local telco Circles.Life will need to pay almost double in platform fees from Feb 1, with the move drawing criticism from…
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Customer experience platform Toku’s IPO 31.9 times subscribed
Customer experience platform Toku’s initial public offering (IPO) was 31.9 times subscribed, the company said on Wednesday (Jan 21). The…
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Trust Bank launches retail trading platform for US stocks and ETFs, offering in-app fractional investing
Since admitting investors from its waitlist in November 2025, around 10,000 customers have opened trading accounts Digital lender Trust…
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Nasdaq-listed eToro to roll out SGX stocks on platform in Asia expansion push
Nasdaq-listed investment platform eToro is stepping up its focus on the Asia-Pacific as a key area for future growth, with Singapore…
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Sabrina Carpenter Takes the White Shoe Trend Sky-high With Louboutin Platform Pumps in New York City
Sabrina Carpenter took the white shoe trend sky-high in New York City on Saturday in Christian Louboutin’s white patent leather Daffodile…
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SID launches platform for listcos’ board chairs as Value Unlock programme opens for applications
The SID Chairpersons Guild complements the national effort to strengthen the development of Singapore’s equities market Board chairs of…
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Remember that viral Tea app? The controversial ‘dating safety’ platform is back, this time on the web
Two data breaches, multiple class action lawsuits, and a removal from the Apple App Store later, the popular and controversial dating…
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Lionsgate Sells Streaming Platform Lionsgate Play in India, Southeast Asia to Founder Rohit Jain
Lionsgate has sold its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who developed the…
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Roblox is trying to stop U.S. adults from talking to kids on its platform
Roblox, a gaming app used by nearly half of the entire U.S. population of under-16s, has rolled out a new mandatory safety feature to put…
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Rebecca Ferguson Towers in Ferrari Look With Platform Heels at ‘Mercy’ Photo Call
Rebecca Ferguson attended the photo call for her upcoming movie “Mercy” inside The French Salon at Claridges Hotel on Thursday in London,…
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Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Last October, Spotify drew criticism for running U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment ads on the platform as part of…
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FIFA Sets TikTok as ‘Preferred Platform’ Content Partner for 2026 World Cup
TikTok has been set as FIFA’s first-ever “preferred platform” partner in a deal ahead of the 2026 World Cup that aims to make the social…
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Asian Streamer Viu Launches Vertical Video Platform for Microdramas
Asian streaming giant Viu has expanded its content offerings with the debut of Viu Shorts, a new vertical video section featuring…
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EXCLUSIVE: Marubeni Consumer Platform US Acquires Jacobson Group, Owner of Gola Footwear
LONDON — Marubeni Consumer Platform US is kicking off 2026 with the acquisition of Britain’s Jacobson Group, owner of footwear brands…
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Kyle Richards Gets a Boost from Chunky Platform Boots in Aspen
Kyle Richards bundled up for a walk around Aspen, grounded with a pair of winter-ready boots. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star…
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Grab rides to cost S$0.30 more from Jan 1 with platform fee hike
Singapore’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing its platform fee by S$0.30 come Jan 1, 2026. Passengers will then pay…