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Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli-American spyware maker Paragon has reportedly not responded to authorities’ requests for information.

The U.S. top court is expected to rule on whether to allow police to identify criminal suspects by dragnet searching the databases of tech giants.

Australia is giving Big Tech a simple choice. Pay journalists. Or pay the government.

The app allows developers to vibe code web apps and websites on the go.

Chris Gray is suing his startup’s acquirer, Sallie Mae, for wrongful termination and alleging it's selling student data through a subsidiary. Sallie Mae denies the allegations and vows to fight.

Apple is adding a new subscription option that lets app developers offer lower monthly pricing in exchange for a 12-month commitment.

Users will be able to chat with a brand's AI agent to do things like ask questions and get recommendations.

YouTube is rolling out the new AI search feature to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on an opt-in basis.

The startup specializes in "non-invasive" "mind-reading" tech—a kind of neural data collection that, its CEO hopes, will have all sorts of consumer applications.

Tank OS puts OpenClaw AI agents into a container that let's it run reliably and more safely, especially for those running fleets of them.

Otter is also releasing a new Windows app that can capture meeting notes without joining one

Golden Child is launching with two "five-star" products: a fresh frozen meal system and, more intriguingly, a "drizzle." It has also raised $37 million in funding.

Snabbit now processes over 40,000 daily jobs and has cut costs sharply as it expands across cities and services.

Potential buyers of Letterboxd include Versant, the parent company of CNBC and MS NOW, and Hollywood media company The Ankler, according to Semafor.

The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold, and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers.

OpenAI has won major concessions from its largest shareholder, Microsoft, that will allow it to sell products on AWS, while Microsoft get more cash in a revenue-share agreement.

Ineffable Intelligence, a British AI lab founded a mere few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, has raised $1.1 billion in funding at a valuation of $5.1 billion.

Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research.

Skye's new AI app attracted investors before it even launched — a sign of interest in a more AI-aware iPhone.

Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets.