Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
The US DOD appoints Marc Andreessen to its Defense Policy Board, a committee that gives strategic advice to the US defense secretary and other top officials  —  Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, the one-time Democratic supporter who switched his allegiance to Donald Trump …

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
AI leaderboard provider Arena says it hit $100M in annualized run-rate revenue eight months after launching AI Evaluations, which offers performance analytics  —  Just eight months after launching its commercial service, AI leaderboard provider Arena, which originated as a research project …

Day One recognizes that many people struggle with journaling not because they can’t write, but because they don’t know how to begin or what a “good” journal entry about their day looks like. That’s why we built Daily Chat, a guided reflection experience that helps you talk through your day, organize your thoughts, and shape them into a journal entry.

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Try it for yourself, it will change the way you think about journalling.

Sega, Atlus, and Netflix are teaming up to adapt the Persona RPG series for a live-action television series, according to a new report.

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Google says the Gemini app now offers personalized Nano Banana image generation, previously limited to Plus, Pro, and Ultra users, to eligible US users for free  —  Google announced on Monday that the Gemini app is now offering its personalized Nano Banana-powered image generation feature to a broader audience.