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TechCrunch

Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B

Replit raised a new $400 million round and said it hopes to have $1B in ARR by year's end.

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TechCrunch

Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B

WIRED

Iran Warns US Tech Firms Could Become Targets as War Expands

Companies including Google, Microsoft, and Palantir were listed as targets by Iranian media as the conflict with Israel and the US spills into digital infrastructure.

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WIRED

Iran Warns US Tech Firms Could Become Targets as War Expands

Engadget

TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you're an Apple Music subscriber

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Engadget

TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you're an Apple Music subscriber

TechCrunch

Pro-Iran hacktivist group says it is behind attack on medical tech giant Stryker

The hacktivist group claimed the attack was in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a Tehran school that killed more than 175 people, most of them children.

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TechCrunch

Pro-Iran hacktivist group says it is behind attack on medical tech giant Stryker

Engadget

Microsoft's full screen 'Xbox Mode' will roll out to Windows 11 PCs in April

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Engadget

Microsoft's full screen 'Xbox Mode' will roll out to Windows 11 PCs in April

TechCrunch

Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups

Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by backing early-stage startups in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry.

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Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups

Engadget

Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027

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Engadget

Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027

WIRED

Nvidia Will Spend $26 Billion to Build Open-Weight AI Models, Filings Show

The move could position the AI infrastructure powerhouse to quickly compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.

53 minutes ago

WIRED

Nvidia Will Spend $26 Billion to Build Open-Weight AI Models, Filings Show

TechCrunch

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

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TechCrunch

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

TechCrunch

VC mega-funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions

General Catalyst is said to be raising $10 billion and Spark Capital $3 billion. This after several other firms have also raised mega-funds.

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VC mega-funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions

TechCrunch

Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank

For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, including Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand that grew from ...

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank

Engadget

Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine

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Engadget

Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine

Engadget

Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts

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Engadget

Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts

Ars Technica

Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit

"We are focused on protecting space, assuring access to space, ensuring custody of space."

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Ars Technica

Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit

Engadget

Most AI chatbots will help users plan violent attacks, study finds

2 hours ago

Engadget

Most AI chatbots will help users plan violent attacks, study finds

Ars Technica

Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor

GPU maker courts corporate partners for NemoClaw ahead of annual conference.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor

WIRED

Best Mattress for Back Pain (2026): Saatva, Bear, Helix

If you're struggling with chronic back or shoulder pain, these mattresses could change your life

2 hours ago

WIRED

Best Mattress for Back Pain (2026): Saatva, Bear, Helix

Ars Technica

NIH director launches "Scientific Freedom" lectures with non-scientist

First speaker minimizes climate change, COVID risks—and is a lab leak proponent.

3 hours ago

Ars Technica

NIH director launches "Scientific Freedom" lectures with non-scientist

WIRED

This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising

In Discord servers and Instagram DMs, content creators are organizing, turning followings in the millions into millions of dollars in political giving.

3 hours ago

WIRED

This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising

WIRED

Meta Is Developing 4 New Chips to Power Its AI and Recommendation Systems

The MTIA processors are the tech giant’s latest attempt to build its own AI hardware, even as it continues spending billions on gear from industry leaders like Nvidia.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Meta Is Developing 4 New Chips to Power Its AI and Recommendation Systems

WIRED

This Digital Picture Frame Wants to Bring People Closer to a Holographic Future

Brooklyn-based Looking Glass has been dabbling in 3D screens for nearly a decade. It's finally launching Musubi, an AI-powered holographic frame to bring your photos and videos to life.

5 hours ago

WIRED

This Digital Picture Frame Wants to Bring People Closer to a Holographic Future

Ars Technica

Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule

A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today's hardware.

7 hours ago

Ars Technica

Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule

Ars Technica

Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency's own risk guidelines

"Due to late-stage design changes, the potential risk of uncontrolled reentry increased."

19 hours ago

Ars Technica

Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency's own risk guidelines

Ars Technica

AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?

Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?

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Ars Technica

AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?