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X says it is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails sent to users following the wider launch of X Money. The company has not found evidence that attackers…

Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner has defended the rationale behind a failed proposal to bring $4.2 billion in private investment into FIFA while acknowledging that his firm underestimated the politics…

Apple has officially appointed John Ternus as CEO, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure in the role. Ternus, 51, took over on September 1 after spending 25 years at Apple, where…

Google is launching Google Pics, a new AI-powered image creation and editing tool for Workspace customers and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Powered by Google’s Nano Banana models, Pics…

OpenAI is integrating ChatGPT for Healthcare with Epic’s electronic health record system, giving clinicians read-only access to authorized patient information such as clinical notes, medications, encounters, conditions, and laboratory results.…

Waymo says fully autonomous vehicles require multiple sensor types and argues that camera-only, end-to-end AI systems are not sufficient for safe deployment at scale. The Alphabet-owned company made the case…

Empirik has spun out as an independent company with $21 million in seed funding to develop an AI system that helps infrastructure teams predict how software and configuration changes could…

Instagram is changing how it labels profiles featuring AI-generated people and will reduce the reach of accounts that fail to disclose their use of AI. The platform is renaming its…

Microsoft confirmed a widespread, multi-hour outage on Monday that disrupted Outlook and Exchange Online, causing delays and failures in email delivery, authentication errors, mailbox search problems, and other service issues.…

Kalshi has permanently banned former Republican Rep. George Santos from its prediction market platform and fined him $71,356 over trades tied to his attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of…

The Pentagon has added ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to GenAI.mil, giving up to 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI tools customized for government use.…

Blue Voice has emerged from stealth with $6 million in funding as it expands an AI platform that gives police officers real-time access to department policies, laws, ordinances, and other…

McKesson has confirmed that hackers accessed several cloud-hosted accounts and stole data, with the ShinyHunters hacking group claiming responsibility for the breach. The pharmaceutical distribution company said the incident affected…

Bolt is raising up to $27 million from existing investors through a bridge financing round as CEO Ryan Breslow works to stabilize the checkout company ahead of a planned Series…

Tim Cook has completed his final day as Apple CEO, with longtime hardware executive John Ternus taking over the role on September 1, 2026. Cook will remain at Apple as…

VLC has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, according to Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and lead developer of the non-profit VideoLAN. VideoLAN’s own download statistics now show more than 7.03…

Clipto has raised $15 million in an all-equity funding round at a $250 million post-money valuation as it develops AI-powered software for searching videos, audio, images, documents, and other files…

More than two decades after Friends ended, television has yet to produce a Gen Z sitcom with comparable cultural reach. Newer ensemble comedies including Adults, I Love LA, Not Suitable…

Selena Gomez has asked a Delaware federal court to dismiss claims against her in a lawsuit brought by investors in Wondermind, the mental health startup she co-founded with her mother…

Pizza-making robots have struggled to gain traction despite years of investment, with several high-profile automation companies shutting down before their systems could become widely adopted. The failures have left some…