AI & Tech

Push for $40 smartphones builds momentum, but still faces cost hurdles

A coalition of telecom operators and device makers is pushing $40 smartphones to bring up to 20 million people online, b...

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Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture....

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Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts

A recently-added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world's great writers and th...

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AI & Culture

Why the Ratio Four Series Two Is What I Use to Test New Coffees

A new generation of home machines has made good old drip coffee a place for connoisseurs. For more than a year, the Four...

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AI & Tech

OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal

Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI's controversial agreement with the Depa...

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AI & Tech

PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business

David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he's learned as a leade...

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AI & Tech

OpenAI delays ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ again

The feature, which will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content, had already been delayed fr...

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AI & Culture

How to Avoid Getting Locked Out of Your Google Account

Make a recovery plan now to avoid losing access to your account in the future....

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AI & Tech

Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut

The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to...

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AI Industry

Anthropic launches Claude Marketplace, giving enterprises access to Claude-powered tools from Replit, GitLab, Harvey and more

San Francisco startup Anthropic continues to ship new AI products and services at a blistering pace, despite a messy ong...

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AI & Culture

This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work

Deveillance’s Spectre I, developed by a recent Harvard grad, wants to give people control over the always-on wearables s...

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X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products

An ad test on X promotes Musk's Starlink beneath original content....

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AI & Culture

Marley Spoon Meal Kit Review 2026: Less Martha, More Moroccan

Marley Spoon has stripped Martha Stewart from its website and seems to be cooking a little differently. Here’s a review....

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AI & Tech

Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs

This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president's sweeping tariffs, which had impact...

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AI Industry

LangChain's CEO argues that better models alone won't get your AI agent to production

As models get smarter and more capable, the "harnesses" around them must also evolve. This "harness en...

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AI & Tech

Life EV officially owns Rad Power Bikes now

The Rad Power brand is expected to live on....

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AI & Culture

72 'Buy It for Life' Products: Cast-Iron, Tools, Speakers, Chairs, and More

From cast-iron pans to mechanical watches, we’ve rounded up products that are made to last for decades....

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AI & Culture

The Best Google Pixel Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Here’s a guide to all the models—plus Pixel case recommendations and smart software tricks to try....

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AI & Culture

The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever

Iran’s internet shutdown has reduced connectivity by 99 percent, with air strikes likely causing additional outages, and...

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AI Industry

Google PM open-sources Always On Memory Agent, ditching vector databases for LLM-driven persistent memory

Google senior AI product manager Shubham Saboo has turned one of the thorniest problems in agent design into an open-sou...

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AI & Tech

Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers

Trump's Department of War feud with Anthropic won't impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Googl...

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor

It's the first permit to be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade....

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AI & Tech

Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks

In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — 14 of them class...

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AI & Culture

These Beats Headphones We Like Are $150 Off

Save a chunk of change on the Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones....

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