Apple is bringing agentic coding to Xcode. The company announced the release of Xcode 26.3, which will allow developers to use agentic tools, including Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex, directly in Apple’s official app development suite. The Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate is available to all Apple Developers today from...
A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving Post-it notes around the house, telling everyone to “turn off the lights” and such. Tobaccowala had just sold her last startup, Gixo, to OpenFit and was looking for a new challenge. Without a background in climate science...
From the outside, Upwind Security looks like it’s had a smooth journey so far. Just four years in, the cloud security startup is now worth $1.5 billion and boasts the likes of Siemens, Peloton, Roku, Wix, Nextdoor, and Nubank among its clientele. But if you...
By Rotation, one of the U.K.’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, announced a partnership with the ride-sharing app Uber. From now until May 31, By Rotation users in the U.K. can rent outfits from others in their neighborhood and have them delivered via Uber within 60 minutes...
Big Tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees want to get over that hurdle with their generative...
Corina Marshall spent 11 years working in retail digital marketing and realized the industry was behind the times. Specifically, the technology that helped retail brands sell unsold or excess products (off-channel inventory) wasn’t as sophisticated as it could have been. Brands sell their excess inventory...
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone short drama app called PineDrama in the U.S. and Brazil. The app offers access to microdramas, which are essentially bite-sized TV shows that can be watched in a series of one-minute episodes. Think TikTok, but every video you...
Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when they went to build the product, they felt many of these voice agents had design flaws. Some of these agents were being built with no-code tools, meaning shipping to production was fast, but...
Google has unveiled a new AI Inbox for Gmail that’s designed to provide a personalized overview of your tasks and keep you informed about important updates. Gmail is also launching AI Overviews in search and a Grammarly-like “Proofread” feature. Additionally, Gmail is bringing to all...
When it comes to Super Bowl ads, brands are competing not only for attention, but also for cultural relevance, memorability and measurable impact. Each year, shifts in consumer sentiment, media consumption and technology shape how advertisers approach everything from storytelling and humor to audience targeting...
