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Amazon started the Alexa Fund in 2015 to back early-stage voice startups. With the advent of large language models and Amazon launching Gen AI-powered Alexa+ along with a family of multimodal AI models, the fund now wants to broaden its scope and invest more in AI startups. In a blog post Amazon shared with TechCrunch […]

It’s getting easier to build new applications on ATProto, the protocol that powers Bluesky’s social network and a growing number of other apps. At ATmosphere, the ATProto community conference held over the weekend in Seattle, Bluesky CTO Paul Frazee offered attendees a glimpse of what’s ahead for the protocol’s development and how those will help […]

Audio startup Krisp on Wednesday said it is launching a new feature that uses AI to change a user’s accent during calls. The company is initially rolling out support for changing Indian English accents to U.S. English. The startup says the accent conversion process preserves the speaker’s voice and only switches phonemes to match American […]

Americans’ support for a TikTok ban is declining, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. This survey of over 5,000 U.S. adults found that just 34% of respondents supported banning the short form video app. When Pew ran a similar study in 2023, 50% of adults supported the TikTok ban. Over the same […]

Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.

When does Amazon's Big Spring Sale end? The 2025 Big Spring Sale will run through the very end of Monday, March 31.

On Sez Us, users who are intentionally inflammatory may score lower than those who gain influence through respectful dialogue.

Amazon continues to infuse AI into its shopping tools to encourage customers to make more purchases. The company announced on Wednesday a new feature called “Interests,” aimed at creating a more personalized and conversational search experience.  With the new feature, customers can enter tailored prompts in the search bar, reflecting their interests, preferences, and even […]

Chatty assistants from Amazon, Google, and Apple are popular. But which one is right for you?

The Dyson V15 cordless vacuum is on sale for $599.99 in the Amazon Big Spring Sale, saving you $150 on list price.

The FBI warns that some free online document converters load malware onto people's computers, making their private information vulnerable to attack.

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Kaspersky attributed the hacks to an espionage campaign targeting journalists and employees at educational institutions.

Before RJ Scaringe founded Rivian in 2009, he had micromobility on his mind. More than a decade later, his musings took root in a small skunkworks program inside Rivian that set out to answer one question: Could the company’s technology be condensed down into something smaller and more affordable than its electric vans, trucks, and SUVs? […]

A trio of cloud industry leaders have launched a new company with the mission of modernizing software configuration data management. Emerging from stealth today with $4 million in funding, ConfigHub is the handiwork of CEO Alexis Richardson, founder of cloud-native container management platform Weaveworks; CTO Brian Grant, former Google software engineer and original lead architect […]

Sony’s ultimate PS5 gamepad comes with a hefty price but can seriously up your game.

The best selling tech products from the Amazon Big Spring Sale. Find Apple AirPods, Fire TV Sticks, and more.

These are our favorite portable speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boom box.

Tesla sales in Europe are down 47.1% in February. Why?

As of March 26, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are on sale for $349 in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Normally they retail for $429, so you're saving 19%.

It’s virtually impossible today to determine when a student’s writing has been composed using ChatGPT or another GenAI tool, and it can be a nightmare to disprove incorrect accusations. An AI edtech startup called Brisk has built a tool that could at least help teachers identify some of the telltale signs, and it’s now announcing […]

Scientific experiments run today are based on research practices that evolved out of a British tea-tasting experiment in the 1920s.

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As of March 26, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is on sale for $39.99 in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. This is 33% off its list price of $59.99.

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An analysis of 35 studies shows no significant difference between monogamous and non-monogamous people.

Haim joined BBC Radio 1's Greg James for the safely controversial segment "Unpopular Opinion." Watch.

I spent 10 days competing in Crypto: The Game, a winner-takes-all contest where hundreds of players try to finesse and backstab their way to claiming a $140,000 cryptocurrency prize.

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

The Walmart Super Savings Week kicks off on March 24 and runs through April 1, offering up to 55% off including Apple products.

Toyota's compact electric FT-Me is designed to tackle challenges of city living while offering an accessible and eco-friendly transportation solution.

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Once the grid goes down, an old programming language called Forth—and a new operating system called Collapse OS—may be our only salvation.

One of the simplest, most over-studied organisms in the world is the C. elegans nematode. For 13 years, a project called OpenWorm has tried—and utterly failed—to simulate it.

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A bunch of tablet deals are live during of Amazon's Big Spring Sale, which takes place from March 25 to 31. Check out our favorite discounts so far.

The best laptop deals available on Amazon during its Big Spring Sale include record-lows on the new M4 Apple MacBook Airs and some Lenovo gaming laptops.

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Answers to each clue for the March 26, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

With a national ban unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.

Tesla's Cybertruck is gearing up to become one of the most recalled cars ever.

NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted the longest-ever organic materials ever found on Mars, which is evidence suggesting the Red Planet could have potentially preserved evidence of microbial life.

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Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market?

The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng has weighed in on U.S. officials' leaked Signal group chat, in which they planned to bomb Yemen.

Late Show host Stephen Colbert has skewered the U.S. officials' Signal chat which accidentally added an Atlantic journalist.

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Microsoft is introducing a “deep research” AI-powered tool in Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI chatbot app. There’s been a raft of deep research agents launched recently across chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok. Powering them are so-called reasoning AI models, which posses the ability to think through problems and fact-check themselves — […]

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Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1376 on March 26, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

A journalist’s inclusion in a national security discussion served as a reminder that you might not know every number in the chat — and that could be a big problem.

The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters.

Block just laid off 931 employees. Read the email from its co-founder Jack Dorsey for more details on why.

Block just laid off 931 employees. Read the email from its co-founder Jack Dorsey for more details on why.

Music streaming service Napster was just acquired for $207 million by a virtual reality company.

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This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts.

The chatbot platform is under legal pressure related to youth safety.

Emergence Capital has closed its $1 billion seventh fund, it reported on Tuesday It’s the firm’s first raise in nearly four years. In May 2021, the San Mateo, California-based venture firm rounded up nearly a billion dollars in capital commitments across two funds.  At that time, it closed its sixth early-stage fund with $575 million; […]

Using several recent innovations, the company Databricks will let customers boost the IQ of their AI models even if they don’t have squeaky clean data.

"The Legend of Ochi" hits theaters April 25.

The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.

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The startup uses AI to quickly search for minerals over wide areas, identifying promising potential deposits for exploration.

Texas Senator Angela Paxton sponsors a new bill that would require age-verification to buy sex toys on the internet.

Instagram on Tuesday announced a new school partnership program aimed at expediting the handling of moderation reports submitted by verified school accounts. The program is currently available to all middle and high schools in the U.S. It allows schools to report posts or student accounts that may violate the app’s guidelines directly to Instagram. These […]

During a livestream on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the first major upgrade to ChatGPT’s image-generation capabilities in over a year. ChatGPT can now leverage the company’s GPT-4o model to natively create and modify images and photos. GPT-4o has long underpinned the AI-powered chatbot platform, but until now, the model has been able to […]

OpenAI announced native image generation within ChatGPT. Here are the details.

A form for Mashable readers to submit their stories about being scammed.

The company’s chatbot can now create elaborate and unusual images.

Dates for Apple's WWDC 2025 have officially been announced. Mark your calendars.

Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 9 and run through June 13. The tech giant’s event is where it offers a look at its upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as new tools for its developers. As in past years, the […]

Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will kick off on June 9 and run through June 13. The tech giant’s event is where it offers a look at its upcoming versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as new tools for its developers. As in past years, the […]

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AI models from OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, and others scored pathetically low on the second edition of the ARC-AGI benchmark, suggesting models still have a long way to go before achieving AGI.

The internet reacts to the Trump administration adding an Atlantic journalist to Signal group chat to discuss military strikes.

23andMe holds millions of customers' genetic information. Here's what you can do to protect your data.

On Tuesday, Google unveiled Gemini 2.5, a new family of AI reasoning models that pauses to “think” before answering a question. To kick off the new family of models, Google is launching Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, a multimodal, reasoning AI model that the company claims is its most intelligent model yet. This model will be […]

Poe, Quora’s chatbot app, launched one of its most affordable subscription options on Monday, priced at just $5 per month.  In addition, the company introduced its highest-priced plan at $250 per month, designed for users who need to send a large volume of messages on Poe. Poe allows users to utilize several AI-powered bots– including […]

AI chipmaking company Cerebras Systems’ IPO is delayed again as the public listing’s national security review drags on. Cerebras, which originally filed its intent to IPO in September 2024, thought the incoming Trump administration would help it breeze through its national security review, according to Reuters. That hasn’t been the case. The White House has […]

The first in-person gathering devoted to those building with the AT Protocol — which powers Bluesky — was held in Seattle.

As of March 25, Apple Watch Series 10 is on sale for $329 at Amazon. That’s a 23% discount off its regular $429 price.

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A new initiative gives educators a way to contact Instagram directly.

Discord announced on Tuesday that it rebuilt its Overlay feature from the ground up. The new Overlay makes streaming games on Discord more user-friendly on the streamer’s end. In its legacy form, streamers could toggle the Overlay display to use Discord while playing games, but this would bring up the entire Discord client in the […]

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From free book programs like Amazon First Reads to the handy Send to Kindle feature, these eight perks are worth exploring.

As of March 25, the TCL 85-Inch QM8 QLED Mini LED TV is available for $1,399 in the Amazon Big Spring Sale.