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Avecs Tinder-styled email app allows you to swipe through your inbox

Users can use the in-built voice transcription tool to reply to emails

9 Apr 2026 9:28 pm
X brings back Voice Notes to X Chat

X Chat brings back Voice Notes to DMs and group chats after removing the option during the upgrade.

9 Apr 2026 9:16 pm
Hacker stole 700,000 from U.K. energy company by redirecting payment

The U.K. energy company said a redirected payment meant for a contractor instead landed in a hacker's bank account.

9 Apr 2026 9:01 pm
Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter

Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex.

9 Apr 2026 7:57 pm
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9 Apr 2026 7:30 pm
Spotify now lets everyone turn off videos in its app

The controls can be used to choose an audio-first experience on the app or a video-enhanced one, Spotify says.

9 Apr 2026 7:19 pm
Instagram expands its movie inspired content restrictions for teens internationally

Instagram first debuted its movie rating inspired content settings in limited countries in 2025.

9 Apr 2026 6:56 pm
Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users

Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities.

9 Apr 2026 6:30 pm
Radifys sci-fi plasma reactors could break Chinas dominance of rare earth elements

Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free.

9 Apr 2026 6:30 pm
Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups

Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II.

9 Apr 2026 6:30 pm
This founder helped build SpaceXs most powerful rocket engine. Now hes building a fighter jet for orbit

The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.

9 Apr 2026 6:30 pm
Ex-Tesla engineers startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine

Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals's Utah copper mine -- the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick's Atoms Inc.

9 Apr 2026 5:30 pm
WireGuard VPN developer cant ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and are blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

9 Apr 2026 3:20 am
A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage

An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through, according to a witness.

9 Apr 2026 2:49 am
Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text

Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.

9 Apr 2026 2:35 am
Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions

Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement.

9 Apr 2026 2:30 am
Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT

Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.

8 Apr 2026 11:53 pm
Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber

Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America still has a long and winding regulatory road before it can launch a commercial robotaxi service.

8 Apr 2026 10:49 pm
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

8 Apr 2026 10:00 pm
British cryptographer Adam Back denies NYT report that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto

Back, a longtime researcher and pioneer in cryptography, denies the allegation that he is the secretive creator of Bitcoin.

8 Apr 2026 9:33 pm
Astropads Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support

Astropads Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access.

8 Apr 2026 9:31 pm
Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents

The LAPD said the breach affected a digital storage system belonging to the citys Attorney's Office. The World Leaks extortion gang was reported to be behind the attack.

8 Apr 2026 9:08 pm
OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation

OpenAI's new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI.

8 Apr 2026 8:53 pm
Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account

The maker of the popular open source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.

8 Apr 2026 8:51 pm
Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says AGI is here already

Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.

8 Apr 2026 8:30 pm
As YouTube grows on TV, it eyes more interactive video across formats

YouTube's hiring across roles, partnerships, and a Bengaluru hub shows how it is building out its TV strategy.

8 Apr 2026 7:33 pm
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8 Apr 2026 7:30 pm
Atlassian launches visualAI toolsand third-party agentsin Confluence

Confluence users can now create visual assets within the software in addition to new third-party agents working with Lovable, Replit, and Gamma.

8 Apr 2026 6:30 pm
X is rolling out automatic translation and photo editing powered by Grok

New automatic translations and photo editing on X are powered by the company's flagship AI model.

8 Apr 2026 5:36 pm
How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power

Avalanche Energy is working on an DARPA project to build a new class of materials capable of turning damaging radiation into electricity.

8 Apr 2026 5:00 pm
I cant help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.

8 Apr 2026 3:05 am
VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back and build physical AI startups

Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.

8 Apr 2026 2:54 am
Intel signs on to Elon Musks Terafab chips project

The partnership brings semiconductor experience to Musk's latest high-tech project.

7 Apr 2026 11:40 pm
Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.

7 Apr 2026 11:30 pm
Apples foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says

The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the companys foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phones engineering test phase.

7 Apr 2026 11:17 pm
Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

7 Apr 2026 10:31 pm
Chrome is finally getting vertical tabs

Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing.

7 Apr 2026 10:30 pm
Binge is a movie-tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time

The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.

7 Apr 2026 10:21 pm
Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazons AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.

7 Apr 2026 10:16 pm
Anthropicups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.

7 Apr 2026 9:35 pm
Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

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

7 Apr 2026 9:00 pm
A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.

Justin Jins company Giggles which he describes as putting a trading app and TikTok together started as a joke.

7 Apr 2026 7:32 pm
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7 Apr 2026 7:30 pm
Hermeus raises $350M to build autonomous hypersonic fighters

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

7 Apr 2026 6:00 pm
Spotifys prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too

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

7 Apr 2026 5:30 pm
AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost

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

7 Apr 2026 11:00 am
AI design platform Picsart launches a creator monetization program

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.

7 Apr 2026 9:31 am
OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund

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.

7 Apr 2026 3:24 am
Gas prices arent the only factor fueling used EV sales

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

7 Apr 2026 2:45 am
Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

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

7 Apr 2026 12:24 am