👀 Always watching: Multiple security researchers recently discovered that Ecovacs' lawn mowers and vacuums could be hacked. At the time, Ecovacs said it wasn't worried about the findings, but now it's changing its tune, saying it'll fix the bugs. Read more
🎵 Music to my ears: It's a great day for people who get nostalgic thinking about Myspace. Instagram launched a feature that lets users add a song to their profile. Unlike Myspace, though (and perhaps for the best), users need to click on the song for it to play; it won't just blast your ears automatically. Read more
🧵 More Meta: In other Meta news, the company officially confirmed that people can now cross-post from Instagram and Facebook to Threads. How do you set this new feature up? We've got you covered. Read more
🗞️ Meta again, again: Meta confirmed that it has no current plans to add advertisements to Threads or to monetize the platform after developers found code that could imply otherwise. The company doubled down by saying it wasn't even testing any ads, either. Sure. Read more
🛫 Travel time: Otto, which helps small businesses book travel using AI, emerged from stealth today. Founder Michael Gulmann says he wants Otto to target the companies that aren't served by companies like TravelPerk and Concur. Read more
🚘 We don't ride: Another one bites the dust. Today, Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide delayed its plan to IPO in the U.S. The approval WeRide got from Beijing to list outside China will expire this week, too, which means if the company delays for longer than that, it will have to apply again. Read more
🛍️ Live shopping: Another day, another company trying to bring live shopping to Western audiences: Tilt, a real-time shopping app based in the U.K., just raised $18 million. While other companies have struggled to get consumers outside of Asia excited to shop this way, Tilt says it already has a meaningful user base. Read more
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