Thrasio, the U.S. start-up that raised billions of dollars and popularized the concept of e-commerce aggregation — buying up and restructuring dozens of smaller brands and third parties selling on marketplaces like Amazon in a bid for better economies of scale — has commenced a […]
Month: February 2024
Dailyhunt in talks to acquire social network startup Koo
Media startup Dailyhunt is in advanced stages of talks to acquire the Bengaluru-headquartered social network Koo, two sources familiar with the matter told me. The potential deal under discussion involves a share-swap agreement and could be finalized within weeks, the sources added, requesting anonymity as […]
MWC 2024: Nothing enters the budget range with Phone (2a)
Nothing isn’t one to be quiet about new releases. The London-based phone company’s media push largely relies on trickling out information about devices bit by bit. It’s been a solid strategy thus far (if a bit annoying as someone who covers this world), as so […]
AIs serve up ‘garbage’ to questions about voting and elections
A number of major AI services performed poorly in a test of their ability to address questions and concerns about voting and elections. The study found that no model can be completely trusted, but it was bad enough that some got things wrong more often […]
Pokemon Legends: Z-A for Switch returns the series to Lumiose City
In celebration of Pokémon Day (the first games launched on February 27, 1996), The Pokémon Company revealed the franchise’s latest “Legends” entry on Tuesday. Pokémon Legends: Z-A returns the series to Lumiose City, last seen as one of the regions in Pokémon X and Y […]
A Paranormal Activity game is coming in 2026 and it might actually be good
One of the most successful horror movie franchises of the last 20 years is coming to a gaming system near you. Paramount Game Studios has teamed up with DreadXP and DarkStone Digital (aka solo developer Brian Clarke) to create Paranormal Activity: Found Footage. The horror […]
Bitcoin miners win legal battle to keep mum about energy use
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Crypto miners have successfully blocked the Department of Energy’s (DOE) survey of Bitcoin’s energy consumption in the US. A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the DOE from moving forward with data collection. More Bitcoin […]
Confirmed: Photoroom, the AI image editor, raised $43M at a $500M valuation
Photoroom, the AI-based photo editing app out of Paris that has been growing like a weed targeting people doing business online while also attracting a lot of casual users to boot, has confirmed that it’s closed its latest funding round: $43 million at a $500 […]
Physical media week
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Getty Images The bright promise of streaming and digital stores has given way to a darker reality: we rarely have ownership over the art we love, and much is getting lost in the […]
Jamix emerges with $3M pre-seed and model-agnostic enterprise AI assistant
Jamix’s approach is to allow its AI assistant to be integrated into a firm’s existing, commonly used workplace software apps.