Waymo expands pause to four cities as robotaxis keep driving into floods
Waymo has now paused service in four cities because its robotaxis are struggling to…
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UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us
The company's lack of response also leaves open questions about whether it will alert…
A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses
Prison calling service Pay Tel has secured a publicly exposed cloud server storing hundreds…
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Spark, he's suggesting, is agentic AI for the rest of us — those who…
ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves
As enterprises troubleshoot their AI systems, governance has emerged as a key challenge. Some…
Alphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal
The upcoming SpaceX IPO is expected to smash records for cash raised and valuation,…
Ahead of its IPO, Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei shrugs off doubts about AI’s returns
Private investors have been falling over themselves to get a piece of Anthropic, given…
Apple’s long-awaited AI Siri overhaul is finally here
Two years after promising but failing to launch a smarter Siri, Apple unveiled its…
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
But SPVs don't have the same kind of street cred as traditional VC funds. Yet Ernest remains confident that starting with them, and earning a solid rep with family offices, rather than launching…
Opendoor’s India exit is fueling a bigger conversation about AI and outsourcing
Opendoor, the San Francisco-based online home-buying platform, is shutting down its India operations less…
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger
All eyes are on the SpaceX IPO — the world's largest in history —…
SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60B in stock, days after blockbuster IPO
SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a $60 billion stock…
Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker
The Google Home Speaker is changing that, as you'll be able to speak using…
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026…
Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+…
