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Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni’s Phia raises $35M to ‘make shopping fun again’ Also, designed to autonomously resolve help desk tickets, Risotto has raised $10 million in seed funding in a round led by Bonfire Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a ... Show More

This is the El Segundo, California-based startup's second raise in less than a year. Also, Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Industrial AI startup CVector built a brain and nervous system for big industry. Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors how this AI-powered software layer translates to real savings on an industrial scale. ... Show More

<p>Research by Twitter documents a decline in "heavy tweeters" since 2020, Apple now requires using in-app payments for social media page "boosts," and Spotify plans to raise prices on plans in the US.</p><br><p>Get the show notes <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e ... Show More

Plus - Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store; Meta, Universal Music Group address AI music in new licensing agreement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Plus - U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal; Spotify now lets you follow venues to get details on upcoming concerts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Plus - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Musk’s bid an attempt to ‘slow us down’; Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Apple Intelligence goes live with iOS 18.1 update; Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Spotify launched its own font, the company announced on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Chinese social media app RedNote is number one as the TikTok ban looms, Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed, and Sonos CEO Patrick Spencem is out after the horrible app launch. It's Tuesday, January 14th and this is Engadget News. Learn mor ... Show More

YouTube Music contractors vote overwhelmingly to unionize;  Microsoft starts rolling out iOS support for Phone Link syncing to all Windows 11 users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices