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UK takes 'light touch' approach to regulating Apple and Google's app stores
Last year the UK declared that Apple and Google were a duopoly with "strategic market status" in the mobile platforms market, making them subject to special reg...
Toyota and Pony.ai start mass producing robotaxis for China
The first Pony.ai bZ4X robotaxi, made in partnership with Toyota, has just rolled off the production line and is ready to be deployed. It’s the first of many, i...
Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet
Discord is about to force some of the people who use its messaging app to make a choice: Use the platform with restricted features, or prove their age. It's a m...
Vibe coding Nothing’s apps is fun, until you try to make them useful
After a week vibe coding apps using Nothing's Essential Apps Builder, I'm conflicted. I buy into the smartphone maker's vision for software that adapts to you,...
Spotify now has more than 750 million monthly users
Spotify announced Tuesday that it hit 751 million total monthly active users (MAUs) for quarter-four of 2025. That record-high is an 11 percent jump from the ye...
The Morning After: DOJ may face investigation over removal of ICE agent tracking apps
The House Judiciary Committee wants the US Department of Justice to turn over all its communications with both Apple and Google regarding the companies’ decisio...
Waymo's vehicles are now fully driverless in Nashville
Waymo has gotten a step closer to offering robotaxi rides to the public in Nashville, Tennessee. The company the city and making sure they can operate as fully...
The best VR accessories for 2026
VR headsets are impressive gadgets on their own, but the right accessories can significantly improve comfort, usability and immersion. From controller grips tha...
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators
At the center of a consequential case about social media liability is a key question: did Meta lie or mislead the public about the safety of its platform, while...
MrBeast just bought a banking app
Beast Industries, owned by YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson, announced on Monday that it has acquired Step, a banking app designed for teens and young adults....
Riot Games is laying off half of the 2XKO development team
Another day, another wave of gaming layoffs. Today it's Riot Games with the announcement that it's cutting jobs on its pair-based fighting game 2XKO. For contex...
ChatGPT’s cheapest options now show you ads
ChatGPT users may soon start seeing ads in their chats as OpenAI announced on Monday that it's officially beginning to test ads on its AI platform. They'll appe...