Apple is launching new tools to comply with the growing number of age-verification laws both in the U.S. and abroad. As part of the changes, Apple will block the downloads of apps rated 18+ in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore, while also rolling out other features to comply with laws in…
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers
Wayve’s self-driving tech has attracted a diverse set of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three automakers, top venture and institutional firms, and returning backers Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber. The total raise could reach $1.5 billion thanks to another $300 million from Uber contingent on deploying robotaxis,…
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users
Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies end free promotions with hopes to convert the world’s fourth-largest economy into a windfall of paid subscribers. India became the world’s largest market for generative AI app downloads in 2025,…
My smart TV killed any interest I had in the next Apple TV
When I first got my Apple TV 4K, I was in love. It did everything faster than my TV, and I was able to navigate between apps very quickly without having to deal with sluggish speeds or anything of the sort. I was a happy camper, and for many years,…
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M
MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness, an investment fund formed by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner. The company’s goal is to make its processors 10 times better at training LLMs and…
Spanish ‘soonicorn’ Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model
Large language models have a problem: they are large. Multiverse Computing, a Spanish startup, is addressing this issue with compressed models that aim to close the gap between what frontier models can do and what companies can actually afford to deploy. The secret sauce is CompactifAI, a compression technology inspired…
Stripe is reportedly eyeing deal to buy some or all of PayPal
Stripe is considering a deal to buy some or all of PayPal Holdings, sources told Bloomberg, though talks are still in their very early stages and the deal may not happen. The news comes the same day Stripe released its annual letter, giving updates on the business. The big news…
This secret Pixel feature affects how my entire day plays out
We all know how distracting modern phones and tablets can be, what with their dopamine-hijacking social media apps, their doomscrollable short-form video content feeds, their overstimulating interface elements, their constant barrages of notifications, and their disruptive blue light emissions that negatively impact sleep. Thankfully, there are a variety of pragmatic…
Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker
Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking and surveillance tools to a Russian firm. Reporters with Bloomberg and Cyberscoop first reported Williams’ sentencing. Williams was the general manager of Trenchant, a division…
This budget streamer might beat the Fire TV Stick 4K Max at its own game
One of the most popular 4K streaming devices right now isn’t the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Apple TV 4K, Roku Ultra, or the Google TV Streamer — it’s Walmart’s Onn 4K Pro. This budget-friendly Google TV streamer packs in premium features such as Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi 6,…