In Brief Posted: 3:53 PM PST · February 6, 2026 Apple CarPlay users may soon be able to talk to their favorite AI chatbot. Apple…
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Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors |
Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors was scrambling to raise a Series D funding round in 2017. It had courted Ford as a potential investor, but…
'Industry' season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now |
HBO’s hit financial thriller “Industry” has delivered one of its most compelling storylines yet this season: a hunt to expose a fraudulent fintech company called…
It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress site |
In Brief Posted: 2:04 PM PST · February 6, 2026 On Thursday, WordPress launched a new Claude connector, enabling site owners to share back-end data…
Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitor |
In Brief Posted: 12:26 PM PST · February 6, 2026 Carbon-removal startup Terradot is acquiring competitor Eion, the two companies announced today. The sale was…
Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after all |
In Brief Posted: 12:26 PM PST · February 6, 2026 Last month, I wrote about Mercor’s new benchmark measuring AI agents’ capabilities on professional tasks…
Reddit says it's looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere |
Reddit is gearing up for more M&A, the company told analysts on its fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday. Reddit CFO Andrew Vollero said the online…
Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US government surveillance, sounds new alarm over 'CIA activities' |
10:02 AM PST · February 6, 2026 A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the U.S. government’s most secretive operations has said he…
China's Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies |
In Brief Posted: 7:39 AM PST · February 6, 2026 The Norwegian government has accused the Chinese-backed hacking group known as Salt Typhoon of breaking…