Cursor launches Automations, a tool that lets developers automatically launch agents, triggered through an addition to a codebase, a Slack message, or a timer
As agentic coding spreads, the working life of a software engineer has become dazzlingly complex.
Beacon Software, which acquires niche software businesses and transforms them with AI, raised a $250M Series B led by GC, Lightspeed, and D1 at a $1B valuation
- Beacon targets overlooked sectors with AI-driven automations — Beacon's model emphasizes permanent ownership over rapid exits
Google releases the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model, built on Gemini 2.5 Pro's capabilities to power agents that can interact with UIs, in preview via the API
Google released a new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model today, specially designed … Carl Franzen / VentureBeat : Google's AI can now surf the web for you, click on buttons, and fill out forms with Gemini ...
Notion previews Mail, an email client that uses AI to organize, archive, or draft emails and handle scheduling and follow-ups, saying it is “coming soon”
the most dramatic new feature releases from @NotionHQ in one day... ever! I cover th big ones in the video below. ✉️ Notion Mail is officially announced as coming soon! 🗒️ Plus Notion Forms + Layouts ...
Apple enables a temperature and humidity sensor on the HomePod mini and reintroduced HomePod, helping users create automations to do household tasks
The reintroduced HomePod offers a temperature and humidity sensor, but Apple is also enabling the feature on the HomePod mini.
Pipedream, an integration platform that lets developers build workflow automations and connect cloud services, raises a $20M Series A led by True Ventures
again! This time, he's built @pipedream, “an integration platform for building workflows and connecting cloud services.” Hear what he and his team are up to in @TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/... ...
Smart home company Wink to require users pay a $4.99 monthly subscription fee starting May 13, or device automations and accessibility via app will be disabled
Smart home company Wink has made a surprising and heavily criticized announcement: it will soon charge a monthly subscription fee.