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Happy Thursday! We made a mistake in our Golden Kitty Award winner's email. The award for Personal Productivity goes to Heptabase — a visual note-taking tool for learning complex topics.
Here’s some news:
💻 Happy birthday, Macintosh! Apple’s longest-running product turns 40.
📷 Meta is rolling out more safety measures to protect teens on its platforms.
🌐 Google Chrome is getting new AI features in the browser's latest update.
Happy Hump Day! In case you missed it: The 2023 Golden Kitty Award winners have been announced. Here’s how one maker reacted to winning the Developer Tools award.
Now for some news:
🚗 Tesla is working on a new crossover car – with a more budget-friendly price.
🍎 Apple is reportedly building an EV, but its launch has been pushed back.
🎞️ Netflix is axing its cheapest ad-free tier in favor of a pricier option.
Good Morning! Today is the day. You voted. We tallied, and the 2023 Golden Kitty Awards winners have been announced…
But first, the news:
💬 Telegram is rolling out view-once voice and video messages.
🎧 Apple will pay 10% more to artists who use spatial audio in their tracks.
Happy Monday! Voting is now closed for the Golden Kitty Awards. If you can’t wait to see who won, check out the landing page, where we have a handy countdown timer.
☁️ WhatsApp is working on an AirDrop alternative, according to this leak.
✈️ NASA unveiled the X-59, an experimental jet that’s capable of supersonic speeds.
🍎 The Apple Vision Pro opened for pre-orders last week, and it’s already sold out.
Happy Friday! If you haven’t already, go vote for your favorite bootstrapped product of 2023 and, of course, the Product of the Year in the Golden Kitty Awards 2023.
Here’s some news:
🐦 X (formerly Twitter) is rolling out video and voice calls for Android.
📹 No VR Stranger Things as Netflix confirms no dedicated app for Vision Pro.
Today is the day to vote for some of our most popular categories in the 2023 Golden Kitty Awards. Make sure to cast your vote for the best products for Personal Productivity, Productivity for Teams, Marketing & Sales, and Social & Community.
Here’s some news:
⌚ Apple Watches are going back on sale – with some missing features.
🛰️ Watch the skies as a lunar lander will be burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.
📱 Samsung announced a new range of smartphones with AI built in.
Happy Hump Day! The Golden Kitty Awards are in full swing. Read below for a round-up of some of the categories.
But first, some news:
🍎 Apple has made a big change to its app store guidelines.
🤖 A robot has learned how to cook, clean, and do your laundry.
📱 Samsung is expected to launch its 2024 phone lineup today.
Good morning! It’s so cold that I replaced my morning coffee with a morning hot chocolate.
Anyway, here’s some news:
🤖 Microsoft has launched a pro plan for its Copilot AI assistant.
🚜 Starlink has a new partnership brewing – with John Deere.
☑️ OpenAI has a plan to combat misinformation in the 2024 elections.
🏆 The Golden Kitty Awards are like the Oscars of Tech and you can vote for your favorite products now.
Happy Monday! Is applying for YC on your 2024 roadmap? Check out what a YC veteran has to say about perfecting your application.
Here’s some news:
👓 The Apple Vision Pro will have a sales process of demos, calibration, and more.
📰 Artifact, the news sharing platform founded by an Instagram co-founder is shutting down.
🧵 Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users on its platform by year-end.
