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Meta has quietly released Pocket, a new app that lets users create and share small interactive games and experiences through written AI prompts. The app also includes a vertical feed…

Travel booking app Hopper has agreed to pay $35 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that it charged users hidden fees and misrepresented the costs and benefits of…

Anthropic is reportedly discussing a potential custom AI chip partnership with Samsung as it seeks more control over the computing hardware used to develop and operate Claude. The discussions remain…

A former software manager has sued Wisk Aero, alleging that the Boeing-owned air taxi developer fired her after she raised concerns about reduced software testing. Briahna O’Neill filed the discrimination…

Magnify Ventures has closed $46.6 million for its second fund, which will invest in early-stage companies building AI-powered technology for households, healthcare and family finances. Pivotal Ventures, the organization founded…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has discussed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, according to the Financial Times. The preliminary proposal would give the public…

TV Time will discontinue its television and movie tracking app after July 15, 2026, ending a service used by more than 25 million people. Owner Whip Media said operating TV…

Lucid Motors is replacing chief financial officer Taoufiq Boussaid and appointing several new executives as CEO Silvio Napoli continues to restructure the electric vehicle company. The changes will cut the…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a cyberattack involving the Homeland Security Information Network, a platform used by government agencies and law enforcement to share sensitive information. The…

Microsoft has formed a new operating business that will embed industry specialists and engineers within customer organizations to deploy AI systems. Microsoft Frontier Company will receive a $2.5 billion investment…

Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles during the second quarter of 2026, setting a company record for the April-to-June period. Deliveries increased by 34% from 358,023 vehicles in the first quarter and…

Rivian has raised its 2026 delivery forecast after vehicle shipments exceeded its expectations during the second quarter. The electric vehicle maker now expects to deliver between 65,000 and 70,000 vehicles…

Cloudflare will begin blocking mixed-use web crawlers from ad-supported pages by default on September 15, 2026. The policy targets crawlers that combine traditional search indexing with AI training or agent…

Sony Interactive Entertainment will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games from January 2028. Games released after the cutoff will be sold digitally through the PlayStation Store and…

Vint Cerf, one of the computer scientists who helped develop the foundations of the internet, will retire from Google next week. The 83-year-old has served as the company’s vice president…

Chinese property tycoon and political activist Guo Wengui has been sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison for defrauding thousands of his online followers. A New York jury…

British American Tobacco will cut about 5,500 jobs and transfer another 3,500 roles to external partners by the end of 2026. The changes will affect nearly one-fifth of its global…

U.S. President Donald Trump reported at least $2.2 billion in income for 2025, nearly four times the $622 million disclosed for the previous year. More than $1.4 billion came from…

Threads is expanding access to Live Chats while adding translations, co-hosting and moderation tools. The updates are designed to make real-time conversations easier to manage and accessible to users who…

Tesla has begun testing a production version of its two-seat Cybercab on public roads in Austin, Texas. The vehicle has no steering wheel or pedals, although a safety monitor was…