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TechCrunch

OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership

OpenAI moves beyond ChatGPT in India with a Pine Labs deal targeting enterprise payments and AI-driven commerce.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership

WIRED

Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

4 hours ago

WIRED

Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Play It Safe in Social Media Addiction Trial Testimony

Engadget

Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be 'useful'

7 hours ago

Engadget

Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be 'useful'

Engadget

Dyson announces the PencilWash wet floor cleaner

7 hours ago

Engadget

Dyson announces the PencilWash wet floor cleaner

TechCrunch

Etsy sells secondhand clothing marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2B

The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy purchased Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when secondhand clothing apps were gaining traction during the pandemic.

8 hours ago

TechCrunch

Etsy sells secondhand clothing marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2B

TechCrunch

Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein

The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

8 hours ago

TechCrunch

Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein

TechCrunch

Is your startup's check engine light on? Google Cloud's VP explains what to do

Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and foundation models have made it easier to get started, but those early infrastructure choices ...

9 hours ago

TechCrunch

Is your startup's check engine light on? Google Cloud's VP explains what to do

Ars Technica

Verizon acknowledges "pain" of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

Report: Verizon's goal is "immediate unlock for all payment methods really soon."

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

Verizon acknowledges "pain" of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

Engadget

Gemini can now generate a 30-second approximation of what real music sounds like

10 hours ago

Engadget

Gemini can now generate a 30-second approximation of what real music sounds like

Ars Technica

Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options

Two of Ars' favorite electric vehicles are now available for not very much money.

10 hours ago

Ars Technica

Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options

Ars Technica

Lawsuit: EPA revoking greenhouse gas finding risks “thousands of avoidable deaths”

EPA sued for abandoning its mission to protect public health.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Lawsuit: EPA revoking greenhouse gas finding risks “thousands of avoidable deaths”

WIRED

This Defense Company Made AI Agents That Blow Things Up

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.

11 hours ago

WIRED

This Defense Company Made AI Agents That Blow Things Up

WIRED

Save on Gaming Earbuds Perfect for Playing on Switch or ROG Xbox Ally

While it may sound unorthodox, these earbuds make a great companion for your Switch 2 or other portable console.

11 hours ago

WIRED

Save on Gaming Earbuds Perfect for Playing on Switch or ROG Xbox Ally

Ars Technica

5 changes to know about in Apple's latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

The 26.3 updates were mostly invisible; these changes are more significant.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

5 changes to know about in Apple's latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

WIRED

Nvidia’s Deal With Meta Signals a New Era in Computing Power

The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.

11 hours ago

WIRED

Nvidia’s Deal With Meta Signals a New Era in Computing Power

Engadget

Cyberpunk platformer Replaced has once again been delayed

11 hours ago

Engadget

Cyberpunk platformer Replaced has once again been delayed

Ars Technica

Microsoft's new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass

Femtosecond lasers etch data into a very stable medium.

11 hours ago

Ars Technica

Microsoft's new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass

TechCrunch

Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than 6 months

Amazon said Blue Jay's core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than 6 months

TechCrunch

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features

Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators.

12 hours ago

TechCrunch

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features

Engadget

Nevada sues Kalshi for operating a sports gambling market without a license

13 hours ago

Engadget

Nevada sues Kalshi for operating a sports gambling market without a license

Engadget

Here's what to expect at Apple's product launch event on March 4

13 hours ago

Engadget

Here's what to expect at Apple's product launch event on March 4

WIRED

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals appear to have not yet exploited.

13 hours ago

WIRED

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

WIRED

Ring and Kidde’s Newest Smoke Detector Is Here, and It’s Battery Powered (2026)

The Alexa-enabled smoke detector is Kidde’s second model in collaboration with Ring—no wires required.

14 hours ago

WIRED

Ring and Kidde’s Newest Smoke Detector Is Here, and It’s Battery Powered (2026)

Ars Technica

Record scratch—Google's Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

With a simple prompt, you can generate 30 seconds of something like music.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

Record scratch—Google's Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today