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15:05Meta tests Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-style AI pet app 14:49Luxor raises $16M led by CMT Digital to scale AI compute 14:49Itaú files with Brazil's central bank as a crypto service provider 14:28X shows animated arm pushing Premium users to promote posts 14:01TikTok launches Must Eat restaurant guide to rival Yelp 13:39Nigerian startup funding falls 96.9% in September 13:36Amazon Echo Dot, Studio and Alexa Photo Frame go on sale 13:31Coinbase customer data exposed in Amplitude vendor breach

AI2 min read · 15:05

Meta tests Waddle World, a Tamagotchi-style AI pet app

Meta has quietly released Waddle World, an AI-powered virtual pet journal game, but it is only available in the Philippines for now.

Luxor raises $16M led by CMT Digital to scale AI compute

Crypto2 min read

Itaú files with Brazil's central bank as a crypto service provider

X shows animated arm pushing Premium users to promote posts

X is reportedly showing an animated arm that points at the promote button while verified and Premium users write posts,...

TikTok launches Must Eat restaurant guide to rival Yelp

TikTok has launched Must Eat, an in-app guide with reviews, reservations and map search, starting in New York, Los...

Africa2 min read

Nigerian startup funding falls 96.9% in September

Nine startups raised $11.3 million in September, down from $364.1 million across 20 companies in August, according to...

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Case notes · Danny's take

Cute is a strategy. A pet that asks you to write about your day gets you talking to an AI daily, and every entry is a signal about how people use it. Not a game. A habit. Notice the pattern: Meta is building the...

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