Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps

by News Feed Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Technology

WeWard, an app that offers users rewards for logging their steps, is launching a feature called “Walking Mode” that allows users to restrict their use of chosen apps until they hit a certain step count. The feature is supposed to motivate people to walk while also...

Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space

by News Feed Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Technology

Kevin Weil, a veteran tech executive known for stints at Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs, and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a well-funded Seattle startup building reusable rockets to compete with SpaceX. “It’s real simple for me,” Stoke CEO Andy Lapsa told...

Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space

by News Feed Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Technology

Kevin Weil, a veteran tech executive known for stints at Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs, and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a well-funded Seattle startup building reusable rockets to compete with SpaceX. “It’s real simple for me,” Stoke CEO Andy Lapsa told...

Slack’s Slackbot can now pull your CRM data, generate charts, and send DocuSigns — all from a chat message.

by News Feed Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Technology

Five years and $27.7 billion after Salesforce acquired Slack, the two products are finally starting to function as a single system. On Tuesday, Slack launched an integration that connects Slackbot — the personal AI agent built into every workspace — to the entire...

Slack’s Slackbot can now pull your CRM data, generate charts, and send DocuSigns — all from a chat message.

by News Feed Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Technology

Five years and $27.7 billion after Salesforce acquired Slack, the two products are finally starting to function as a single system. On Tuesday, Slack launched an integration that connects Slackbot — the personal AI agent built into every workspace — to the entire...

Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips

by News Feed Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Technology

The days of Nvidia’s unparalleled market dominance aren’t over, but challengers and choices are arising from all directions. ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has released inference-performance software that allows a variety of...