Dropbox founder Drew Houston steps down as CEO after 19 years as the company he built gets squeezed by Google and Apple
Dropbox founder Drew Houston steps down as CEO after 19 years as the company he built gets squeezed by Google and Apple

  Drew Houston, the co-founder who built Dropbox from a Y Combinator demo into a company with more than 700 million registered users, is stepping down as chief executive. Ashraf Alkarmi, Dropbox’s current head of product, has been named co-CEO effectiv…

Stord raises $250 million to give independent brands the shipping speed they need to compete with Amazon
Stord raises $250 million to give independent brands the shipping speed they need to compete with Amazon

Stord, a logistics technology company that helps retailers manage inventory, checkout, and fulfillment, has raised $250 million in a Series F round that values the company at $3 billion. The round was led by Strike Capital with participation from Found…

Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music

For years, UMG has pushed platforms, streaming services, and AI companies to implement stricter content moderation policies

xAI told staff to stop mingling with Cursor employees, weeks after they started working together
xAI told staff to stop mingling with Cursor employees, weeks after they started working together

  Elon Musk’s xAI has told employees to limit their contact with staff from Cursor , the AI coding startup that SpaceX has an option to acquire for $60 billion. The directive came from James Burnham, xAI’s general counsel and former chief lawyer at the…

Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too

Spotify is adding narrated magazine articles to its app as it expands beyond music into audiobooks, podcasts, AI audio, and more.

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Only 3.3 per cent of users pay for Copilot, so Microsoft is finally making it optional
Only 3.3 per cent of users pay for Copilot, so Microsoft is finally making it optional

Microsoft has added the ability to fully remove the Copilot app from Windows 11. The change arrived in the April 2026 update and applies to both enterprise administrators using Group Policy and regular users who can now uninstall it through Settings li…

Reallusion bets that 3D artists directing AI models will beat text prompts for professional filmmaking
Reallusion bets that 3D artists directing AI models will beat text prompts for professional filmmaking

Reallusion, the 3D animation software company behind iClone and Character Creator, has launched AI Studio, a production platform that pairs traditional 3D scene-building with generative AI video models. The centrepiece is a direct integration with Byte…

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Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans

IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience.