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Rivian Adds Apple Watch Controls As Software Update Expands Vehicle Features

Rivian is adding Apple Watch support to its vehicle controls, letting owners use the watch instead of a phone for basic functions, as part of a broader software update that…

School Admissions Site Ravenna Hub Fixes Flaw That Exposed Student And Parent Data

A student admissions platform used by families to apply to schools has fixed a security flaw that allowed any logged-in user to access the personal information of other families and…

OpenAI Nears Funding Deal Above $100 Billion At Valuation That Could Top $850 Billion

OpenAI is close to finalizing a funding round of more than $100 billion at a valuation that could exceed $850 billion, according to Bloomberg, as the company continues to spend…

Zuckerberg Testifies In Trial Over Claims Social Media Harms Teens And Kids

Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday in a trial that seeks to determine whether the company’s social media apps are addictive and harmful to teenagers and children,…

New York Pulls Robotaxi Legalization Plan, Blocking Waymo Expansion Outside New York City

New York has withdrawn a budget proposal that would have changed state traffic law to allow robotaxis to operate outside New York City, a move that halts Waymo’s latest attempt…

Reddit Tests AI Search With Product Carousels Tied To Community Recommendations

Reddit is testing a new AI-powered search tool that links community recommendations to products from its shopping and advertising partners, adding interactive product carousels to search results for a small…

Meta To Shut Down Messenger Website And Shift Web Users To Facebook Messages

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website and will end access to messenger.com in April 2026, directing web users to Facebook’s messaging interface while keeping the Messenger mobile app…

Starbase Moves To Set Up Municipal Court As City Builds Its Own Public Services

Starbase, SpaceX’s company town in Texas that is less than a year old, is moving to create its own municipal court as it continues to build out local government services…

Google Chrome Adds Split View And PDF Tools As Browser Competition Increases

Google is rolling out three new features in Chrome, Split View, PDF annotations, and Save to Google Drive, as the company works to keep the world’s most widely used browser…

Toyota Canada Brings Digit Humanoid Robots Into RAV4 Plant Under Service Contract

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has signed a robots-as-a-service deal to deploy seven humanoid robots at a plant that builds RAV4 SUVs, moving the Digit platform from a year-long pilot into…

YouTube Expands Conversational AI To TVs As Living Room Platforms Add On-Screen Assistants

YouTube has expanded its conversational AI tool to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices, bringing on-screen questions and answers to the living room and placing the service alongside Amazon,…

Google Reports Drop In Malicious Apps On Play Store As AI Reviews Expand

Google says fewer bad actors are targeting the Play Store with malicious apps, a change the company links to expanded security systems and wider use of AI in its review…

FBI Reports Surge In ATM Jackpotting Attacks Driven By Malware And Physical Access

ATM “jackpotting” has moved from a conference-stage demonstration into a sustained criminal operation, with the FBI reporting more than 700 attacks on cash dispensers in 2025 that produced at least…

Nvidia Courts India’s AI Startups With Early-Stage Partnerships

Nvidia is stepping up efforts to court India’s artificial intelligence startups earlier in their lifecycle, unveiling a string of partnerships this week aimed at reaching founders even before their companies…

Google Releases Gemini 3.1 Pro With Big Gains In Benchmarks

Google released the newest version of Gemini Pro, its large language model, on Thursday. The model, Gemini 3.1 Pro, is currently available as a preview and will be generally released…

Meta Plans To Add Facial Recognition To Smart Glasses This Year

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses as soon as this year, according to a new report from The New York Times. The feature, internally known as…

Anthropic’s Super Bowl Campaign Lifts Claude Into Top 10 On U.S. App Store

Ad Campaign And App Store Ranking Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads, which show people seeking advice from chatbots and being steered to “cougar” dating sites and height-boosting insoles, have coincided with…

Roku Plans Streaming Bundles And Wider Howdy Rollout After Strong Fourth Quarter

Roku reported its fourth quarter 2025 earnings this week and outlined plans to introduce new streaming bundles in 2026, expand its $3 subscription service Howdy to more platforms, and add…

India Partners With Alibaba.com On Export Program Despite Ongoing China App Bans

A Targeted Collaboration On Exports India’s government has partnered with Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, highlighting a selective form of…

SEC Closes Investigation Into Bankrupt EV Startup Fisker After One Year

Investigation Closure Confirmed Through Records RequestThe Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into electric vehicle startup Fisker in September 2025, about a year after opening the probe, according to…