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OpenAI may be the talk of the town when it comes to tech news today but there’s still more to cover. 

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🛡 Google announced an AI cyber-defense initiative. 

🤖 Amazon claims its LLM is starting to show “emergent abilities.”

🟧 YC has put out a call for companies in AI, spatial computing, and more.

🔍 Slack has added AI search and summarization to its feature-set.

🚗 Lyft shares briefly surged 60% after a typo in its earnings report.

Ever wonder what tools founders use in their day-to-day stack? We just launched our new newsletter, Maker Stacks, where we interviewed early Notion employee Ben Lang on his productivity and community-building stack. Check it out.

Here’s some news: 

🚀 Space X successfully launched a lunar lander into space.

🍎 Some Vision Pro users are returning the headset, citing comfort and cost.

💔 Dating app downloads are down in the season of love — which kind of makes sense.

Happy Wednesday! Tis the day for love, and we just love the fact that you’re reading our digest! 

Here’s some news: 

🚀 Google is planning to map global methane emissions — from space.

🛎️ AirBnB wants to build the perfect concierge by using AI. 

☑️ TikTok is combating election misinformation by launching in-app election centers.

Happy Tuesday! In today’s digest, a long-sunsetted, fan-favorite productivity tool makes a comeback…

But first, the news: 

🍎 The FCC wants to investigate Apple over its decision to block Beeper Mini. 

🕹️ Microsoft is planning to bring Xbox games to PS5 in the near future.

🛍️ E-commerce is booming — as Shopify announced a 24% YoY in revenue.

Happy Monday! Another week to hit your goals. Ever wonder how some of your favorite makers do it? Subscribe to our latest newsletter to find out. Our first guest is Ben Lang. 

Now for some news: 

🏈 AI chatbots from Microsoft and Google got confused by the Super Bowl. 

💰 Jeff Bezos sold off 12M Amazon shares — netting just over $2B. 

🔏 Notion has acquired privacy-focused productivity platform, Skiff.

😿 We shared the wrong link to our podcast yesterday.

Check out the Product Hunt Weekly Digest podcast here. This week we spoke with Bobby Pinero. Bobby was an early Intercom hire and led the finance org as the company scaled from $1M ARR to $200M ARR and 700 employees. His Series A startup, Equals, was the Golden Kitty Award winner for Best Data Product in 2023.

As for the news…

🚙 After 15 years, Uber finally turned a profit.

🏢 Adam Neumann wants to buy WeWork out of bankruptcy.

💰 Weekend chatter: The country of Anguila is making millions from companies seeking “.ai” domains.

Equals co-founder Bobby Pinero joined us on the Product Hunt Weekly Podcast fresh off his Golden Kitty Award win. We talked about things like picking a rocketship startup to work for, how he thinks about building a new product in a category with a rich history (spreadsheets), and more.

Listen & subscribe for more interviews with award winners over the next few weeks!

On to the news...

👓 Pokémon Go creators + ex-Apple execs announced new AI glasses.

👾 Google’s most capable LLM is here + RIP "Bard." It's just Gemini now.

📈 Bluesky, the open-source competitor to X, doubled its unique user count after opening to the public.

Happy Hump Day! Ever wondered what tools some of your favorite founders use on a daily basis? Subscribe to our new newsletter to learn what tools founders have in their stack.

Now for some news:

💬 WhatsApp is preparing to roll out third-party chat support. 

🚀 NASA just released some captivating images of lo, Jupiter’s moon.

🖼️ DALL-E 3 will automatically watermark AI images, according to OpenAI.

Good morning! Current status: Making an appointment to test the Apple Vision Pro after seeing all the demos. 

Here’s some news:

🎞️ YouTube is launching a Vision Pro app – after a maker made his own. 

🎵 Spotify had a record year in 202, rising to 236 million subscribers. 

🤖 Google may be rolling out Gemini Ultra and renaming Bard this week.

Happy Monday! Check out the latest edition of the Product Hunt Weekly Podcast, where the team discusses the 2023 Product of the Year.

Here’s some news: 

🍎 Apple ramped up autonomous vehicle testing last year, according to documents. 

🔐 Hulu and Disney+ are cracking down on password sharing from March.

🧵 Threads is venturing deeper into the fediverse with its latest feature.