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TechCrunch

Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.

Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.

9 minutes ago

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Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.

Engadget

Lotus will return to combustion engines for its cars

It's part of yet another ambitious pivot for the UK car maker.

49 minutes ago

Engadget

Lotus will return to combustion engines for its cars

Engadget

Digg is back again, this time to aggregate AI news

Kevin Rose says Digg will introduce new topics in the future.

3 hours ago

Engadget

Digg is back again, this time to aggregate AI news

Engadget

Gemini for Google Home will no longer freak out if you ask it how to make a margarita

Google has rolled out updates to make Gemini for Home faster and more useful.

4 hours ago

Engadget

Gemini for Google Home will no longer freak out if you ask it how to make a margarita

TechCrunch

Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks

Right now, every AI model you've ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines is trying to change that by building a model that processes your input and generates a response at the same time, so it's more like a phone call than a text chain.

5 hours ago

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Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks

Engadget

Daybreak is OpenAI's response to Anthropic's Claude Mythos

OpenAI has launched a cybersecurity initiative called Daybreak, powered by GPT-5.5 and Codex Security.

9 hours ago

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Daybreak is OpenAI's response to Anthropic's Claude Mythos

TechCrunch

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth and early-stage startups.

10 hours ago

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Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

WIRED

Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’

The former OpenAI chief scientist may be estranged from the company, but he still came to its defense as he testified on Monday.

10 hours ago

WIRED

Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’

Engadget

Astronomers use the Webb telescope to improve our map of the cosmic web

Adding significantly more detail means better future investigations into the universe's past.

11 hours ago

Engadget

Astronomers use the Webb telescope to improve our map of the cosmic web

Ars Technica

Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks

Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks

Ars Technica

Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here's its interior

Audi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV.

12 hours ago

Ars Technica

Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here's its interior

TechCrunch

Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.

12 hours ago

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Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Ars Technica

After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029

FCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.

13 hours ago

Ars Technica

After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029

Ars Technica

Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months

Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.

13 hours ago

Ars Technica

Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months

Engadget

Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent

The case particularly focuses on children's accounts.

14 hours ago

Engadget

Texas AG sues Netflix, claiming the streaming service collects user data without consent

WIRED

Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

There’s a more accurate way of measuring who’s at risk for cholesterol-related health issues. So why don’t more doctors use it?

15 hours ago

WIRED

Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

Ars Technica

Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment

A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.

15 hours ago

Ars Technica

Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment

WIRED

The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny’s ‘Vulgar’ Super Bowl Performance

The complaints, obtained by WIRED, described Bad Bunny’s performance as being overly sexual and protested that the show was in Spanish.

16 hours ago

WIRED

The FCC Received Hundreds of Complaints About Bad Bunny’s ‘Vulgar’ Super Bowl Performance

Ars Technica

Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.

Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.

16 hours ago

Ars Technica

Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.

TechCrunch

Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation

Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round.

16 hours ago

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Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation

WIRED

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works

Since 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon.

16 hours ago

WIRED

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works

TechCrunch

Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app

As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that it is launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream in the Peacock app.

16 hours ago

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Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app

WIRED

Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android

As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.

17 hours ago

WIRED

Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android

WIRED

Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza

A new collaboration with Alphabet’s Wing will only deliver sandwiches. It demonstrates the tricky parts of taking to the sky.

22 hours ago

WIRED

Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza