Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 |

Google I/O, Google’s biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Scheduled for May 20 to 21 at theShoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View,…

The US is reviewing Benchmark’s investment into Chinese AI startup Manus  |

In Brief Posted: 2:24 PM PDT · May 9, 2025 Manus AI is one of the hottest AI agent startups around, recently raising $75 million…

All Stage 2025: Prepare 4 VC’s Jason Kraus will instruct on how to turn chaos into momentum |

12:52 AM PDT · May 10, 2025 Being a founder often feels like you’re building the plane midflight. You’re juggling fundraising, product-market fit, marketing strategy,…

Five things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit |

On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in…

Amazon CEO says 100,000 users now have Alexa+ |

4:04 PM PDT · May 1, 2025 Amazon’s upgraded digital assistant powered by generative AI, Alexa+, has rolled out to over 100,000 users, CEO Andy…

Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps link to external payment systems |

1:55 AM PDT · May 2, 2025 Apple has changed its App Store rules in the U.S. to let apps link users to their own…

Airbnb is quietly rolling out an AI customer service bot in the US |

“Amazon stores many different products in bins, so rummaging is necessary to pull out a specific object to fill an order,” says Ken Goldberg, a…

Apple approves Spotify app update that allows US users to access pricing info, external payment links |

It used to be that when BMW would refit a factory to build a new car, the only way the automaker could check if the…

Google's NotebookLM Android and iOS apps are available for preorder |

Hello WIRED subscribers! Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent AI Unlocked webinar. I really enjoyed our lively discussion about ChatGPT’s software features…

OpenAI pledges to make changes to prevent future ChatGPT sycophancy |

8:54 AM PDT · May 2, 2025 OpenAI says it’ll make changes to the way it updates the AI models that power ChatGPT, following an…