India is integrating Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity system, more deeply into everyday private life through a new app and an offline verification framework. This move raises significant questions about security, consent, and the broader use of the massive…
Waymo has removed the human safety driver from its autonomous test vehicles in Nashville. This move brings the Alphabet-owned company closer to launching a robotaxi service in the city this year. Waymo has been testing in Nashville for months. Riders…
As Anthropic expands into India, a local software company has filed a court complaint saying it was already using the name “Anthropic.” This situation spotlights how the rapid global push of AI firms can collide with local incumbents. The filing…
On Monday, Databricks announced it reached a $5.4 billion revenue run rate, growing 65% year-over-year. More than $1.4 billion of that total was generated by its AI products. Co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi shared these growth numbers to counter widespread…
Social network Bluesky is finally rolling out one of its users’ most-requested features: drafts. Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported the ability to write drafts, which is seen as a baseline feature for services like this. Users can…
YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app. Step, which raised half a billion in funding and has grown to over 7 million users, offers financial services geared toward Gen…
Lidar manufacturer Ouster has acquired StereoLabs, a company that makes vision-based perception systems for robotics and industrial applications. The deal is valued at a combination of thirty-five million dollars and 1.8 million shares of Ouster stock. This acquisition is the…
OpenAI announced on Monday that it is beginning to test advertisements for users in the United States on its Free and Go subscription tiers. The newer Go plan is a low-cost subscription priced at eight dollars per month in the…
A shadowy industry exists for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers promote software often called stalkerware to jealous partners, who can use these apps to remotely access their victims’ phones. Yet, despite the…
Lyft has launched teen accounts, a new service that allows minors as young as 13 to hail a ride without an adult present. The service is now available in 200 U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and New York. This…
