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OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn: The OpenAI Jobs Platform is set to launch in mid-2026, and will use AI to match candidates with businesses. Read More

Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3: Google Photos already offers video generation through its "Photo to video" feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video. Read More

Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus prominent links: Meta says that the 10,000 characters give people more room to express themselves, but also allows them to promote their work and drive others to "wherever it lives," even if not on Threads itself. Read More

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Atlassian to buy Arc developer The Browser Company for $610M: The Browser Company's CEO Josh Miller said that his company will operate independently under Atlassian and will continue to develop Dia, the browser it started working on last year after deciding to stop development of its previous browser, Arc. Read More

TED leader's $300M 'valley of death' fund might be just what later-stage climate tech needs: The new fund hopes to send a "Seqouia-like" signal to other investors that there are promising later-stage climate tech startups waiting to be funded. Read More

Nepal blocks Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X over rule breach, amid censorship concerns: Nepal has moved to block 26 social media platforms for failing to comply with its registration requirements. Read More

Facebook is trying to make 'pokes' happen again: The poke-tracking feature is largely designed to appeal to younger users who have grown up with gamification elements built into their social apps, like Snapchat and TikTok Streaks. Read More

DuckDuckGo adds access to advanced AI models to its subscription plan: With DuckDuckGo's $9.99 per month plan, users will be able to access newer models, including OpenAI's GPT-4o and GPT-5, Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4, and Meta's Llama Maverick. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Adobe to bring its video editing app Premiere to iPhones: The company said that Premiere on iPhone will let users edit videos and export them without any watermarks. The app will have some of the same features as its desktop version, including the ability to trim, layer, and fine-tune frames. Read More