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Canva gets to $4B in revenue as LLM referral traffic rises
Canva saw strong 2025 growth, hitting $4B ARR and 265M users, largely due to AI tools. It's shifting to an AI-first platform with design tools, integrating with LLMs like ChatGPT.
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Canva saw strong 2025 growth, hitting $4B ARR and 265M users, largely due to AI tools. It's shifting to an AI-first platform with design tools, integrating with LLMs like ChatGPT.
Venice, a new startup, raised $20M to tackle the internet's permissions problem for AI and humans. It consolidates identity and access management, replacing legacy systems at Fortune 500 companies with faster, AI-powered solutions.
Google added AI music generation, powered by DeepMind's Lyria 3, to its Gemini app globally. Users describe songs, and Gemini creates tracks with lyrics and art. It also expands to YouTube Dream Track.
Google launched the $499 Pixel 10a. It features new AI software, a 48MP camera, brighter screen, faster charging, and Satellite SOS. Preorder now, ships March 5.
World Labs raised $1B, including $200M from Autodesk. They'll partner to integrate AI models for 3D environments with Autodesk's tools, aiming to boost creative design, starting with entertainment.
Amazon halted its Blue Jay warehouse robot project, but will reuse its core technology for other robotics initiatives, moving employees to new projects.
Ring's "Search Party" AI, initially for lost dogs, is a first step toward "zeroing out crime," according to a leaked email from its founder, fueling surveillance concerns.
Meta plans to launch a smartwatch with health/AI features this year, code-named Malibu 2, after shelving an earlier attempt. It will compete with Apple, Google, and others.
Phison's CEO warns the RAM crisis, fueled by AI demand, could kill products and entire companies by 2H 2026 due to extreme supply shortages and prioritized profits.