Tech
AI Summary
- Google dropped a ton of new Pixel 11 devices, including phones and the Pixel Watch 5, heavily integrating its Gemini AI across the lineup for enhanced features and health monitoring, alongside the new Pixel Tag tracker.
- AI continues its rapid ascent with startups like Cognition reportedly seeking massive valuations and OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raising $2B for enterprise AI solutions, while debates around AI safety and its impact on jobs like software engineering intensify.
- The tech industry is grappling with significant data security and hardware-related developments, including Uber Freight investigating a potential data breach and Tesla planning a massive solar factory in Texas.
- AI's practical applications are expanding with new tools for creators on Facebook, voice-controlled AI wearables, and advancements in battery technology from Form Energy, alongside Mesh's CRM expanding to Android.
- Emerging tech news includes the settlement of a Grubhub FTC case reaching users, a security researcher publishing a Windows zero-day bug after a Microsoft threat, and the bittersweet news of the passing of AmigaDOS developer Tim King.
Sources
TechCrunch
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Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers
an hour ago
by Lauren Forristal
Apps, grubhubChecks are being mailed from Grubhub's $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business practices.
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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
an hour ago
by Julie Bort
AI, Fundraising, Startups, TC, cognitionCognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
2 hours ago
by Kate Park
AI, andrew ng, Artificial Intelligence (AI), China, Fei-Fei Li, Geoffrey Hinton, tech regulationAt Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts—Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng—debated regulation, open-source access, and how America can compete as China advances in Asia.
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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
2 hours ago
by Rebecca Bellan
AI, Enterprise, Fundraising, Venture, Enterprise AI, Thrive Capital, thrive holdingsThrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.
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Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach
2 hours ago
by Zack Whittaker
Security, Transportation, cybersecurity, data breach, uber freightAn extortion gang known for targeting transportation companies and private equity firms has taken credit for a breach at Uber Freight.
Hacker News
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 4 hours ago
- Zed: Delta an hour ago
- Tailscale Traces Database Corruption to 16y/o SQLite WAL-Reset Bug 5 hours ago
- Qwen3.8-2.4T 5 hours ago
- 2026 Eclipse Webcams 8 hours ago
The Verge
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Google’s Pixel 11 phone preorders come with up to $350 in gift cards
2 hours ago
by Brad Bourque
Gadgets, Google, Google Pixel, Phones, Tech, Verge ShoppingThe Pixel 11 Pro in matte obsidian. | Photo: David Imel / The Verge Looking to get your hands on the latest Pixel devices? After weeks of leaks and rumors , Google has officially announced its next generation of Pixel phones and watches. The base Pixel 11 starts at $899, the Pro and Pro XL are $1,099 and $1,299 respectively, and the Pro Fold starts at $1,899. The watch comes in two sizes, with the smaller 41mm model starting at $399, and the larger 45mm model starting at $429. The phones are available for preorder now, and will ship on
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Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI
2 hours ago
by Jay Peters
AI, Creators, News, Tech, TwitchTwitch users can now opt out of allowing their content to be used to train Amazon's generative AI models. Opting out means that "your streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel" won't be used in "future training" of an Amazon AI model "whose purpose is to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video," according to a Twitch support page . Other "AI-supported" features like captions and safety tools will still function if you opt-out of generative AI training. However, if you participate in a chat on another person's stream, "their opt-out preferences govern if
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How Google’s new Pixel 11 phones compare to last year’s models
3 hours ago
by Sheena Vasani
Gadgets, Google, Google Pixel, How to, Phones, Tech, Verge ShoppingThe Pixel 11 Pro. | Photo: David Imel / The Verge Google just added four new phones to the Pixel family: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. They're slightly more expensive than their predecessors, but they come with some notable upgrades, including improved cameras and a new Tensor G6 chip that should deliver faster performance. The phones also have new photography tools, like Magic Capture, along with improvements to Gemini Intelligence, expanded Live Translate capabilities, and the ability to use Circle to Search directly through the camera. To make deciding
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ICE wants to give agents electrified gloves that shock people into compliance
3 hours ago
by Jess Weatherbed
News, Policy, TechImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is aiming to spend up to $20 million on equipping officers and agents with specialized gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. These plans were outlined in a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, with an unspecified quantity of the devices set to be delivered by March 2027. The electrified handwear outlined in the contract is the CTG 5 GLOVE (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), which manufacturer Compliant Technologies refers to as a CD3 (Conductive Distraction and De-escalation) device. Compliant Technologies describes it as "a great, humane, low-optics, de-esc … Read the
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Amazon gets out of the MMO game
3 hours ago
by Jay Peters
Amazon, Entertainment, Gaming, News, TechAmazon is fully stepping back from MMOs. After saying last year that it would be halting "a significant amount" of its work on first-party AAA games, "specifically around MMOs," Amazon will be handing over live operations of Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark in the West to other companies, according to announcements on Wednesday. Throne and Liberty will be taken over by FirstSpark Games and NC in Q4 2026. Lost Ark will be run by Smilegate starting in early 2027. When Amazon announced the broader strategy shift in October, the developers of a third MMO, New World: Aeternum , announced
Wired
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The Gender War Over ‘Obsession’ Has Come for Theme Parks
36 minutes ago
by Miles Klee
Culture, Culture / Movies, Bloody, MessDebate over the true villain in Obsession is raging again after Universal Studios announced the movie’s female lead will be featured at an upcoming Halloween event.
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Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please
an hour ago
by Will Knight
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI, LabAI agents that break free and hack into other systems are only trying to make us happy.
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Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies
6 hours ago
by Julian Chokkattu
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Watches, Gear / Products / Health and Fitness, Watch, MeThe company is also adding blood pressure and insulin resistance trends as proactive monitoring tools in the Google Health app.
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4 New Camera Tricks on Google’s Latest Pixel 11 Smartphones
6 hours ago
by Julian Chokkattu
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Phones, Photo, WizardFrom Magic Capture and Instant Night Sight to a built-in teleprompter, here’s a look at a few camera features on Google’s new Pixel 11 series.
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Google Pixel 11 Series, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
6 hours ago
by Julian Chokkattu
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Phones, Pixel, PortraitThe Pixel 11 smartphone lineup is here, alongside the Pixel Watch 5 and the all-new Pixel Tag.