A robot swerved through the cafeteria of Rivian’s Palo Alto office, its shelves adorned with chilled canned coffees, until it abruptly stopped. Five minutes later, a man carefully pushed it out of the way, the words “I’m stuck” flashing yellow…
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will purchase 3.6 million carbon removal credits from a biofuels plant in Louisiana owned by C2X. The facility is scheduled to begin operations in 2029. It will process forestry waste into methanol, a fuel…
One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael. She was partaking in an experiment called #WearthePants where women tested the…
Apple and Google have released several software updates to protect against a hacking campaign targeting an unknown number of their users. On Wednesday, Google released patches for a handful of security bugs in its Chrome browser. The company noted that…
Apple is releasing another tool to dial down Liquid Glass’s transparency with its release of iOS 26.2, available now. With this update, users will be able to control the transparency of the Lock Screen’s clock. This follows a previous update…
A baby was born in a Waymo this week, and it wasn’t even the first one. What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how autonomous vehicles have quietly become part of everyday life, complete with all…
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app with roughly a million users, is adding a new feature that lets you time-travel through your old photo memories from your phone’s camera roll. While the app today offers a way to share photos with…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening that directs federal agencies to challenge state AI laws. The administration argues that startups need relief from what it calls a “patchwork” of conflicting rules. Legal experts and startups, however, say…
A data breach at 700Credit, a company providing credit checks and identity verification for auto dealerships across the United States, has compromised the sensitive information of at least 5.6 million people. The stolen data includes names, addresses, dates of birth,…
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini of XYZ Ventures and Leslie Feinzaig of Graham & Walker Ventures pull back the curtain on how venture capitalists build their own go-to-market strategies. They explain not only how they evaluate startups, but also how they…
