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US court allowed Perplexity to use AI agents for shopping on Amazon A US appeals court has overturned a decision that temporarily barred Perplexity from using its AI agents to make purchases on the Amazon platform. This was reported by Reuters. This is the first federal appeals court ruling on
Yann LeCun joins new VC firm backed by 244 LPs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/yann-lecun-new-firm-224-ventures
Exclusive: Legaltech Wordsmith raises $14m Series B extension from Index, FT Ventures Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/wordsmith-14m-series-b-extension
Sweaty, insane, cracked: Decoding the language of founder praise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sweaty-insane-cracked-decoding-the-language-of-founder-praise
Nik Storonsky in talks over new share deal for $500bn Revolut valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nik-storonsky-share-deal-500bn
‘We need the bravery to change the process’: How AI is impacting physical environments Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-ai-is-impacting-physical-environments-brnd
Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until Friday Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/get-up-to-400-off-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass-until-friday/
Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the “24/7 job” of overseeing X. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/nikita-bier-steps-down-as-xs-head-of-product/
Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski’s autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/travis-kalanicks-robotics-startup-atoms-taps-former-uber-finance-chief-as-cfo/
Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-an-ai-agent-for-large-code-bases/