Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic's Pentagon stand in open letter |

Anthropic has reached a stalemate with the United States Department of War over the military’s request for unrestricted access to the AI company’s technology. But…

Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027 |

8:57 AM PST · February 27, 2026 A new set of main series Pokémon games is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027, marking…

Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale |

In Brief Posted: 11:19 PM PST · February 26, 2026 Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users’ bank accounts, enabling payments and data…

Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back US market after Oura dispute |

Ultrahuman on Friday unveiled a new smart ring with longer battery life and a redesigned form factor, as the Bengaluru-based wearable maker seeks to revive…

South Korea opens the door to let Google Maps operate fully |

After years of appeals, Google has finally received conditional approval to export high-precision geographic information out of South Korea, a move that opens the door…

Memory shortage could cause the biggest dip in smartphone shipments in over a decade |

A rise in the need for computers and data centers to power AI is causing a massive shortage of RAM, driving memory prices sharply higher.…

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history |

6:13 AM PST · February 27, 2026 OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, the company announced Friday morning, commencing one of the largest…

Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts |

7:07 AM PST · February 27, 2026 Spotify is launching Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and U.K., the company announced on Friday. Similar to the…

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job |

7:57 AM PST · February 27, 2026 This week it was reported that U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in dire shape, after a…

Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount |

In a flurry of deal offers in the high tens of billions of dollars, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned…