DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says: A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans' personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job. Read More |
'Pokémon Pokopia' is a game about rehabilitating a broken world — and I love it: The latest Pokémon game is a cozy life simulator like "Animal Crossing" or "Minecraft," but in a way that feels more grounded to our actual world. Read More |
YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue: YouTube pulled in $40.4 billion in ad revenue last year, which is more than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery combined. Read More |
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. |
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Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts: Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel. Read More |
Google and Tesla think we're managing the electrical grid all wrong: The duo have teamed up with other companies to launch Utilize, which seeks to change how the grid is used and regulated. Read More |
US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine: Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. Read More |
Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive: The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves. Read More |
'Pokémon Pokopia' is even better than 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons': While "Animal Crossing" is pure escapism, "Pokopia" gives you the sensation of actually rehabilitating a broken world. Read More |
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Microsoft's session agenda for GTC 2026 is packed with insights for a next-gen approach to AI. Topics include building and powering AI factories, enabling agentic AI at scale, optimizing AI infrastructure and costs, and leveraging AI agents for design automation and production. View the full schedule to plan your time at GTC now. |
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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. |
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AgentMail raises $6M to build an email service for AI agents: AgentMail provides an API platform that lets you give AI agents their own email inboxes, with support for two-way conversations, parsing, threading, labeling, searching, and replying. Read More |
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