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New Data Shows Robotaxis Competing on Price—and Speed
Research from the ride-hail aggregator Obi finds Waymo is starting to edge up on Uber and Lyft in San Francisco. Tesla, which operates a ride-hail service with...
A former Netflix game studio went indie to reach more players
When Netflix first acquired cozy game developer Spry Fox in 2022, it made a lot of sense. The studio had been around for over a decade and had several hits with...
An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera
Reincubate, which makes the Camo and Camo Studio apps for turning your iOS or Android phone into a webcam for your Mac or PC, is suing Apple, alleging anticompe...
Anker’s foldable 3-in-1 charging station has hit a new low price of $50
Buying separate chargers for your phone, watch, and earbuds adds up quickly. Anker’s MagGo Wireless Charging Station (Foldable 3-in-1) replaces all three, and n...
Amazon Go and Fresh stores are closing as Amazon focuses on grocery delivery and Whole Foods
Amazon is rethinking its grocery business, and as part of that, it will shut down all of its remaining Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores. The company w...
WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks
WhatsApp is launching new "Strict Account Settings" that add even more protections against cyberattacks. The feature is built for people at a high-risk of attac...
OpenAI releases Prism, a Claude Code-like app for scientific research
OpenAI is releasing a new app called Prism today, and it hopes it does for science what coding agents like Claude Code and its own Codex platform have done for...
Google AI Plus is now available in the US for $8 a month
Google AI Plus, the company’s most affordable AI subscription plan, is now rolling out in the US. It will cost you $8 a month for its features, though you can g...
WhatsApp introduces an advanced security mode to protect against hackers
Meta's WhatsApp just introduced something called Strict Account Settings, a tool "that further protects your account from highly sophisticated cyber attacks." T...
Yahoo is adding generative AI to its search engine
Yahoo has announced a new AI-powered "answer engine", dubbed Yahoo Scout. The new tool is available now in beta and is powered by Anthropic's Claude. The compan...
TikTok US is mostly back up and running
As we moved into the third day of the TikTokalypse, the app appears to have finally stabilized in the US, as we verified that it's possible to consistently publ...
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Everything we think the company will unveil
Samsung’s 2025 was filled with new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google's XR platform. After making some announcements at CES 2026,...