TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you're an Apple Music subscriber
TikTok will soon let you stream full songs in its app via a new integration with Apple Music. The company's new Play Full Song feature makes it possible to link your Apple Music account toTikTok, and play any song that strikes your fancy directly in the app while you're scrolling. Starting a song is
Pro-Iran hacktivist group says it is behind attack on medical tech giant Stryker
The hacktivist group claimed the attack was in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a Tehran school that killed more than 175 people, most of them children.
Our Favorite Backyard Bluetooth Speaker Is $25 Off
The compact but surprisingly potent Ultimate Ears Boom 4 gets marked down ahead of your first spring party.
Grammarly Is Pulling Down Its Explosively Controversial Feature That Impersonates Writers Without Their Permission
Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly's owner Superhuman, has announced that the company is "disabling" a feature that impersonated journalists.
Project Helix alpha development kits to ship in 2027; Xbox mode coming to Windows 11 in April
Microsoft Gaming shared updates on its newly announced next-generation hardware Project Helix during the Xbox Developer Summit keynote address at Game Developer…
Valve responds to NY lawsuit over loot boxes in CS2, Dota 2
Valve shares its first statement in what will likely be a long legal battle over its use of loot boxes, which the lawsuit views as gambling.
Microsoft's full screen 'Xbox Mode' will roll out to Windows 11 PCs in April
Microsoft first debuted its full screen Xbox experience for Windows in the ROG Ally Xbox handheld, in a bid to compete with Steam's nearly 15-year-old Big Picture Mode. That Xbox interface eventually made its way to other Windows 11 gaming portables last year. Today at GDC, Microsoft revealed that i
Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups
Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by backing early-stage startups in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry.
Binance sues WSJ, panicked by gov’t probes into sanctioned crypto transfers
Binance’s lawsuit accusing WSJ of defamation unlikely to stall government probes.
Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027
Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix, to game studios starting sometime next year. “We're sending alpha versions of Project Helix to developers starting in 2027,“ said Jason Ronald, vice-president of next generation for Xbox, according
Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC
Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows - to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. Today, we learned Helix will go alpha in 2027. But the company isn't waiting for Helix before it points Windows gamers in the Xbox direction.
Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are
Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are
Nvidia Will Spend $26 Billion to Build Open-Weight AI Models, Filings Show
The move could position the AI infrastructure powerhouse to quickly compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek.
VC mega funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions
GC is said to be raising $10 billion and Spark Capital $3 billion. This after several other firms have also raised mega funds.
Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank
For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, including Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand that grew from a
A glimpse into tuner culture: Fast and Furious exhibit at the Petersen
The museum is celebrating 25 years of the original F&F film with a 23-car exhibit.
Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine
A new company called Musical Beings has officially unveiled the Tembo, which might be the cutest drum machine ever made. Just look at this thing! It's got a wooden chassis that resembles a standard drum machine, but with one key difference. The sequencer is tactile. Users arrange beats by placing ma
Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027
We're here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with "an order of magnitude incre
Intel shores up its desktop CPU lineup with boosted Core Ultra 200S Plus chips
New CPUs are a bit faster and a bit cheaper than the ones they replace.
Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts
Meta has announced that it’s introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. Designed to allow young people under the age of 13 to use the messaging platform more safely, these accounts feature new controls that enable a parent or guardian to restrict who can send them messages. Parent-managed acco
OpenAI’s Sora video generator is reportedly coming to ChatGPT
OpenAI's Sora video generator could soon become a built-in feature in ChatGPT, as reported by The Information. Sora is currently only available on its website or as a standalone app, which has fallen shy of the popularity of ChatGPT. This update would allow users to access Sora's video generation ca
Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit
"We are focused on protecting space, assuring access to space, ensuring custody of space."
Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says
According to a Reuters report, a foreign hacker broke into a server that was part of the FBI’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein — without realizing they had hacked an FBI server.
Pokémon Pokopia is such a "viral hit" that it's making Nintendo's share price surge (after months of going down)
Pokémon Pokopia is huge and a viral hit already. Moreover, it's boosted Nintendo's share price and Switch 2 sales following a few slower months.