If you work in tech, Wired’s new cover story is not exactly going to shatter your worldview, but it is a genuinely great read all the same. Reporter Zoë Bernard spent months talking to 51 people, 31 of them gay…
A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap, or so the thinking goes. This idea leaves little room for traditional software companies. As one analyst report put it, vibe coding will…
SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is expected to build a massive 9.2 gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant on the Ohio-Kentucky border. If completed, it would become the largest power plant in the United States, capable of powering approximately 7.5…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in court this week in a landmark trial that seeks to determine whether the company’s social media platforms are addictive and harmful to young people. The trial is taking place in Los Angeles Superior Court.…
Waymo’s opportunity to bring its robotaxis to New York state has been blocked for the time being. Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn a proposal that would have amended vehicle and traffic laws to effectively legalize robotaxis in the state outside…
Meta is shutting down its standalone Messenger website. According to a company help page, the website will no longer be available starting April 2026. Users who want to send and receive messages on the web will need to do so…
A student admissions website used by families to enroll children into schools has fixed a security lapse that was exposing their personal information. The website, Ravenna Hub, allows parents to apply and track the status of their kids’ applications across…
A new app called Current is rethinking the RSS reader. It aims to offer a reading experience that feels more like dipping into a stream of news and less like a task to be completed. In doing so, the app…
OpenAI is nearing a deal to raise more than one hundred billion dollars, according to a Bloomberg report. The funding round could value the company at over eight hundred and fifty billion dollars, citing sources familiar with the matter. This…
Sam Basu left his position as a senior software engineer at Google in early 2023, shortly after OpenAI released ChatGPT. He tried starting several AI businesses, but none gained traction until a friend called for help with customs paperwork. That…
