December 14, 2025

DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying customers' food: A woman is facing felony charges in Evansville, Indiana, over a DoorDash delivery in which she allegedly sprayed the food with a substance that made the customers vomit. Read More

With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen: Your iPhone clock doesn't have to be so "glassy" anymore, thanks to a new Apple software update. Read More

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million: 700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Read More

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Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks: Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks. Read More

OK, what's going on with LinkedIn's algo?: Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity involved, experts say. Read More

India's Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say: Spinny is set to be valued at about $1.8 billion post-money in its latest funding round. Read More

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs: A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2025. Read More

AI data center boom could be bad news for other infrastructure projects: Improvements to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure could take a hit as data center construction accelerates. Read More

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Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant: Microsoft's data center ambitions have imperiled its 2030 pledge to remove more carbon than it generates, making carbon removal credits all but necessary. Read More

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December 12, 2025

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million: 700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Read More

With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen: Your iPhone clock doesn't have to be so "glassy" anymore, thanks to a new Apple software update. Read More

OK, what's going on with LinkedIn's algo?: Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity involved, experts say. Read More

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Retro, a photo-sharing app for friends, lets you 'time-travel' through your camera roll: Retro's new feature, Rewind, lets you look back at your photo memories and scroll through them with a dial. Read More

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks: Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks. Read More

Home Depot exposed access to internal systems for a year, says researcher: A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its back-end GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored. Read More

Google Translate now lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones: The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker's tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it's easier to follow the conversation and tell who's saying what. Read More

World launches its 'super app,' including crypto pay and encrypted chat features: Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network." Read More

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Stanford's star reporter takes on Silicon Valley's 'money-soaked' startup culture: His reporting on a Stanford University president put Theo Baker on the map, but his upcoming book may cement his reputation as the rare young journalist willing to challenge Silicon Valley's startup machine. Read More

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