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Instagram is expanding its television app to Samsung smart TVs as it develops new formats designed for shared viewing in the living room. The platform is also exploring longer creator…

Lucid Motors is cutting approximately 18% of its US workforce and ending the second production shift at its Arizona factory as newly appointed CEO Silvio Napoli restructures the electric vehicle…

Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 earned $312 million worldwide during its opening weekend, setting a new debut record for the animated franchise and giving Pixar one of its strongest…

Hydration-monitoring devices are attracting more attention as rising temperatures and public health campaigns encourage people to monitor their fluid intake. Products now range from sweat-sensing wearables and smart water bottles…

Autonomous delivery robots are expanding across cities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, but residents, local officials, and worker groups are calling for tighter controls over how the machines…

CRED founder Kunal Shah will take over as head of WhatsApp after Will Cathcart announced his departure from the role following nearly seven years leading the messaging platform. Cathcart will…

Alan Greenspan, who led the US Federal Reserve for nearly two decades and became one of the world’s most influential economic policymakers, has died at the age of 100. His…

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special crash investigation into a Tesla Model 3 that left a road and struck a home in Katy, Texas, killing…

Oracle reduced its global workforce by approximately 21,000 employees during its latest financial year as the company reorganised its operations and increased spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. Oracle employed about…

The public company formerly known as Allbirds has completed the sale of its footwear business, changed its name to Smartbird, and appointed former AWS executive Nadia Carlsten to build a…

Elastic has reportedly agreed to acquire Deductive AI, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to identify and resolve software failures, for as much as $85 million. The proposed transaction would…

AI infrastructure company Baseten is close to completing a $1.5 billion funding round that would value the business at as much as $13 billion. The deal comes five months after…

Snap is spinning off an internal generative AI video team into an independent company called Dotmo. The new business will develop AI models for creating interactive gaming and entertainment experiences.…

OpenAI is adding Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer and former White House AI adviser Dean Ball as the company strengthens its research and policy teams ahead of a potential public…

Y Combinator presented its Spring 2026 cohort on Tuesday, with investors showing strong interest in defense systems, robotics, AI infrastructure, healthcare, space technology, and developer tools. At least two startups…

Rivian has been sued by three vehicle owners who allege the electric vehicle maker misrepresented the future autonomous driving capabilities of its first-generation R1T trucks and R1S SUVs. The proposed…

Match Group says US singles are open to AI features that make online dating easier, but many oppose using AI as a substitute for a human partner. Its survey found…

Amazon Web Services is holding early discussions about selling its Trainium AI chips directly to companies for use in their own data centers. Such sales would take AWS beyond offering…

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered six regional grid operators to justify or revise their rules for connecting data centers and other large electricity users. The commission wants these…

A refurbished iPod Shuffle advertisement in a New York City subway station has drawn attention to growing consumer interest in simpler technology. The poster from Back Market promoted the screenless…