With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some of the most consequential shifts taking place across venture capital, defense technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced industry. Secure your spot here. … Read more

This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a new feature in the latest Apple software. ​This popular ad blocker app for iPhones, iPads, and Macs can now block ads from loading inside apps, including web browsers, thanks to a … Read more

Substack’s new Reply Rules feature is currently available for all English-language publications and is designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences respond.  ​Substack’s new Reply Rules feature is currently available for all English-language publications and is designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences respond.  

Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app’s sad fate after sweeping layoffs. ​Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app’s sad fate after sweeping layoffs. 

If Alphabet’s record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow. ​If Alphabet’s record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow. 

The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber’s new AV Labs division. ​The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber’s new AV Labs division. 

Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract … Read more

The caveat is that one of the world’s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding. ​The caveat is that one of the world’s most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding. 

A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable’s book club community. ​A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable’s book club community. 

Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations. ​Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.