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BigTech Companies

Google to Pay $135M for Android Data Collection

Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it collected Android users' cellular…

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Health

Chinese Startup Aims for Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface

A Chinese startup named Gestala is pioneering a non-invasive brain-computer interface using ultrasound, aiming to both stimulate and eventually read…

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Artificial Intelligence

Modelence Secures $3M to Streamline Vibe-Coding Development

Modelence, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding to simplify the complex development-to-deployment pipeline for AI-assisted…

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BigTech Companies

Google to Pay $68M for Voice Assistant Eavesdropping

Google has agreed to a $68 million settlement over a lawsuit alleging its devices recorded private conversations without proper consent…

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Artificial Intelligence

Robotaxis Now Rival Rideshares on Price and Speed

Driverless robotaxis, particularly Waymo, are becoming a viable and competitive alternative to Uber and Lyft in San Francisco, with their…

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AI & Tech

Grok and xAI Face Government Crackdown

A bipartisan coalition of 35 state attorneys general is demanding action from xAI, the company behind Grok, following reports it…

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BigTech Companies

TikTok’s Biggest Problems: What’s Real vs. Fake News

A data center power outage, not censorship, caused the recent TikTok service disruptions, as confirmed by its US Data Security…

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Automotive

Honda Manager Demands Date, Adds $10K After Customer’s Refusal

A viral video exposed a California Honda sales manager pressuring a female customer for a date and adding a $10,000…

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BigTech Companies

Social Media’s Legal Reckoning Arrives in 2026

Major social media companies like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face historic jury trials over allegations their platform designs harm children's…

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Automotive

Tesla Ditches Autopilot, Pushes FSD for Recurring Revenue

Tesla is phasing out its standard Autopilot feature on new vehicles, requiring customers to purchase the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package…

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Artificial Intelligence

Tesla Ditches Autopilot to Push Full Self-Driving Adoption

Tesla is phasing out its standard Autopilot system, now bundling core advanced features under a renamed **Full Self-Driving (Supervised)** package…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Super PACs Pour Millions Into Midterm Elections

Silicon Valley is pouring tens of millions into new AI-focused super PACs, shifting the debate over AI regulation from corporate…

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BigTech Companies

Climate Expert Restores Zillow’s Missing Risk Scores

Zillow removed its climate risk feature due to scrutiny over flood data accuracy, creating an information gap for homebuyers assessing…

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Artificial Intelligence

Lemonade Insures Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Feature

Lemonade is launching a new "Autonomous Car insurance" policy for Tesla drivers using Full Self-Driving (Supervised), cutting per-mile rates by…

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Business

Drone Delivery: The Future of Burritos?

Zipline, a drone delivery company, has completed millions of deliveries since 2016, ranging from consumer goods in the US to…

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BigTech Companies

Threads Surpasses X in Daily Mobile Users

Threads has surpassed X in daily active mobile users, with 141.5 million compared to X's 125 million, marking a significant…

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BigTech Companies

Silicon Valley’s Real Reason for Fleeing California

A proposed California wealth tax targets tech founders by calculating liability based on voting control in a company, not just…

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Artificial Intelligence

No Evidence for 600,000 ‘Trump Phones’ Sold

The viral claim of nearly 600,000 preorders for the Trump phone is unsubstantiated, originating from a single social media meme…

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Business

$2,500 MRI Found Nothing, Then He Had a Massive Stroke

A New York man is suing Prenuvo, alleging its $2,500 whole-body MRI scan in July 2023 failed to report a…

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Health

NASA’s First Space Medical Evacuation Ends in Perfect Splashdown

A multinational crew's mission was shortened by over a month for a non-emergency medical situation, leading to a safe splashdown…

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