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TikTok is still down, here are all the latest updates

More than a day after TikTok’s issues began, TikTok USDS says the problems are the result of a power outage at a data center and s...

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfak...

X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes generated by its Grok AI chatbot. In its a...

The best Bluetooth trackers for Apple and Android phone...

Some people rarely lose things. Wallets are always exactly where they’re supposed to be, keys never go missing, and remotes never ...

OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor

OpenAI's co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn't just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super...

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68...

Google could owe you some money, now that it's moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured whe...

Apple’s luxe AirPods Max have dropped to one of their l...

If you prefer over-ear headphones to earbuds and own an iPhone or another Apple device, the AirPods Max with USB-C are worth a loo...

Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE

"Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth. Then worry about fucking me," a Reddit post reads. "Immigrants of any status are my fr...

Tattle TV has turned a Hitchcock classic into a vertica...

Most vertical video microdrama apps have been focused on putting out newly produced series meant to be watched on your phone. But ...

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at ...

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate...

Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities' carbon footprint.

Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages...

The London High Court awarded the London-based satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than £3 million, after fi...

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE afte...

More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs...

The Social Media Addiction Trials: What to Know

Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal in...

Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child ...

Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal...

As Tech Chiefs Woo Trump, Silicon Valley Seethes Over M...

Executives, investors and engineers are speaking out against the Trump administration after the killings of Alex Pretti and anothe...

Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportati...

Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads follo...

UpScrolled is a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. It blends familiar features from Instagram a...

Rad Power Bikes reaches deal to sell itself for $13.2M

A company called Life Electric Vehicle Holdings has emerged as the top bidder for Rad Power's assets. It's not clear what the comp...

AI startup CVector raises $5M for its industrial ‘nervo...

Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors how this AI-powe...

TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after ...

Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, co...

Obvious Ventures lands fund five with a 360-degree view...

The 12-year-old firm raised $360,360,360 for its fifth fund. And there's a reason for that number.

Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including S...

Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon.

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant s...

Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of "unlawful and intentional in...

AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months...

Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate.

Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebo...

In the coming months, Meta is going to explore a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that gives users access t...