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Founders Revive Criticism of Google's Ad Business Post Indian Court Ru
The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords.
Amazon and Snowflake's $6B AI Chip Deal: Boost for AWS
Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice.
Google AI Struggles with Basic Spelling Tasks
Google is embarrassing itself, again.
Google Engineer Charged with Insider Trading on Polymarket
According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.
YouTube Enhances Podcasts with AI Recommendations and Auto Speed
The update signals YouTube's ongoing efforts to compete with other platforms for podcast audiences.
AI Labs Focus on Recursive Self-Improvement Challenges
A new crop of AI labs are focused on recursive self-improvement — but the goal is proving elusive.
7-Eleven Data Breach Exposes 185,000 Customers' Data
The data breach included names, dates of birth, postal addresses, and Social Security numbers, according to a state government listing.
Iranian Hackers Blamed for L.A. Transit System Breach
An Israeli cybersecurity firm said Iran’s government is behind Ababil of Minab, a fake hacktivist persona that has claimed a series of data breaches after the start of the war in Iran.
Dutch Government Blocks US Cloud Acquisition Over Public Interest Conc
The move to block the acquisition of the cloud company that hosts the Dutch digital ID service comes as Europe continues to reduce its reliance on U.S. technology.
DuckDuckGo Installs Surge 30% Amid Google AI Search Backlash
Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.
Trump Admin Seeks Plutonium Use in Nuclear Startups
The U.S. government is sitting on dozens of tons of weapons-grade plutonium. It's hoping startups can find a use for it.
GoPeek: Open Links in Live Mini Browser Windows
GoPeek: Find New depths with Live Mini Browser Windows In today's digital landscape, multitasking is paramount. GoPeek enhances productivity by allowing users t…
Elon Musk's xAI Pivots to Natural Gas, Ditches Solar Power
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?
Deep Fission's IPO: Nuclear Startup's Public Bid Raises Questions
Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear startup's story.
Apple, Meta, and Google's Spyware Protection Modes Explained
Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on.
Dreamie Alarm Clock: Wake Up to Podcasts, Not Phones
What sets Dreamie apart from all of the other fancy alarm clocks is laughably simple: It can play podcasts.
Xreal CEO: Smart Glasses Industry Reaches Turning Point
Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.
Navigating AI Security: Google's Real-Time Approach
We're in the transition period -- all of us.
AI Tool Hydrafog: Revolutionizing Code Generation on Codeberg
AI Tool Hydrafog: Transforming Code Generation on Codeberg In the evolving landscape of software development, Hydrafog has emerged as a game changer, particular…
Hypergraph: Rust Library for Directed Hypergraphs with 40 Algorithms
Exploring Hypergraph: The Comprehensive Rust Library for Directed Hypergraphs Introduction to Hypergraph Hypergraph is a powerful Rust library specifically desi…
Go vs C: Write BPF Programs with Ease
Write BPF Programs with Ease: Go vs C When it comes to writing Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) programs, developers have traditionally relied on C for its performa…
AI Tool: Taste-Skill Enhances AI Content Quality
Taste-Skill - gives your AI good taste. stops the AI from generating boring, generic slop
Oura Smart Ring Maker Files for IPO
The Finnish company said in September that it has sold 5.5 million smart rings to date.
SpaceX's S-1 Filing: Mars Colony and $28T Market
The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes way further than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a $28 trillion total addressable market, a pay package tied to establishing a Mars colony, and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in American […]
Google's AI Glasses: Hands-On with Android XR Prototype
Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view.
Google Search AI Update Breaks Search for 'Disregard
After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.
Google Adds Disco Ball Icons to Pixel Home Screens
You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google.
SpaceX Starship V3 Launches, Booster Lost on Return
The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.
Google Unveils AI Agents at I/O: Confusion Follows
One of the most promising introductions at Google’s I/O developer conference on Tuesday was a new way for consumers to use the web: AI agents. Unfortunately, it was also the most confusing.
Spotify Unveils New AI-Powered Desktop App in 20+ Markets
Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets.
Alternatives to Google Search: Six AI-Powered Options to Try
Google is about to look really different, and if you're not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you're not going to like what's coming.
Trump Delays AI Security Executive Order Due to Language Concerns
President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order's language.
Elon Musk's Dominance in SpaceX IPO: AI Insights
Musk, who will have more than 50% of the voting power, will have a monarchical grip over the publicly-traded version of SpaceX — control that goes far beyond what other tech founders enjoy.
Python API for Google NotebookLM: Full Programmatic Access
Unofficial Python API and agentic skill for Google NotebookLM. Full programmatic access to NotebookLM's features—including capabilities the web UI doesn't expose—via Python, CLI, and AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw.
Jeff Bezos' Tax Comment Sparks Debate on Income Inequality
"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything."
Global EV Market Growth Leaves US Behind
EV sales have surged worldwide in every region but the U.S., posing risks for legacy and startup automakers.
IrisGo: AI Desktop Assistant from Andrew Ng-Backed Startup
Initially billed as an "AI butler," Iris watches what happens on a user's desktop and automatically learns how to do tasks for them, its co-founder says.
Lucra Raises $20M for eSports Loyalty Platform Without AI Hype
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started — especially when ARK had already been burned by a company operating in the same space.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie […]
Clouted Raises $7M to Optimize Short Video Virality with AI
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
Google Launches Antigravity 2.0 with New AI Ultra Plan at IO 2026
Google is debuting a new AI Ultra plan priced at $100, which will give users 5x more usage limit than the AI Pro plan alongside the Antigravity 2.0 launch.
Google's Universal Cart: Track Your Shopping Journey Across the Web
Most people shop across multiple devices, many retailers, and over the course of many days, which is why Google is launching Universal Cart.
Google Unveils Gemini AI Updates at IO 2026
The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini app into an all-purpose AI hub rather than a stand-alone chatbot.
Google Unveils Audio-Powered Smart Glasses at IO 2026
Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.
Discord Adds End-to-End Encryption for Voice and Video Calls
Good news! Discord's hundreds of millions of users now have their communications scrambled, so not even Discord can see them.
Google's New AI Agents for Enhanced Search Monitoring
Google is launching AI-powered “information agents” that can monitor topics in the background and proactively alert users to updates and changes.
Google IO 2026: Talk to Your Gmail Inbox with AI Voice Search
Google expands Gmail’s AI Inbox with conversational voice search, letting users ask Gemini to find buried email details.
Google Unveils AI Design Tool for All at IO 2026
Google says it's designed the app to be accessible to everyone, from teachers to small business owners.
Google's YouTube AI Search: Gemini Omni Enhances Video Discovery
Google is completely revamping its search experience, and that doesn't stop at YouTube.
Enforra: Open-Source AI Governance for Agent Tool Calls
Enforra: Open Source AI Governance for Agent Tool Calls Enforra is an innovative, open source platform designed to streamline and secure AI agent interactions. …
Hackers Compromise Open Source Packages in Supply Chain Attack
The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them.