More top reads Manifesto makes us scratch our heads: Famed venture capitalist Marc Andreessen blew up social media this week when he crafted a 5,000-word blog post that has him opining on everything from colonizing outer space to bringing back Reaganomics. This left some of my colleagues perplexed and wondering why the billionaire is so bullish that technology will save us. Read for yourself. Thereâs always a catch: Amazon quietly rolls out support for passkeys but says keep that password handy just in case. Speaking of passkeys, WhatsApp is launching its own passkey support on Android. Baby robot steps: Figure got its humanoid robot to walk for the camera. Check it out. Weâve got the beat: AI-generating music app Riffusion turns viral success into $4 million in funding. Listen up. More layoffs: The developer community site Stack Overflow cut 28% of its staff. This is why. Is that a vape or a remote control?: Storz & Bickel announce the $448 Venty, its first new dry herb vaporizer in nearly 10 years. Itâs big. Hereâs to the horn: Prove Identity is in unicorn territory after grabbing $40 million in new capital to expand in mobile-based authentication tech. Go ahead, verify it. Link to your heartâs content: Snapchat is now allowing websites to embed content. Hereâs how. Fewer features: Thatâs what the new Apple Pencil has. Granted, it costs less than previous models. Write that down. Users go bye-bye: We have a pair of X stories for you today. In the first one, a new report claims that one year post-acquisition, the former Twitterâs traffic and monthly active users are in decline. Xâs new plan to lure subscribers? Partnering with Paris Hilton on a custom icon. Thatâs hot. What once was lost, now is found: Invesco raises Swiggyâs valuation to nearly $8 billion after it was slashed earlier this year. See how it grew. Connecting the world one dollar at a time: Nova Credit lands $45 million to grow its cross-border and alternative data credit products. Here’s how it moves money. Into orbit: K2 Space is building a power-rich future for space exploration based on the premise that bigger is better. Read more. Even more for your Tuesday: Capella Space to replace founder and CEO Payam Banazadeh Give biotech a chance for the planetâs sake, EU lawmakers urged Trust & Safety Tycoon lets you simulate the most agonizing job in tech Luxury EV maker Lucid misses the mark on deliveries LeapFrogâs new fund to double down on financial and healthcare sectors in Africa and Asia | 
