US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls |

1:24 PM PST · March 5, 2026 How, and if, the Trump administration plans to regulate the export of semiconductors has remained unclear since Donald…

Amazon is rolling out a redesigned Fire TV app |

12:45 PM PST · March 5, 2026 Amazon is starting to roll out its redesigned Fire TV mobile app to customers, the company announced on…

BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging' — but there's a catch |

Chinese automaker BYD unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the company says is capable of charging from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Taking…

A married founder duo's company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups |

The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm bells for the BPO (Business…

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data |

A group of hacktivists calling themselves “Department of Peace” claimed to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaking allegedly stolen documents online. On…

No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government |

As Sam Altman discovered Saturday night, it’s a fraught time to do work for the U.S. government. Around 7 p.m., the OpenAI CEO announced he…

India's Pronto formalizes house help as its valuation jumps 8x in under a year |

Bengaluru-based Pronto is helping to bring India’s largely informal domestic help market online. As daily bookings climb and its city footprint expands, investors are opening…

ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal |

U.S. app uninstalls of ChatGPT’s mobile app jumped 295% day-over-day on Saturday, February 28, as consumers responded to the news of OpenAI’s deal with the…

Geopolitical drama reportedly stalls IPO of SoftBank-backed PayPay |

In Brief Posted: 3:01 PM PST · March 2, 2026 PayPay, Japan’s leading mobile payment app, has reportedly postponed its U.S. IPO due to market…

Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue |

Instagram tracked the time users spent on its app, with company executives flagging “milestones” that its app reached year after year. The app’s daily usage…