Buried in an ocean of flashy novelties announced by Apple this week, the tech giant also revealed new security technology for its latest iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices. This new security technology was made specifically to fight against surveillance vendors and the types of vulnerabilities they rely on the most, according to Apple. The…
ChatGPT rivals like Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and, to a lesser extent, Meta AI, are closing the gap to ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot, according to a new report focused on the consumer AI landscape from venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. The report, in its fifth iteration, showcases two and a half years of data about…
Aug 24, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Daniil Medvedev gestures after winning a point against Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)(R) on day one of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Daniil Medvedev’s greatest victory came under the New York spotlight when he won the 2021 U.S. Open,…
Nvidia is among a group of new investors to back Nuro — which develops self-driving software for delivery and ride-hailing services — in a funding round that has reached $203 million. The Silicon Valley startup announced Thursday that several investors, including existing backer Baillie Gifford, added another $97 million to its Series E round. New…
Spotify is introducing a new feature that allows subscribers to create more professional, personalized playlists. On Tuesday, the company launched a custom transitions feature that lets you either automatically add transitions between a playlist’s tracks or customize your own using preset options like fade, rise, or blend, along with other options. To use the feature,…
After months of beta testing, newsletter platform Ghost has shipped a new version of its software, Ghost 6, that allows its publishers to share their long-form content natively with the broader open social web. That means in addition to publishing their newsletters to the web, RSS, and sending them out via email, Ghost’s users can…
Jul 26, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin (34) hits a two run home run against the Cleveland Guardians in the second inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images The San Diego Padres continued wheeling and dealing ahead of the trade deadline Thursday afternoon, making a splash by…
Jul 26, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin (34) hits a two run home run against the Cleveland Guardians in the second inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images The San Diego Padres continued wheeling and dealing ahead of the trade deadline Thursday afternoon, making a splash by…
As the NFL season grows closer, fans across the country will speculate which two teams will face off in Super Bowl LIX. This year’s Super Bowl will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers. But outside of the speculation of which teams will play on the field,…
Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages. The move, the company said, was in response to a campaign by Collective Shout (an advocacy group that has previously criticized video games, rap music, and lingerie commercials) targeting both Itch.io…
