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Amazon acquires autonomous robotics startup Rivr
- Anna Washenko
- Mar 19, 2026
Amazon has acquired Rivr, a startup focused on autonomous robotics. Rivr is based in Zurich and was valued at $110 million in a funding round from Aug...
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Sony’s WF-1000XM6 wireless earbuds are on sale for the first time
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 19, 2026
Sony’s WF-1000XM6 are the best noise-canceling wireless earbuds you can buy, but they’ve been hard to recommend over the last-gen model because of the...
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DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models
- Anna Washenko
- Mar 19, 2026
DoorDash has launched a new option for its gig economy workers to earn some extra cash. The delivery service introduced Tasks, which it describes as "...
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Google is reportedly testing a Gemini app for Mac
- Ian Carlos Campbell
- Mar 19, 2026
Google is testing a version of its Gemini app for macOS, Bloomberg reports. The app would bring the AI assistant to uncharted territory, and in more d...
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Marc Andreessen is a philosophical zombie
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Mar 19, 2026
I admit, this is an innovation I did not see coming: Silicon Valley has invented the philosophical zombie from the classic thought experiment "lol how...
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The coolest game controller for your phone is $50 off
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 19, 2026
The MCON is the closest to a Swiss army knife that a controller can be. No, it doesn’t contain a can opener, but it makes up for it with a surprising...
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Hermès doesn’t include a power adapter with its $5,150 charging case
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 19, 2026
Over a decade after Apple first partnered with Hermès for a special Apple Watch collaboration, the French luxury goods maker has released a new collec...
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Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process
- Ian Carlos Campbell
- Mar 19, 2026
Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards download...
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The Steam Spring Sale is here with discounts on Arc Raiders, Hades 2 and much more
- Anna Washenko
- Mar 19, 2026
The Steam Spring Sale is underway and as usual, there's plenty of good stuff to add to your library. The seasonal discounts will run through Thursday,...
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Meta will move away from human content moderators in favor of more AI
- Karissa Bell
- Mar 19, 2026
A little more than a year after ditching third-party fact checkers and rolling back much of its proactive content moderation, the company says it will...
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Don’t be surprised that the FBI is buying your location data
- Daniel Cooper
- Mar 19, 2026
The FBI has confirmed to the Senate it is once again buying data which can be used to track the locations of US citizens. That may have surprised the...
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A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 19, 2026
For almost two hours last week, Meta employees had unauthorized access to company and user data thanks to an AI agent that gave an employee inaccurate...