Popular stories from the last 7 days
Also this month: friends and family get a say on your Hinge profile, South Australia plans a nation-first dating app ban for sex offenders, and Tokyo's government dating app has now married off 285 co
Providers can no longer build AI companions designed to cultivate emotional dependence, under-18s are barred from virtual intimate relationships, and platforms have to interrupt long sessions and inte
A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.
MagSafe accessories make your phone feel uniquely yours. These are our favorites, including Android-friendly Qi2 picks.
We tested over a hundred wireless earbuds—these models from Apple, Bose, Beats, and Samsung stood out from the rest.
Nykaa buys stock from brands outright, holds it in its own warehouses and sells it on its own account. For context, in Q1 FY27, it spent ₹1,757.9 Cr buying traded goods, a 21.7% Yo
Handy strokers syncing to AI girlfriends is just the start. Lovescape says manual control defeats the point, and rivals like Lovense and Soulkyn are racing toward AI companions that can chat, control
HexSeed Technology, a carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) startup that transforms captured CO₂ into high-value supermaterials, has raised over €700k (£600k) in early-stage funding. The funding wa
Switzerland-based Gravis Robotics, a ConTech company developing autonomous technology for heavy machinery, has raised €172 million ($200 million) in a Series A round, giving the company an €862 mil
The pre-Series A funding round led by Chiratae Ventures, with participation from existing backer Titan Capital The AI startup plans to utilise the funds to expand in the US market,
Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.
Honor’s new China-exclusive Android phone features a pop-out motorized gimbal camera designed to replace your action cam.
Scientists at ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD), Bhopal, have developed the vaccine using a novel attenuated ASFV Genotype II virus
Realbotix Corp has threatened to pursue what it calls “prosecution” against anyone publishing false information about the AI robotics company, as it seeks to further separate its sex robot
The AI industry’s boldest promise right now is that AI will soon improve itself, with almost no need for human oversight. LLMs can already write code, generate synthetic data for training, and optimiz
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate
Globally only three commercial companies have successfully developed high thrust FFSC engines, which are SpaceX and Stoke Space, both from the United States of America, and Land Space from China
The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We still don’t know how people are really using AI
We tested the follow-up to Arcwave's Pleasure Air stroker and found little reason to upgrade. The suction tech that made Womanizer famous for clitoral stimulation doesn't translate nearly as well to p
Xteink’s new X4 Pro e-reader is its best yet, but the lack of an ebook store can be limiting.
These powerful, high-capacity portable batteries are the best ones when laptop charging is a priority. All have at least 20,000 mAh, enough to charge most laptops twice.
Some creators fear the EU AI Act’s regulatory chaos will upend their lucrative businesses. Others are owning it by incorporating AI transparency into their creative process.
Salvadoran fintech Ábaco Technologies secured $53M through a warehouse facility and a Seed round, bringing its total funding… The post
