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The show is expected to run for four seasons, with the possibility of spin-offs, a prequel, and foreign versions.

In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused Apple of excluding right-leaning outlets from the top 20 articles in the Apple News feed.

While publicly supporting protesters in Iran, Elon Musk's X appears to have been selling premium accounts to regime officials. Checkmarks were removed from certain accounts after a WIRED inquiry.

Samsung's Galaxy S26 lineup of phones just leaked. See the photos.

The San Francisco-based startup says its AI-first approach has allowed it to scale faster.

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Sigh. Another tax season is upon us. I filed my taxes with TurboTax, exploring its newest features and free or low-cost filing options.

Looking to better protect your Kindle or add a little personality to your favorite e-reader? From cases and covers to page turners and even charms, this is the guide for you.

The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.

Anthropic and OpenAI now have their own well-funded political groups that will square off in the midterm elections over artificial intelligence safety and regulation.

The JetBoots Pro Plus promise faster, more effective recovery by combining multiple therapies in one device. I tested whether it’s worth the $1,150 splurge.

This accessory gives your laptop three extra displays—as long as you’re prepared to lug them around.

A Shanghai startup unveiled Moya, a humanoid robot with warm skin that feels disturbingly human. The biometric AI robot is launching in 2026 for $173,000.

Find out how to watch the Daytona 500 live in 2026, including which streaming service you need and the best streaming deals.

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Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Pam Bondi's Epstein hearing, which descended into arguments and chaos.

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The new “Send to Alexa” feature lets you send Kindle Scribe notebooks to your Echo device with just a couple of taps.

Rather than offering a revolutionary new approach to gig work, RentAHuman is filled with bots that just want me to be another cog in the AI hype machine.

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As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.

The Pokémon TCG Collector Chest (Fall 2025) drops to $39.85 on Amazon, nearly matching market value for this six-pack bundle.

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Answers to each clue for the Feb. 12, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.

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Astronomers used computer models to figure out that a star dimmed for 200 days because of a huge planet or brown dwarf with rings.

Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, and Barry Keoghan co-star in the English filmmaker's latest crime story.

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Mobile World Congress 2026 is almost upon us. Here's what we can expect from the world's largest phone show.

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Lisa McGee is back with a hilarious and dark mystery, "How to Get to Heaven From Belfast." Review.

"Derry Girls" creator Lisa McGee included a reference to her high school comedy in her new Netflix show "How to Get to Heaven From Belfast."

At least 1,200 employees Ubisoft employees are striking after it announced a major restructure resulting in job losses.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

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Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

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Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

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Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1699 on February 12 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of publishing its full 45-minute all-hands presentation to the X platform, making it widely available.

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General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources.

Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it's a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus, learning, and well-being.

Obsession over a show about two closeted hockey players has brought new fandom to the sport just ahead of the Olympics. But men's hockey's lack of support for LGBTQ+ players and fans is notable.

The viral X essay "Something Big Is Happening" claims that AI will soon change the world forever, but we've heard this warning before.

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The internet paid tribute to beloved actor James Van Der Beek.

The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's Chief Futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.

Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.

Apple has been promising a new-and-improved, cutting-edge, AI-powered Siri since it first unveiled Apple Intelligence in 2024.

Uber Eats launched a new AI feature, “Cart Assistant,” that can automatically add items to your cart based on text or image prompts.

Amazon reportedly wants to help shop media site content to AI companies

Enterprise AI is shifting fast from chatbots that answer questions to systems that actually do the work across an organization. But who will own the AI layer that powers all of it?  Glean, which started as an enterprise search product, has evolved into what it calls an “AI work assistant,” aiming to sit underneath other AI […]

Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a file. Patch now.

Valentine's Day romance scams in 2026 use AI personas and automated scripts to target divorced and widowed individuals through data broker profiles.

Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.

TechCrunch spoke to a16z partner Joshua Lu for some tips on standing out for the Speedrun program.

The new feature allows users to share payment requests in a variety of digital settings.

People have a right to know who their neighbors are, especially when it's ICE.

A new device from eero will keep you online even if your ISP goes down.

Nominations for the 2026 Joseph C. Belden Innovation Award are open, inviting SMBs with groundbreaking innovation a chance to win scaling opportunities. Last day to apply is February 13.

A Nebraska man allegedly used Roblox and Snapchat to groom two sisters before kidnapping them. What parents need to know about online predators.

An investment group is trying to sway Netflix shareholders to reject the WBD deal in favor of Paramount.

I used the viral AI helper to order groceries, sort emails, and negotiate deals. Then it decided to scam me.

"The 'Burbs" stars Keke Palmer, Julia Duffy, and Kapil Talwalkar and creator Celeste Hughey discuss sardines, and the first bit of media they had to sneak past their parents.

Jmail is the best way to read and search through Jeffrey Epstein's emails.

AI music has created a truly strange storyline at the Olympics.

The former boss of the L3Harris-owned hacking and surveillance tools maker Trenchant faces nine years in prison for selling several exploits to a Russian broker, which counts the Russian government among its customers.

A 1 Gw orbital data center would cost roughly $42.4B—almost three times its ground-bound equivalent.

The financier recommended adding Margaret Thatcher to Tesla’s board even though she had been dead for five years.

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The platform's new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.

Google is changing how developers get access to new APIs and features of the latest version.

Why do the Nancy Guthrie kidnappers want Bitcoin?

Amanda Silver is a corporate vice president at Microsoft’s CoreAI division, where she works on tools for deploying apps and agentic systems within enterprises.

Upscrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including user names and hashtags that contain racial slurs.

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process.

Elon Musk has yet to achieve his most ambitious space plans, but that won't stop him from announcing more and more of them.

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At least nine engineers, including two cofounders, have announced their exits from xAI in the past week, fueling online speculation and raising questions about stability at Musk’s AI company amid mounting controversy.

US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.

Inertia Enterprises will use the Series A investment to build one of the world's most powerful lasers, a key part of its power plant design.

The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.

The startup, Monaco, has come out of stealth as an AI-native all-in-one CRM plus more system backed by names like the Collison brothers and Garry Tan.

Upside Robotics builds autonomous solar-powered robots that can help farmers reduce their fertilizer use by 70%.

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Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before.