Roku’s $3 Howdy subscription service launches on Prime Video

Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Disney Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles.

Spotify’s new SongDNA feature maps how your favorite songs are connected

The new feature lets you explore samples, covers, and more about the people behind your favorite songs, says Spotify.

Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video editing app Captions

Mirage, the maker of video editing app Captions, has raised $75 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF).

TikTok ads are about to get a tad more disruptive

One new ad format displays another brand’s logo alongside TikTok’s on the launch page when users open the app.

Pinterest launches a new feature to promote a Pin

Pinterest is rolling out promoted pin feature to the users in the U.S. in coming weeks

Snapchat’s new ‘AI Clips’ Lens format turns photos into five-second videos

Snapchat says both experienced and new developers can use the new “AI Clips” Lens format to turn a single prompt into a published Lens in minutes without the need for external tools.

Delve halts demos, Insight Partners scrubs investment post amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations

After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.

Apple Maps may be about to get ads

Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like “restaurants.”

Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to
Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to

The prediction market platform Kalshi says it’s rolling out new guardrails to “preemptively block” political candidates and athletes from trading in their own markets, as reported earlier by Axios. In addition to blocking political candidates from trading on their own campaigns, Kalshi says its system will also prevent professional and college sports athletes, referees, and […]

Apple could put ads in Maps as soon as this summer
Apple could put ads in Maps as soon as this summer

Apple will soon bring advertisements to its Maps app on mobile and the web, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The ads, which Apple could reportedly announce this month before rolling them out in the summer, could allow businesses to pay for the highest spot in search results on Apple Maps. That means […]