Wired
The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece together clues about a potential upcoming album.
Ars Technica
Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" problem.
Wired
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
Wired
A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.
TechCrunch
Meta's board cites "due process" concerns over account bans. It's also pushing Meta to offer clear information about violations and its use in AI in making its determinations.
TechCrunch
Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like "When should I post?" and "What are people saying in my comments?"
TechCrunch
Apple's WWDC nears: here's what you can look forward to.
Ars Technica
“I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission.”
TechCrunch
The incident helps shed some new light on how Waymo treats and stores the footage captured by its robotaxis.
NY Times Tech
A San Francisco start-up called Arena found that people are most likely to use A.I. agents on the job, particularly if they are in the tech industry.
Wired
You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It's the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.
TechCrunch
The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.
Ars Technica
Subaru's badge-engineered SUV remains on sale alongside the new Trailseeker.
TechCrunch
Ramp has nearly tripled its valuation over the past year as investors scramble to grab a part of the fast-growing startup.
TechCrunch
The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.
TechCrunch
The advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information.
Ars Technica
Hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.
NY Times Tech
Few are as delighted by the pending market debut as the vibrant community of space enthusiasts who want to push discovery of the final frontier.
TechCrunch
Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.