OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to “focus on research, compute, and safety.” After joining Facebook in 2011, the company appointed Simo […] Read more ›
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The non-profit Wikimedia Foundation is challenging the United Kingdom’s online safety rules in court over concerns they may enable “vandalism, disinformation, or abuse” to go unchecked on its Wikipedia platform. Wikimedia announced on Thursday that its legal challenge specifically targets the Online Safety Act’s (OSA) categorization regulations, which the foundation says are written broadly enough […] Read more ›
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The Old Guard was one of Netflix’s more memorable action flicks, and if the first trailer is anything to go on, the same will be true of its sequel. The streamer just released the first proper look at The Old Guard 2, which continues to follow Andromache (Charlize Theron) as the leader of a squad […] Read more ›
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Apple asked a judge to halt an order forcing it to give up control over App Store payments while it appeals the decision. In a filing on Wednesday, Apple says the order contains “extraordinary intrusions” that could result in “grave irreparable harm” to the company. Last week, California District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found […] Read more ›
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Today, I’m talking with Paul Bascobert, who is the president of Reuters, the news and information service you have undoubtedly heard of. This is part of a special Thursday series we’re running this month to explore how leaders at some of the world’s biggest companies make decisions in such a rapidly changing environment. You know, […] Read more ›
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The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social networking services” through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the case […] Read more ›
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Bill Gates took aim at President Donald Trump and Elon Musk during an interview with The New York Times, saying funding cuts to USAID will cause childhood deaths to increase. “On childhood deaths, which over the next few years should have gone from five million to four million — now, unless there’s a big reversal, […] Read more ›
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Following companies like Amazon and Spotify, the Delta emulator is the latest iOS app to take advantage of last month’s ruling by Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Although it has appealed the decision, Apple has complied with the ruling that it can no longer restrict developers from directing users to alternate payment […] Read more ›
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Peloton said it’s not sweating tariffs in its Q3 2025 earnings today, noting it is “predominantly a subscription business” while acknowledging that macroeconomic uncertainty could impact demand for its pricey bikes and treadmills. “During the period of GDP decline between 2008 and 2009, external data showed that us spend[ing] on fitness continued to grow, and […] Read more ›
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Ever since Google introduced the "Audio Overviews" feature into its NotebookLM research tool, I have been experimenting with feeding it bodies of text that I did not want to sit and read: stereo instructions, Wikipedia rabbit holes, my Q1 performance review, etc. With this AI tool, two uncanny valley robot voices are generated to "dive […] Read more ›
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The Whoop 5.0, announced today, is a significant hardware and software update with subscription pricing that seems keen on broadening its appeal to a wider audience. When I1q reviewed the Whoop 4.0, I said it was a tracker that made sense for athletes, but not so much the average person. Between hyper-performance-focused features and a […] Read more ›
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Meta is developing what’s described as “super-sensing” vision software that can recognize people by name, according to The Information. The company is reportedly working on two pairs of smart glasses for next year, internally called Aperol and Bellini, and has recently reworked its processes for assessing privacy and safety risks to release products more quickly. […] Read more ›
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Before she was chosen as Donald Trump's latest nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means came from the world of healthcare startups - and cofounded one with a tech entrepreneur who's now a key DOGE operative in charge of dismantling the IRS. In 2019, Means, a holistic medicine doctor who rose to prominence in the […] Read more ›
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The ongoing lawsuit between Nintendo and Palworld developer Pocketpair has forced the studio to make some changes to its Pokémon-like game. In a new blog post, Pocketpair explained that a patch in November removed certain gameplay features, and that an upcoming update will cull even more. “We have had to make certain compromises in order […] Read more ›
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Alienware is introducing a pair of new, more affordable gaming laptops: the Aurora 16 and 16X, starting at $1,149 and $1,949, respectively. Unlike the flagship Area-51 laptops announced back at CES, the Auroras are meant to be a little more versatile, portable, and comfortable for general laptop use. They replace the older Alienware M, X, […] Read more ›
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It's a scorching afternoon in August 2024, with temps hovering at 101 degrees. I'm flat on my back, sweating under a 1970s Land Rover, trying to rescue a Segway Navimow. It turns out that the first rule of using a robot lawnmower is "don't let anyone park on your lawn." Robot lawnmowers have been around […] Read more ›
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When COVID-19 lockdowns swept across India in 2020, they brought religious life to a halt. Temples were shuttered, large gatherings banned, and in-person rituals suspended - many for the first time in living memory. Millions of devotees were suddenly cut off from their usual spiritual routines, from daily temple visits and bhajans (community singing sessions) […] Read more ›
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Eligible Apple customers can now apply for their share of a $95 million Siri snooping payout. A website has been set up to distribute the funds, allowing Apple device owners in the US who experienced an unintended Siri activation during private conversations between September 17th, 2014, and December 31st, 2024, to submit a claim. The […] Read more ›
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Tesla has officially scrapped the range extender accessory it was making for Cybertrucks. In emails seen by Electrek, Tesla confirmed to Cybertruck owners that it’s “no longer planning to sell” the $16,000 battery pack, and that it would be issuing full refunds for the $2,000 deposit put down by customers. The range extender would have […] Read more ›
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Lenovo is announcing a new 10th-generation Legion 9i gaming laptop coming soon to China and scheduled for the fall in North America. The 18-inch behemoth is packed with top-end specs, including the option for a 4K-capable 2D / 3D screen, Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, up to 192GB of RAM, […] Read more ›
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