Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it's a monopoly |

In Brief Posted: 11:01 AM PST · November 18, 2025 After five years, Meta has emerged victorious from a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit…

Poe's AI app now supports group chats across AI models |

9:04 AM PST · November 18, 2025 Poe, Quora’s app that brings together different AI models into one platform, is launching group chat functionality. The…

Toyota keeps betting on hybrid vehicles in the US |

In Brief Posted: 10:13 AM PST · November 18, 2025 Toyota said on Tuesday it will invest $912 million in five U.S. factories to expand…

a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere |

As Nicholas Rudder built his last startup, aneducational marketplacecalledScholarSite, he kept running into the same problem: tax. “Marketplaces are liable for tax on their entire…

Agentio secures $40M from Forerunner as it scales its creator marketplace beyond YouTube |

Views on sponsored videos on YouTube have risen 28% year-on-year, and the number of sponsored videos has grown by 54% year-on-year in the first half…

Zap Energy ramps up the pressure in its latest fusion device |

6:00 AM PST · November 18, 2025 Zap Energy took the wraps off its latest fusion device Tuesday at a research meeting in Long Beach,…

Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were 'unable to operate autonomously' |

Nov 17, 2025 Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, announced the Secure AI Data Center solution, an end-to-end framework…

Stack Overflow is remaking itself into an AI data provider |

6:00 AM PST · November 18, 2025 As part of Microsoft’s Ignite conference, Stack Overflow on Tuesday revealed a new set of products that aims…

Zoox to begin offering robotaxi rides to public in San Francisco |

Zoox is starting to open its robotaxis to the public in San Francisco as the Amazon-owned company creeps toward a commercial service and direct competition…

Boop's new app turns social recommendations into bookable itineraries |

In asea ofAI travel-planning apps, a new startup called Boop aims to redefinethe spacewitha new approach: turning social recommendations into bookable itineraries.Instead of getting a…