Cognition, an AI coding startup, has raised $1 billion at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, more than doubling its valuation in eight months. The company is running at $492 million in annualized revenue, according to its statement. Source
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader "Meta One" subscription brand. The move marks the social-media giant's expansion into bundled services alongside its core ad-supported platforms. Source
Robinhood will allow users to create a separate account with a pre-loaded balance that an AI agent can use to trade stocks. The brokerage platform is opening its trading infrastructure to agentic systems, letting automated agents buy and sell across the market on behalf of users. Source
YouTube will automatically label videos that use significant photorealistic AI, rather than relying solely on creators to disclose such content themselves. The platform is also making AI labels more prominent on both Shorts and long-form videos. Source
ElevenLabs has released a new music-generation model that allows users to regenerate a section of a song without affecting the rest of the track. The capability lets creators switch genres mid-track and make targeted edits to specific portions of their compositions. Source