Apple broadens App Store’s age rating system

Apple is expanding its age rating system for apps. The company announced an update to its age rating system, introducing 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings while removing the previous 12+ and 17+ categories. The existing 4+ and 9+ ratings will…

Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal

AI-powered coding tools have surged in popularity over the past few months, with nearly every major tech company either adopting or developing their own. These “vibe-coding” tools are in high demand, and startups like Lovable and Cursor are fending off…

Intel continues to pull back on its manufacturing projects

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is making progress on his plan to streamline the company by eliminating inefficiencies, including canceling several manufacturing projects. In its second-quarter earnings report, the semiconductor giant announced delays and cancellations for multiple manufacturing initiatives. Specifically, Intel…

VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his own firm

Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark after two years as a venture capitalist to start his own investment venture, as announced in a post on X on Thursday. Lazarte gained prominence in the tech industry as the co-founder of Wildlife Studios,…

X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes

Elon Musk’s X is experimenting with a new way to use Community Notes, its crowdsourced fact-checking system, to highlight popular posts from users with diverse perspectives. On Thursday, the Community Notes X account announced a pilot test where select contributors…