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His reporting on a Stanford University president put Theo Baker on the map, but his upcoming book may cement his reputation as the rare young journalist willing to challenge Silicon Valley's startup machine.

For the first time, developers can embed Google's Deep Research tool, based on Gemini 3 Pro, into their own apps.

Graham & Walkers Leslie Feinzaig and XYZ Ventures Ross Fubini share the secrets for founders and VCs to make the most of the current fast pace of dealmaking.

The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.

Disney is accusing the tech giant of unauthorized distribution of its copyrighted characters without permission via Gemini AI.

In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now, they can use a selfie andNano Banana will generate a full body digital version of them.

OpenAI just launched GPT-5.2, a frontier model aimed at developers and professionals, pushing reasoning and coding benchmarks as it races Googles Gemini 3 while grappling with compute costs and no generator.

Google Labs is testing a product that will work with your browser tabs to make web apps for you.

And when it does, the AI assistant will roll out to every existingEV in its lineup, not just the next-generation versions of its R1T truck and R1S SUV.

CEO RJ Scaringe laid out his plan for how Rivian's vehicles will increasingly drive themselves, in a bid to match or exceed the capabilities of rival automakers and AV companies.

Runway debuts a physics-aware world model that simulates reality to train agents and power video, robotics and avatar applications.

The factories live on; the joint venture will not.

Disney says that alongside the agreement, it will ecome a major customer of OpenAI, as it will useits APIs to build new products, tools, and experiences, including for Disney+.

On Me raises $6 million for its digital gift card platform that lets users purchase cards categorized by interests rather than being restricted to specific retailers.

TIME Magazine has named the 'Architects of AI' its Person of the Year, who include Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Fei-Fei Li

The founder of Freedom Chat said the company has reset user PINs and released a new version to app stores.

Spoor's computer vision software can help wind farms, and other industries, track bird populations and migration patterns.

The biotech startup is betting that owners of abandoned oil wells will use the tech to squeeze energy out of their wells.

Following a couple of months' testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public though you'll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it.

Runware lets developers integrate realtime image generation in their apps, with an affordable pricing model.

Port offers a proprietary alternative to Spotify's popular devtool catalog Backstage, but with a valuable addition: it can be used to manage AI agents, too.

Goldman Sachs has led Harness's Series E round, with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures.

Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption.

Amin Vahdat has been promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai.

The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.

A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia's AI chips.

This feature could help give emergency dispatchers context in circumstances like car accidents, fires, or medical crises.

The massive data breach at the South Korean retail giant Coupang affects more than half of the country's population.

The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and be refreshed daily or weekly.

The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.

A subcontractor says he was crushed by a metal support, breaking his hip, knee, and tibia. He's suing SpaceX and the construction company who employed him.

Calibri, which could make documents easier to read for the vision impaired, was apparently installed in 2023 by the departments then-DEI office.

The new packages will give consumers more flexibility over the content that they want to pay for. YouTube notes that users will still get access to popular features likeunlimited DVR, multiview, key plays, and fantasy view.

Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.

Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publications Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, the search giant announced on Wednesday. News publishers participating in the pilot program include Der Spiegel, El Pas, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, among others. []

Amazon says its Kindle Direct DRM-free titles will be available as PDFs and EPUB files going forward.

This is ChatGPT's first year as the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store by downloads.

The e-commerce giant says it will expand the service to additional cities in 2026.

Oboe has raised $16 million in funding for its learning app. The company now lets users generate unlimited courses for free.

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services agent-ready by design, starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

Unacademy's valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said.

Tavus has launched a new experience where you can chat with an AI Santa that asks personal questions and remembers your interests.

Figma is launching a new image editing toolbar to bring all its features in one place.

TechCrunch found Petco's veterinary clinics were spilling customers' personal information and medical histories of their pets to the open web.

For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for 199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you'll have to pay 399 ($4.44).

You can select which topics you want to see more or less of, and your recommendations will adapt accordingly.

ChatGPT's 800 million plus userbase can now use Adobe's apps to modify images and PDFs

The e-commerce giant said the new investment will support its efforts to digitize small businesses and strengthen its logistics and operations footprint in India.

Fervo Energy's Series E round will help the company build additional phases of its Cape Station power plant while beginning development on new sites.

Meesho had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious consumers.