Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos The Philippines has millions of unbanked adults, and its consumer lending market is starting to catch up. Salmon, a Manila-based consumer finance app, just raised $60 million in equity and $40 million in debt to bring digital banking to Filipinos. Salmon was founded by Pavel Fedorov, George Chesakov, and...

Sam Altman’s thank-you to coders draws the memes Image Credits:Alex Wong / Getty Images 4:12 PM PDT · March 18, 2026 If you need a cathartic release from the news that Amazon laid off 16,000 workers, Block chopped nearly half its workforce, Atlassian pared back 10% of staffers, and Meta is reportedly considering another massive round of layoffs, all in the name of...

Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can use Creative Cloud apps to complete tasks Last October, Adobe previewed a new assistant under the “Project Moonlight” moniker that could do tasks for you by tapping different Adobe apps like Acrobat, Photoshop and Express. That product is now being launched as Firefly AI Assistant. The Firefly AI Assistant will be available in public beta in the coming...

Despite Previous Integration Failure, Etsy Launches Its App in ChatGPT Etsy's current foray into ChatGPT may be less about making money and more about learning how to develop its own AI tools. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, the deputy editor at So Yummy and the senior lifestyle editor...

Norway crown princess's son to stay in custody before rape verdict, says court40 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorNTB/AlamyFile pic of Marius Borg Høiby from January 2026, weeks before his trial in OsloA Norwegian appeal court has rejected a request by Marius Borg Høiby to be released from custody because of his mother's serious illness, ahead of a verdict in a rape trial.The appeal...