How the rewards app Freecash scammed its way to the top of the app stores

by News Feed Editor | Apr 14, 2026 | Technology

A data harvesting app called Freecash appears to have tricked users as it quickly rose to the top charts on the App Store and Google Play, where it has sat for months until a recent ban. If you’ve been on TikTok this year, you’ve more than likely encountered ads for...

Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z

by News Feed Editor | Apr 14, 2026 | Technology

Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses (like those in metals, food, and airline companies) manage financial risk, announced Tuesday a $20 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.  Others in the seed round include Crucible Capital, Gallery...

Microsoft launches MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a cheaper and faster AI image model

by News Feed Editor | Apr 14, 2026 | Technology

Microsoft today launched MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a lower-cost, higher-speed variant of its flagship text-to-image model that the company says delivers production-ready quality at nearly half the price. The release, available immediately in Microsoft Foundry and MAI...

In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

by News Feed Editor | Apr 14, 2026 | Technology

The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it! There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. On top of the mixing and mingling with the...

Databricks tested a stronger model against its multi-step agent on hybrid queries. The stronger model still lost by 21%.

by News Feed Editor | Apr 14, 2026 | Technology

Data teams building AI agents keep running into the same failure mode. Questions that require joining structured data with unstructured content, sales figures alongside customer reviews or citation counts alongside academic papers, break single-turn RAG systems. New...

Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India

by News Feed Editor | Apr 14, 2026 | Technology

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature to users in India. The feature lets users connect their Google accounts, such as Gmail and Google Photos, then ask Gemini questions to get personalized answers. After connecting...