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Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🫥 Proton Launched an Encrypted AI Assistant
Privacy-focused productivity tools maker Proton released its new AI assistant, Lumo, today. The new chatbot keeps no logs of your conversations, has end-to-end encryption for storing chats, and offers a ghost mode for conversations that disappear as soon as you close the window. (TechCrunch)
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3. ⌚️ Meta is Developing a Gesture-Controlled Wristband to Interact With Devices
Now this is cool… Meta researchers are developing a wristband using surface electromyography (sEMG) to detect electrical signals from muscle activity to control a computer via hand gestures. The signals can even sense a person’s intended actions before they do them. (TechCrunch)
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5. 🦄 Swedish Unicorn Lovable Hit $100M ARR in Just 8 Months
Unicorns are powerful beings, it seems. Less than a week after it became Europe’s latest unicorn, Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable is now a centaur, hitting more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in only eight months. (TechCrunch)
6. ✨ GitHub Launched its Spark AI App Maker
After being announced last year, GitHub has officially released Spark, an AI app-making tool powered by Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 model. The tool is currently in public preview to Copilot Pro Plus subscribers and enables users to create and deploy full-stack AI apps by writing natural language prompts. (The Verge)
7. 📅 Ex-YC & a16z Experts Are Hosting an Invite-Only Founders Summit
Former Y Combinator and a16z staff are hosting an invite-only “To Do List Summit” event for 80 early-stage founders on August 9, focused on media, PR, and building buzz effectively for $600 a ticket. Anyone want to connect us with an invite? (TechCrunch)
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