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A report cited officials as saying that Homeland Security sought to determine if there was any harm to government security as a result of the lapse.

ASML’s record orders show chipmakers are still betting big on AI data centers.

Investors including a16z are betting that nuclear industry suppliers will be the big winners of the AI demand-driven nuclear renaissance.

LinkedIn is partnering with Descript, Lovable, Replit, and Relay.app at launch

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Samsung said that the upcoming feature will let you protect selected parts of the screen like notification popup area.

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

This is Amazon's second layoff after the company cut 14,000 corporate jobs in October.

The social media company's smartglasses are set to be released to the public later this year.

Google is the latest investor to back Redwood Materials as the battery recycling startup scales a new energy storage venture to power AI data centers and other industrial sites.

Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.

Google's launch of practice tests for JEE follows its recent move to offer full-length SAT practice tests in Gemini.

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Shadowfax shares fell about 9% on theirdebut, valuing the logistics firm near its last private valuation.

​ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app’s U.S. operations. This restructuring aims to separate U.S. TikTok from its Chinese parent, addressing concerns about data privacy and foreign control. The move came after years of pressure from lawmakers, who feared the Chinese government’s potential access to Americans’ data. […]

Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon.

By Rotation, one of the UK’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, is partnering with Uber to deliver ski clothes.

This is a race series for software programmers and the brainchild of founder Palmer Luckey, he tells TechCrunch.

Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support.

Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to reports.

The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused "substantial unjustified monetary losses” for consumers who returned an item but were still charged for it.

Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial.

Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States.

OpenAI has launched a new scientific workspace program called Prism, which integrates AI into existing standards for composing research papers.

European governments are looking to move away from U.S. tech and reclaim their digital sovereignty at a time of unpredictability and volatility in the United States.

Data collected and analyzed by Obi suggest a shift is underway.

Pornhub parent company Aylo will restrict access from U.K. users, rather than comply with age verification mandates, which the company said it believes have not succeeded in promoting online safety.

TikTok says some of the glitches continue but it's making "significant progress" in recovering its U.S. infrastructure.

Days after Meta was sued by over alleged false privacy claims by its chat app WhatsApp, the company has rolled out a new setting to protect users against cyber attacks. The feature, called Strict Account Settings, adds restrictions like automatically blocking media and attachments from unknown senders, and silencing calls from unknown numbers. Under this setting, link […]

The tech giant also announced that it's making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews globally.

Google says Android devices will get new security features, like stronger authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools.

Goa and Andhra Pradesh are among Indian states mulling Australia-like social media ban for under-16s.

These retail closures will not impact customers who use Amazon for grocery delivery.

Pinterest says it's "reallocating resources to AI-focused roles and teams that drive AI adoption and execution" and "prioritizing AI‑powered products and capabilities."