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Ethan Agarwal, a 40-year-old tech entrepreneur with no political background, told TechCrunch on Monday evening that he is running for California's 17th congressional district. Source

Pronto handles 18,000 daily bookings and plans rapid expansion as it races rivals to digitize India's largely offline home services market. Source

The four-year-old startup saw its revenue run rate double over the past three months, according to one Bloomberg source. Source

Ellison reassured investors that HBO’s identity and creative vision as a studio would remain unchanged, stating, “Our viewpoint is HBO should stay HBO.” Source

Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to make the switch. Source

The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced teens as being a top priority for the app before asking existing users for birthdays. Source

A hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy. Source

As OpenAI transitions from a wildly successful consumer startup into a piece of national security infrastructure, the company seems unequipped to manage its new responsibilities. Source

The Japan-based company reportedly aimed for a public valuation of at least ¥1.5 trillion ($10 billion). Source

Stripe released a preview intended to allow AI companies to easily track, pass through, and make a profit on underlying AI model fees. Source