Google Home API preview wants to super-charge smart home apps
TL;DR Google announced its Home API at I/O last year. After limited early testing, the API is now opening to developers at large. Home API access promises to let devs…
Upvest, a stock trading API used by N26, Revolut and others, raises $105 million
Upvest might not be a familiar name if you don’t pay close attention to the fintech industry, but chances are you’ve already interacted with the company’s products. Founded by Martin…
Instagram locks out developers of third-party consumer apps
A change to Meta’s developer tools is impacting third-party consumer apps that had previously integrated with Instagram. Among those affected by the changes are the Match-owned dating apps Tinder and…
Nokia acquires Rapid, the API company once valued at $1B
Nokia, the company that once was the biggest mobile phone company in the world, has made an interesting acquisition in its bid to be a bridge between the adjacent but…
Mistral launches a moderation API
AI startup Mistral has launched a new API for content moderation. The API, which is the same API that powers moderation in Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot platform, can be tailored…
X makes its basic API tier more costly, launches annual subscriptions
Elon Musk-owned social network X made changes to its API pricing and limits today and also announced annual plans with a discounted rate. The company raised the prices of the…
Runway announces an API for its video-generating models
Runway, one of several AI startups developing video-generating tech, today announced an API to allow devs and organizations to build the company’s generative AI models into third-party platforms, apps and…
Yelp’s lack of transparency around API charges angers developers
On July 19, Yelp informed select indie developers that they would have to switch to paid accounts, due to high API usage. Developers were given four days to make the…
Fitbit AFib API gives doctors new tool for tracking heart health
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR You could already use your Fitbit to watch for signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), but now you can automatically share that data with professionals.…
Chift lets SaaS companies integrate with dozens of financial tools with a unified API
Pennylane, Qonto, Agicap, Pleo and Mollie have one thing in common. They all use Chift in one way or another to manage integrations with other services. And this relatively young…