Cohost, a would-be X rival launched to the public in June 2022, is shutting down, the company announced via the social network’s staff account earlier this week. The service had operated much like Twitter, offering users the ability to follow others, view posts in a feed, and like and repost content shared by others. However, […]
New York Giants named top landing spot for rival star quarterback
The New York Giants will spend this upcoming season evaluating the game’s most important position. As they look to get back into the competitive field of the NFC landscape, the Giants likely will have an answer to the question of whether Daniel Jones is the future of the quarterback position in East Rutherford. Should they […]
Meta’s X rival Threads gains multiple drafts, audience insights and more
Meta’s X rival Threads announced a number of new features today, including the ability to store multiple drafts, a way to rearrange columns on the desktop, and insights into the user’s audience. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also mentioned that the company plans to add a post-scheduling feature soon. The company noted that these new features […]
Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised $60M Series A at $400M valuation from a16z, Thrive, sources say
Anysphere, a two-year-old startup that’s developed an AI-powered coding assistant called Cursor, has raised over $ 60 million in a Series A financing at a $ 400 million post-money valuation, two sources familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital. Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe, […]
Google backs Indian open-source Uber rival
Google has joined investors backing Namma Yatri, an open-source ride-sharing app in India that is eroding market share from Uber and Ola with its no-commission model. Namma Yatri, whose parent firm is Moving Tech, works atop of Open Network for Digital Commerce, an interoperable e-commerce scheme backed by the Indian government. Namma Yatri’s app connects […]