Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they’ve done so for years. Together with Google, they’ve shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobile photography, software, and processing power. But over the last few years, they’ve sat back, content to iterate rather than […]
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Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say
This round, should it occur, would double the house-help startup’s valuation in a matter of weeks.
This is who’s developing Golden Dome’s orbital interceptors—if they’re ever built
“If boost-phase intercept from space is not affordable and scalable, we will not produce it.”
Apple M5 vs. Intel Core Ultra 7 265K + NVIDIA RTX 5070: The Smarter Buy Depends on What You Value Most
Two Very Different Visions of Performance Posted on April 25, 2026 On paper, this looks like a straightforward showdown: Apple’s sleek M5-based system on one […]
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’
Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that’s befalling him as an investor.
Google will invest as much as $40 billion in Anthropic
This follows a similar, but smaller, investment by Amazon just days ago.
Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes
The IRS has used Palantir’s software since at least 2018, The Intercept reports.
Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters
On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer prompts than its last generation, thanks to a new design that helps it handle large amounts of text more efficiently. Like DeepSeek’s previous models, V4 is open source, meaning it is available…
Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’
Cohere, the Canada-based AI company that makes AI tools for businesses in regulated industries, announced Friday it would merge with Aleph Alpha, a German company that also builds AI systems for businesses and governments.
Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna’s combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine
Amid RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda, Moderna withdrew its FDA application last year.