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Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsCoway Airmega Pedestal Fan P50 Review: Anti-App
The air purifier giant’s P50 pedestal fan is whisper-quiet and surprisingly versatile, even if its built-in voice assistant feels stuck in beta.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsA Viral YouTube Show About an Unhinged AI Is Hitting Theaters. It’s a Big Test for Hollywood
The Amazing Digital Circus finale will hit more than 4,000 theaters around the world Thursday. Two weeks later it’ll be on YouTube, bucking Hollywood trends and testing the power …
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHow to Shop Like a Pro During Amazon Prime Day (2026)
Find the real deals on Amazon Prime Day this June.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & Startups4 Best Alexa Speakers (2026): Echo Dot Max, Echo Dot, Echo Show 11
I’ve rounded up the best smart speakers that let you talk to Alexa, from the popular Echo Dot to the newest Echo Studio.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsFlush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio Gadget
Opal, the company famous for making a fancy webcam, has pivoted to making other consumer electronics. Fueled by big investments from OpenAI and Samsung, it’s working on an audio g…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsPartiful Is Putting Ticket Payments on Its Platform
In the social event planner’s first major move toward monetization, Partiful is getting ticketing directly in the app.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsAndroid Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling
Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appea…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsMeet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs Off
Microsoft’s OpenClaw-style agent appears in Teams, just like a human colleague, and automates your dull office tasks.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHe Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut
A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for …
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsPalantir Contracts Have Become ‘An Unacceptable Point of Weakness,’ UK Politicians Warn
A government committee says that the country’s growing dependence on the data analytics company is a serious liability.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsX caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
X will now let you 'react with video' to posts.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMeta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook
Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that could look like.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsWhy VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape
TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to spotlight some of the most important conversations shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Join us in Paris June 17-20!
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsPassword manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults
The password manager giant said hackers were able to "brute-force" its two-factor system, allowing them to access customer accounts and download their password vaults.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsBoard, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands
Board, the startup building what it calls "together tech" designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ventures.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsOpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work
OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and investment banking. Available from …
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsTrump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections
After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced models.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsFocused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech
Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAmazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial-recognition feature
The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMicrosoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior
The specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsGoogle rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsEx-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts
Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better c…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMicrosoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant
Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMartin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI
The caveat is that one of the world's most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsA startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon
A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable's book club community.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsNew Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsUber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in 4 months
Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsCyberdecks are having a moment, rejecting big tech surveillance with style and substance
Over the last few months, these DIY hardware communities have exploded in popularity as people on social media show off their solar-powered game emulators, pocket-sized ereaders, …
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsCyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses
The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsSquishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis
Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechHow small businesses can leverage AI
This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run newsletter examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To receive it in your inbox,sign up here. From a…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechRehumanizing global health care with agentic AI
The global health care sector is under increasing strain.  Decades of chronic underinvestment and constraints in recruitment have coincided with a surge in demand for service…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe Download: AI can run your admin department now
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How small businesses can leve…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsProtests over US Ebola centre in Kenya kill 2, court keeps block on site
A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests killing two people and ordered the government to disc…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPrabowo’s overseas visits spark debate in Indonesia over benefits for citizens
Indonesia’s deepening ties with France have given President Prabowo Subianto a chance to advance Jakarta’s defence modernisation, strengthen relations with Europe and expand its i…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong pair convicted of murder and HK$3.6 million ransom blackmail plot
Two Hongkongers have been found guilty of murdering a man after a financial dispute and then blackmailing his wife for a HK$3.6 million (US$459,331) ransom for his “release” even …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong media groups sign Kazakhstan deals to deepen journalism, business ties
Two Hong Kong media organisations have joined forces with one of Kazakhstan’s largest state-owned conglomerates to strengthen collaboration in journalism and information exchange.…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsThe next tech war? Why biotech may become a new US-China battleground
The wide-ranging geopolitical rivalry between Beijing and Washington could soon expand into biotechnology, raising the prospect of fresh tensions even as American pharmaceutical f…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAlibaba elevates tech chief Wu Zeming to elite committee as AI push ramps up
Alibaba Group Holding chief technology officer (CTO) Wu Zeming has joined the company’s elite steering committee, joining co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai in playing a central rol…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSouth Korea and Japan eye military logistics pact. Should China be wary?
If South Korea and Japan sign a military logistics support agreement, their ties with the US would deepen as they act in concert to deter China and North Korea, analysts said. How…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHow adversity has guided the path of Chinese civilisation through the ages
Places well-endowed with natural resources don’t usually become great powers or world-conquering empires. If anything, many suffer from the “resource curse”, which corrupts the do…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers
A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade, dozens of which were carried out by minors, has set Sweden apart from its European peers and left authorities …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
The Lands Tribunal has dismissed a government-appointed administrator’s request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results, with no mention of trading crackdown
Tiger Brokers reported a 17.5 per cent year-on-year jump in first-quarter operating profit in an announcement on Tuesday, without any mention of the looming punishment from China’…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina-UK ties thaw: Wang Yi urges that they ‘further communicate and align our positions’
China and Britain have pledged to enhance high-level exchanges and deepen cooperation amid a turbulent global landscape, following a meeting of their top diplomats in Beijing. Chi…
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