Mark Zuckerberg is betting that prediction markets are the future. The New York Times reports that Zuck wants Meta to have its own Polymarket-like smartphone app and has given the go-ahead to develop one, internally calling it “Arena.” The app would be independent of Meta’s other social media offerings, although…

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Anthropic is introducing Claude Tag in research preview, an “always-on Claude” that lives in Slack and acts as an AI teammate. The new feature — which allows users to tag @Claude to provide insights in chats and assign tasks — will begin in research preview, available through Slack for Claude Enterprise…

Box. Boho. Knotless. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and many Black women and girls even today sit in salon chairs, up to 12 hours at a stretch, as a stylist weaves patterns into their…

It’s been a busy year for Fire TV. Amazon recently launched its new Ember Artline TVs alongside a refreshed Fire TV Stick HD, and back at CES 2026 in January, the company unveiled one of its biggest Fire TV updates in years: a completely redesigned user interface (UI) that changes…

Password manager maker LastPass is notifying customers that their personal information and customer support case records were stolen during a recent hack at one of its technology partners, marking the company’s latest data breach in recent years. In an email shared with TechCrunch from an affected customer, LastPass said the…

Meta on Tuesday said it’s launching a new line of smart glasses, dubbed Meta Glasses, starting at $299. These glasses are being made in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, but unlike the tech giant’s other smart glasses, they don’t carry Ray-Ban or Oakley branding. The Meta Glasses are available in several countries…

The hiring process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and opacity. Candidates spend hours writing applications and submitting cover letters, only to disappear into what often feels like a black box. Generative AI has only made things messier, with employers increasingly relying on AI-powered screening systems to sift through…

This incredibly versatile device is one of the best indoor security cameras, with a dual-lens design, combining a regular 4K camera with a 130-degree field of view with a 2K telephoto lens that supports 3x optical zoom. You can pan 360 degrees and tilt 75 degrees, there’s AI tracking with…

For much of my life, I’ve been a PC gamer, but I’ve always seen the appeal of consoles. In fact, I have all the major consoles — Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Switch 2 — and I’ve found myself using my PC far less than I used to. The big…