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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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TechCrunch

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

Engadget

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

5 minutes ago

Engadget

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

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

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.

9 minutes ago

WIRED

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

TechCrunch

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

GC 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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TechCrunch

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 ...

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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."

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

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

TechCrunch

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says

According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server.

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TechCrunch

Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says

TechCrunch

WordPress debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my.WordPress.net

WordPress’s new browser-based service lets users create private sites without hosting or signing up, turning the platform into a personal workspace for writing, research, and AI tools.

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TechCrunch

WordPress debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my.WordPress.net

Engadget

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

1 hour 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.

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Ars Technica

Nvidia is reportedly planning its own open source OpenClaw competitor

Engadget

The PS Plus Games Catalog is getting Space Marine 2 and Persona 5 Royal in March

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Engadget

The PS Plus Games Catalog is getting Space Marine 2 and Persona 5 Royal in March

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

1 hour ago

WIRED

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

Engadget

Fortnite's original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16

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Engadget

Fortnite's original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16

Ars Technica

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

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

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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.

3 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.

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WIRED

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

WIRED

Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming

Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday.

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WIRED

Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming

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?