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Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.

Tinder is testing a feature called Chemistry that will get to know users through questions and, with permission, will access Camera Roll photos on their phones to learn more about their interests and personality.

Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like "YouTube for apps" — a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini apps and share them with friends.

The research raises new questions about how well AI agents will perform when working unsupervised — and how quickly AI companies can make good on promises of an agentic future.

Users will now be able to access AI Mode via a new dedicated shortcut button under the search bar when opening a "New Tab" page in Chrome.

The MPA states that its movie-rating system can't be compared to Meta's content restrictions, which it says "appear to rely heavily on artificial intelligence."

Penn experienced a data breach on Friday as hackers sent messages boasting of the hack to the university community.

Alloy Enterprises has developed a new additive manufacturing technique that can improve liquid cooling performance while bringing it to new parts of the server rack.

Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.

The companies on Tuesday reached a settlement that sees the search giant agreeing to Android app store reforms that include lowering fees and enabling more competition.

SoftBank's joint venture with OpenAI will localize and sell the AI company's enterprise tech to companies in Japan. And the first customer of this joint venture is going to be SoftBank itself.

While driving, users can now ask Gemini to answer questions about places of interest on their route, return results about other topics (like sports or news), and even perform tasks like adding events to their calendar.

Armis is hoping to launch its IPO in late 2026 or early 2027, its co-founder and CEO Yevgeny Dibrov told TechCrunch.

The company calls the ring "a mouse for voice" because it can take notes, help you interact with an AI assistant, and let you control music.

The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job.

Amazon won't allow agents on its site that don't identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.

People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot.

Beta Technologies' public market debut is a capstone to founder and CEO Kyle Clark's untraditional approach to building an aviation company.

It's the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March.