AI & Tech

Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee

Meta will allow rival AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp for a fee, which ranges from €0.0490 to €...

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Science Corp raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market

A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion....

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AI & Tech

How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup

On this episode of Build Mode, David Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally it...

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Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history

If Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United Sta...

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Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement

AI procurement startup Lio announced a $30 million Series A in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz....

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AI & Culture

Best Gravel Running Shoes (2026): Salomon, Adidas, Nike

The best new shoes in this hybrid, niche footwear style can take you from your front door, down the asphalt, and into th...

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AI & Culture

Best Workout Headphones (2026), Tested in the Gym and in the Streets

Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones. Here are our favorites....

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AI & Culture

KEF Muo Bluetooth Speaker: Portable Hi-Fi

Is a $250 Bluetooth speaker worth it? If it's this one made by KEF, it just might be....

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AI & Culture

Suunto Vertical 2 Review: Catching Up to the Pack

Suunto's latest adventure fitness tracker finally introduces a bright AMOLED screen that's great for maps....

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AI & Culture

Nothing Has 2 New Midrange Phones, but Only 1 Will Be Sold in the US

Nothing won't launch a flagship phone this year, but the colorful and affordable Phone (4a), Phone (4a) Pro, and Headpho...

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AI & Culture

How to Survive Daylight Saving Time: Start Early (2026)

Forcing your body to wake up a full hour earlier out of nowhere will be as brutal as it sounds. Instead, start early and...

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AI & Culture

Best Sheets Under $200 and $100 (2026): Cotton, Bamboo, Organic

After sleeping on more than 70 different sets of sheets, these are the best sets that won't break the bank....

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AI & Culture

Don’t Let Industry Jargon Cost You When Shopping for a Smart Bed

Why the terms “smart bed,” "adjustable mattress," and “adjustable frame” are not interchangeable, and how to avoid an ex...

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AI & Culture

How a Music Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time

Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like air...

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AI & Tech

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company's investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — ...

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AI & Culture

These $500 Windows Laptops Show the MacBook Neo’s Competition

They aren’t as high-end as the MacBook Neo, but these Windows laptops show that Apple has some strong competition....

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AI & Culture

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive

The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and livi...

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in....

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AI & Culture

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

“Data centers … they need some PR help,”President Donald Trump said at the event....

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AI Industry

Black Forest Labs' new Self-Flow technique makes training multimodal AI models 2.8x more efficient

To create coherent images or videos, generative AI diffusion models like Stable Diffusion or FLUX have typically relied ...

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USB Hubs Can Save You Lots of Hassles—Here Are 5 We Like Best in 2026

Ditch the dongles. These multiport USB hubs will maximize your connectivity options....

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Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will al...

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AI & Culture

Which iPhone 17 Model Should You Buy?

The iPhone 17e is here to fill out Apple’s smartphone lineup. Our primer on the differences and similarities of these iP...

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AI Industry

Microsoft built Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B to know when to think — and when thinking is a waste of time

Microsoft on Tuesday released Phi-4-reasoning-vision-15B, a compact open-weight multimodal AI model that the company say...

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