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On August 19, Startup Battlefield is returning to Sydney in partnership with Stripe, one of the world's most iconic technology companies. We're taking over Stripe Tour Sydney for a night that the Australian startup ecosystem won't forget.

Meta may have found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.

Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform.

Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.

Meta's board cites "due process" concerns over account bans. It's also pushing Meta to offer clear information about violations and its use in AI in making its determinations.

Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like "When should I post?" and "What are people saying in my comments?"

Apple's WWDC nears: Here's what you can look forward to.

The incident helps shed some new light on how Waymo treats and stores the footage captured by its robotaxis.

Digital wallet app Cash App is launching a new gadget on Thursday, seemingly inspired by the social media trend that involves paying for items in the real world with a tap of a homemade magic wand, which hides a tap-and-pay credit card.

The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.

Ramp has nearly tripled its valuation over the past year as investors scramble to grab a part of the fast-growing startup.

The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.

The advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information.

Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.

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Anthropic warns that AIs will soon be able to build their own successor, and it's suggesting that companies may have to slow down development.

Still no price in sight.

Paying users will have tools for reaching either wider or more-specific audiences.

Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses.

OpenAI has significantly improved the chatbot's "dreaming" architecture.

Canada's "AI for All" plan prioritizes strengthening data protections and increasing AI adoption.

Believe it or not, this is not the first robotaxi-assisted theft.

Netflix and EA are both going to capitalize on the World Cup craze.

Meta's Creator Assistant AI can analyze your past posts to help with future content plans.

Marshall's latest headphones are like its Major and Monitor models had a baby.

Belkin's new Switch 2 charging grip lets you game longer and be more comfortable doing it.

Elden Ring for the Switch 2 includes the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion and other goodies.

Only 4,999 units of the HP Scuderia Ferrari AI PC will be available.

A TV's USB port is often forgotten, but can still be useful.

Amazon's AI-upgraded Proteus robot can now be controlled using plain language.

Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos, articles, and their other profiles online. But this feature won't be available to most people or organizations; Google is limiting it to people with at least 100,000 YouTube subscribers, 100,000 followers on Instagram or X, or 300,000 followers on TikTok. You'll need to meet the minimum on one of those platforms and be at least 18 years old to make a Search profile. In demo videos , Google shows how a Search profile can feature links to websites and other

Amazon's gaming strategy has never really been clear. It's been very active in the space: acquiring Twitch , launching its Luna cloud gaming service nearly six years ago , investing heavily in MMOs during the peak of live-service wave, and having access to a huge slate of franchises through Prime Video and the MGM Studios library . Late last year, the company announced a major pivot, relaunching Luna with a focus on party games you can play with just your phone as a controller - including an AI-powered game starring Snoop Dogg as a judge - and basically jumping ship

Most of Belkin's Switch 2 accessories are designed to either protect or power up Nintendo's latest handheld, like its Charging Case Pro that actually does both at the same time. Its new multitasking Charging Grip can also add three or four more hours of playtime through an included 10,000mAh battery pack, while improving the Switch 2's ergonomics with beefier nonslip grips for the Joy-Con controllers. Belkin's Charging Grip is now available through the company's online store in black, lilac, and olive green color options for $99.99. The magnetic 10,000mAh battery sticks to the back of the Switch 2, but since

The Cash App Wand is a novel way to pay for your next coffee. | Image: Cash App The convenience of contactless payments can already feel magical, but Cash App is really leaning into that with its latest accessory. The mobile payment service is launching the Cash App Wand: an NFC-enabled, iridescent, star-topped wand that allows users to make on-the-go payments without pulling out their phone or card. This plays on a popular DIY trend that's already circulating on social media platforms, in which people are 3D printing (or otherwise constructing ) their own creative "cases" for contactless payment cards.

I can't remember the last time Microsoft kicked off a Build keynote with Windows front and center, but that's exactly what CEO Satya Nadella did this week. Nadella didn't address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft's slick Surface RTX Spark Dev Kit instead, calling it a "dream machine." Nadella unveiled the new Surface hardware just days after Nvidia officially returned to Windows on Arm with its new RTX Spark chips . Both companies are talking up these chips as some kind of new beginning for PCs, and it's

AI companies are using serif to project humanity. Critics are calling it “tasteslop.”

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The USDA this week confirmed the first known infection of the carnivorous fly larva, which feast on the flesh of living mammals, after the United States eradicated the nightmare bugs in the 1960s.

On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock.

The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece together clues about a potential upcoming album.

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.

A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.

You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It's the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.

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From app-controlled security to electronic shifting and radar alerts, Segway’s Myon may have more tech than you need. That’s not always a bad thing.

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.”

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