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World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2

1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses

The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say

Epic Games’ Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement

Google’s AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

Google debuts ‘Disco,’ a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs

Rivian’s AI assistant is coming to its EVs in early 2026

Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis

Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model

Ford and SK On are ending their US battery joint venture

Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters

On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry

TIME names ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year

Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users’ phone numbers and PINs

Interest in Spoor’s bird-monitoring AI software is soaring

Eclipse Energy’s microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories