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Particle’s podcast search engine Radar (launched Aug 2026) transcribes and analyzes 130,000+ podcasts, indexing Apple Top 200 across 135 verticals and adding 20,000 episodes daily. It exposes transcripts (speaker labels, entity metadata, timestamped clips) and email/Slack/webhook alerts via an API and MCP.
Arga Labs announced a $10 million seed funding round in August 2026, aimed at solving one of the persistent challenges in enterprise AI: reliably training agents to navigate complex business software…
PeopleFinders, the online data broker behind PeopleFinders.com, launched a new platform in August 2026 called Stud or Dud, designed to let users run background checks on potential romantic partners…
QueryStory, an AI data analytics startup, emerged from stealth on August 26, 2026, with $6 million in seed funding and a platform designed to help large enterprises trust and act on AI-generated…
Bluesky said Aug. 26, 2026 it’s extending video length from 3 to 10 minutes, raising max file size to 300MB and delivering 2x–3x faster uploads. Built on AT Protocol, the change also covers Bluescreen, Reelo, and Skylight as Similarweb reports user activity down 25% YoY in July 2026.
Runable’s $21M Series A (all-equity) targets small-business customer acquisition, extending its AI agent beyond building websites/apps. Co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Venture Partners, it values the Bengaluru startup at $65M post; March 2026 payments helped it reach a $2M annualized revenue run rate in three weeks.
Ringg raised a $10M Peak XV Series A extension in Aug 2026, bringing the round total to $15.5M, and aims to move beyond voice-only workflows. It processes 20M call attempts monthly for Cred, Flipkart, Practo, Groww and PolicyBazaar; calls are 70%+, while chat/WhatsApp and Shell-style browser support automation expand the platform.
OpenAI’s head of data centers Chris Malone left last week, adding to at least 13 executive exits in 2026. Malone joined in March 2025 (after nearly five years at Meta and more than a decade at Google) and helped drive the $500B Stargate project; a reorg shifted his reporting to VP Sachin Katti, with Uday Ruddarraju, Brent Mayo, and Spas Lazarov now overseeing strategy.
Generalist’s valuation jumped to $3B after 8VC led a nearly $200M extension of its $400M Series B (Radical Ventures), announced in June 2026—bringing the round total to $600M. Its Gen 1.5 model trains robots on new tasks from 3–12s video demos.
X Corp sent cease-and-desist letters Aug. 24, 2026 to Nitter, demanding its permanent shutdown for “unlawful” API circumvention. Nitter creator Zedeus says Nitter.net is offline and dev stopped after X set a 5 p.m. EST Aug. 25 deadline, citing Texas Harmful Access and the Lanham Act.
Stability AI, the startup behind the Stable Diffusion image generation model, announced on August 25, 2026, that it has raised $76 million in Series B funding, bringing its total fundraising to $232…
Life360 announced in 2026 a new line of $7.99 scannable pet tags and a set of pet care features, expanding the family safety app’s existing pet-tracking capabilities. The products launched on…
At Gamescom 2026, Nvidia announced GeForce Now will officially support Valve’s Steam Controller for Steam Deck and Steam Machine later this year, while Windows/macOS support is due at an unspecified date. The same update adds DLSS 4.5 controls and Ray Reconstruction (early access).
Nothing is rolling out OS 5.0, a major software update built on Android 17, beginning with an open beta on August 26, 2026. The update introduces homescreen customization options, a dedicated Glyph…
Instagram announced in August 2026 the rollout of a new Reels-editing feature called First Draft, which automatically trims video clips to focus on the most important moments. The feature is…
Anthropic announced on August 25, 2026, that it is merging the memory systems used by Claude’s chat and Cowork products, allowing the AI to retain information across both experiences without users…
In Aug 2026, Apple confirmed Hide My Email masked addresses will remain on @icloud.com, undoing its earlier 2026 move to @private.icloud.com after public backlash. The feature was later questioned after a 404 Media spam bug exposed real emails, fixed more than a year later.
Gamma is acquiring Accel-backed presentation design startup Lica to spin up a design research division, leveraging its 100M+ user reach, TechCrunch reported Aug. 25, 2026. Lica (founded 2023; $4M raised in 2024) plans multimodal, interactive, audience-personalized presentations with easy editing.