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Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video.

Justin Jin’s company Giggles – which he describes as “putting a trading app and TikTok together” – started as a joke.

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The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government's claims that the election misinformation programs were used to "target the President."

Merino Energy has simplified the heat pump dramatically in a quest to make them cheaper and easier to install.

On a recent episode of Equity, we talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants.

Adobe Acrobat Spaces is a free tool for students to use AI and create different kind of study material from documents

Waymo now operates commercial robotaxi services in 11 cities, with various methods to hail.

The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

Spotify will now allow users to input natural language prompts to create podcast playlist.

Rocket's new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation.

The program invites creators to create original content with Picsart tools for a specific campaign, share it on their social channels, and earn revenue based on how their audience engages.

Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks.

There are a growing number of reasons why used EVs have gained in popularity.

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow.

Netflix says the app gives children access to an "ever-growing" library of games for kids.

NHTSA closed its investigation into Tesla's "Actually Smart Summon" feature, saying that only a fraction of cases resulted in an incident, and that no incidents resulted in injury. Tesla has also issued a number of software updates.

Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the war between the U.S. and Iran escalates.

Apple plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its App Store fight with Epic Games, as it challenges a ruling limiting its ability to charge fees on external payments.

An apparent North Korean worker was caught visibly stumped during a remote job interview when asked to insult the country's leader.

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign.

OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact.