Snapchat rolls out its end-of-year Recaps

Snapchat announced on Monday that its end-of-year Recaps are now rolling out to users, offering a personalized look back at 2025. The Recap is a short video highlighting moments from a user’s Snaps, Stories, and Chats, showcasing how they connected…

Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver

About six months after Tesla began testing its early Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, the company is now allowing those cars to drive through the city without a human safety monitor onboard. This move marks a critical step toward Tesla’s…

Thea Energy previews Helios, its pixel-inspired fusion power plant

Fusion power has the potential to rewrite trillion-dollar energy markets. First, however, startups must prove their designs will work and will not be too costly. Neither task is easy. Many designs require massive magnets and lasers to be installed with…

How iRobot lost its way home

There is something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around furniture. Founded in 1990 in Bedford, Massachusetts by MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks and his former students Colin Angle and Helen Greiner,…

WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test

WhatsApp, the messaging app from Meta that millions of Indians use every day, is facing a critical moment in India. Recent government directions threaten to disrupt how the platform works for everyday users and businesses. Issued late last month, the…

Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting

The Grok chatbot, built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, repeatedly spread misinformation about the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia. Gizmodo highlighted a number of posts where Grok misidentified the bystander who…

Making sense of the risky Netflix-Warner Bros. deal

The potential acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix for $82.6 billion captures a fraught moment for Hollywood. Regardless of whether the deal ultimately goes through, it symbolizes how the entertainment business is increasingly overshadowed by technology giants. This move highlights…