Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos
Salmon is targeting underbanked Filipinos, with little to no credit history, as well as people unhappy with the incumbent lenders' reliability issues.
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Google DeepMind partners with EVE Online for AI model testing
Move comes as CCP Games spends $120M to go independent, rebrands as Fenris Creations.
US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Polymarket Bets on Maduro Raid
The master sergeant allegedly used classified intel to profit on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, marking the first US arrest for insider tra
Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of U.S. employees
If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary retirement buyout.
Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents can now "dream," sort of
Also, 5-hour usage limits will double for Pro and Max users of Claude Code.
Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and like
Meta is revamping its cross-app management system
Meta's Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.
Here's what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month
NASA is serious about taking more shots on goal, but some of them need to start landing.
Apple’s Next Chapter, SpaceX and Cursor Strike a Deal, and Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
In this week’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about Tim Cook’s legacy as CEO at Apple and what his long-rumored departure means for the future of one of the
Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets
Era thinks that we will see many form factors of AI hardware, including glasses, rings, and pendants
Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!
A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI.
At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty
CS 153 has gone viral on the Palo Alto campus—and on X. Not everyone is happy about it.
Bluesky now supports better quality photos
The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000x4000.
Infants are bleeding out after parents decline vitamin K shots given at birth
Hospitals report more parents are declining vitamin K shots for their newborns.
Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World
As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.
WhatsApp adds prepaid phone recharges in India as its payments usage still lags
WhatsApp is rolling out prepaid phone recharges to its 500 million users in India via PayU.
More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.
Without giving much away, CEO RJ Scaringe teased the idea of an R2 pickup and an R2X.
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.
Tesla drops Musk’s $29B ‘interim’ award after Delaware court restored larger pay package
The company is following through on its promise to not let Musk "double dip" if he won his appeal to restore Tesla's 2018 compensation package, worth $56 billio
Google's Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens
Up to 3x the speed with no loss of quality—is it too good to be true?
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
The Kickstarter-funded glasses from L'Atitude 52°N have AI features bundled for 1 year, but the company doesn't know yet how much it will charge for access afte
Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say
The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.
OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury
Elon Musk argued the journals show the moment when OpenAI abandoned its mission.
Lume Cube Edge Light Go Review (2026): Versatile, Portable
Portable lamps are rarely, if ever, as powerful, precise, and multipurpose as the Lume Cube Edge Light Go.
Labor unrest at Samsung may worsen memory chip supply issues
Tens of thousands of Samsung Electronics workers held a rally at the company’s Pyeongtaek campus in South Korea on Thursday to signal they are prepared to walk
Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license
State says chatbot claimed to practice medicine, gave invalid license number.
A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos
Paterna Biosciences says it has determined the set of instructions needed to turn sperm-making stem cells into "normal, mature" sperm.
Grab a ticket today: The first StrictlyVC of 2026 kicks off in just a week in San Francisco
StrictlyVC San Francisco is in just a week. Now’s the time to grab yourself a ticket. Join VCs and founders at Sentro Filipino Cultural Center on April 30.
Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean
Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026.
Best Robot Vacuum of 2026: Shark, Eufy
Tired of vacuuming? Hand the reins to a robot vacuum.
Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls
Beehiiv is clearly done being just a newsletter platform based on today's launch of a new webinar feature, customizable paywalls, and more.
Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack
Daemon Tools users: It's time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat.
The Best Robotic Pool Cleaners of 2026: Beatbot, iGarden, Dreame
Send the pool guy packing. One of these robotic buddies can maintain your water quality instead.
Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident
TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that las
RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin
Kennedy has made—and continues to make—many false claims about SSRIs.
Best Fitbit Models for Beginners, Athletes, and Kids (2026)
The fitness trackers I'd recommend to beginners, athletes, and kids.
AI galaxy hunters are adding to the global GPU crunch
Astronomers are turning to GPUs to find needles in the galactic haystack.
Trump SEC lets Musk settle $150 million Twitter lawsuit for $1.5 million
SEC alleged Musk's late disclosure cheated Twitter investors out of $150 million.
The Adidas Hyperboost Edge Is Your New Super Trainer
How do shoe companies translate superfast racing shoe tech into your daily trainers? We break it down with some of the best new running shoes on the market.
Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI
Topics can range from "School," "Entertainment," and "Lifestyle" to "Travel," "Writing," and "Health and Wellbeing," among others, Meta says.
Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls
Google's smart home ecosystem is getting its biggest update since the AI-fueled 2025 revamp.
Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: Comfortable Headphones, Great Sound
Sony’s new Inzone H6 Air is a departure from the typical gaming headset design, and I’m on board.
Shade lands $14M to let creative teams search their video libraries in plain English
Shade has its own filesystem that lets you "stream" files directly to your local drive
DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google
DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
7 Best Shower Filters of 2026 Are WIRED-Tested and -Approved
I tested leading filtered showerheads to see how well they remove total chlorine from your water.
India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains
Non-gaming apps, led by streaming and AI, are driving growth, even as India's spending per user lags global peers.
Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer
"You're a man who needs to control his fate. But you cannot control this."
Tesla just increased its spending plan to $25B — here’s where the money is going
Tesla's planned capex for 2026 is three times higher than what the company has historically spent. Its CFO said, as a result, Tesla will have a negative free ca
Musk's Europe gamble: Will others follow the Dutch and approve FSD?
The Dutch road authority will ask other EU regulators to approve the driver assist.
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