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  • Hermeus secures $350 million for autonomous hypersonic fighter jet development, signaling a major leap in aerospace technology.
  • Spotify is expanding its AI-powered 'Prompted Playlist' feature to include podcasts, allowing for more personalized audio content curation.
  • AI startup Rocket is offering McKinsey-style consulting reports at a significantly reduced cost, democratizing high-level business analysis.
  • Picsart launches a creator monetization program, empowering artists on its design platform with new revenue streams.
  • Former OpenAI employees are reportedly managing a new $100 million fund, indicating continued significant investment in the AI sector from industry insiders.

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  • Spotify's Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts an hour ago by Lawrence Bonk
    Media, Arts & Entertainment, Social & Online Media, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Lawrence Bonk

    Spotify's Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language, or prompts, to describe what they're looking for in a playlist and the algorithm does the rest. The platform says the tool is a good match for podcasts, as listeners can use it to discover a new favorite show or "dive deeper into a topic or piece of culture." Spotify adds that the algorithm generates playlists based on both the prompt and a person's listening history, along with "what's

  • NHTSA closes probe into Tesla's remote parking crashes an hour ago by Mariella Moon
    Transportation, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mariella Moon

    The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into Tesla’s remote parking features, after it found that previously reported incidents led to minor issues and happened in low speed. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigations opened an evaluation into incidents involving the company’s Actual Smart Summon feature in January 2025. It’s a level 2 automated driving feature meant for parking lots or private property, allowing Tesla owners to control their cars from an app within short distances. Investigators said there were 159 incidents involving the feature overall, but those make up less than one percent of the millions of

  • The Morning After: Apple’s foldable iPhone may be delayed 2 hours ago by Mat Smith
    Celebrities, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mat Smith

    Apple has run into “more issues than expected” with its foldable iPhone, which may delay its release, according to the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei. Multiple sources report issues that apparently occurred during early test production phases and may delay first shipments by months. Component suppliers have supposedly been notified that the foldable iPhone’s production schedule will be delayedand Apple is working to address the problems. Apple was reportedly prioritizing the foldable iPhone and other premium models for its September event this year, due to constrained supplies — that whole RAMmaggedon thing. One fewer iPhone model might reduce the company’s demand for

  • Artemis II astronaut puts all of our iPhone moon photos to shame 3 hours ago by Mariella Moon
    Science, Space & Astronomy, Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mariella Moon

    When NASA allowed Artemis II astronauts to take their smartphones with them, we already knew it could lead to some epic phone shots of the moon. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman took one such photo on his iPhone, just as the Orion spacecraft his crew was on approached the moon for a lunar flyby. The astronauts turned off all the lights inside the cabin to be able to take better pictures. In the livestream, Wiseman showed the camera a photo he took on his iPhone 17 Pro. As 9to5Mac notes, he said on the livestream that he took the picture on his

  • Report: Apple's foldable iPhone may be delayed due to engineering snags 5 hours ago by Steve Dent
    Technology & Electronics, Handheld & Connected Devices, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Steve Dent

    Apple has run into "more issues than expected" with its foldable iPhone that may set back its release, according to Nikkei. The engineering problems reportedly cropped up during the device's early test production phase and may delay first shipments by months, according to multiple sources briefed on the matter.  "The current situation could put the mass production timeline at risk," one of the sources said. "April will mark a crucial stage of the engineering verification test, and this month till early may is extremely critical." Component suppliers have supposedly been notified that the foldable iPhone's production schedule will be delayed, and


The Verge

  • A wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay 2 hours ago by Dominic Preston
    Apple, Foldable Phones, Gadgets, iPhone, Mobile, News, Phones, Tech

    The two iPhone 18 Pro dummies look much like last year’s 17 Pro models. | Image: Sonny Dickson We might have our first good look at the shape of the oddly wide iPhone Fold, after leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson shared photos of what he says is a dummy unit of the foldable, alongside similar models of the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. The apparent design leak comes as it's reported that early engineering tests of the foldable have suffered from production problems which may cause it to ship months later than other iPhones this year. Dickson, who has a

  • Gemini is making it faster for distressed users to reach mental health resources 3 hours ago by Robert Hart
    AI, Health, News, Science

    Google says it has updated Gemini to better direct users to get mental health resources during moments of crisis. The change comes as the tech giant faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging its chatbot "coached" a man to die by suicide, the latest in a string of lawsuits alleging tangible harm from AI products. When a conversation indicates a user is in a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, Gemini already launches a "Help is available" module that directs users to mental health crisis resources, like a suicide hotline or crisis text line. Google says the update - really more

  • Wisconsin governor says ‘no’ to age checks for porn 15 hours ago by Emma Roth
    News, Policy, Politics, Speech

    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would've required residents to verify their age before accessing porn sites, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a letter to the members of the assembly last week, Evers writes that the bill "imposes an intrusive burden on adults who are trying to access constitutionally protected materials." The bill (AB 105) would've required sites with more than one-third of their total content deemed harmful to minors to impose a "reasonable" form of age verification, such as asking users to show their government-issued ID. More than two dozen states have already passed similar age

  • Artemis II astronauts break a record, name a crater 16 hours ago by Stevie Bonifield
    NASA, News, Science, Space

    Artemis II is capturing images of the far side of the Moon, partially visible here, which can’t be seen from Earth. | Image: NASA A few minutes before 2PM ET on Monday, the crew of Artemis II broke a record set 56 years ago by the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission - at over 248,655 miles, they have now traveled farther from Earth than any humans before them. They marked the occasion with a crater naming ceremony that left the whole crew embracing each other in lunar orbit. > To commemorate the Artemis II mission, the astronauts announced their suggestion to rename certain

  • The best deals on MacBooks right now 18 hours ago
    Apple, Deals, Gadgets, Laptops, macOS, Tech, Verge Shopping

    The MacBook Neo (left) next to the 15-inch MacBook Air. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge It’s 2026, and that means Apple sells MacBooks equipped with not just its capable M-series processors but A-series chips that were previously exclusive to the iPhone. With the MacBook Neo starting at $599, the company now offers a wider range of options with more sizes and price points than ever before, all of which run the company’s newest operating system, macOS 26. Purchasing a new MacBook is easy if all you want is an affordable laptop. But if you have more specific needs


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