Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal
TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, struck a deal this week with one of the largest data center developers in the US to deploy advanced nuclear reactors. TerraPower and Sabey ...
Star Trek: Section 31 is firing on all cylinders
It’s a fun vibe that gives the entire cast a chance to ham things up, but whenever Section 31 slows down to zoom in on ...
OpenAI’s new Operator AI agent can do things on the web for you
OpenAI is releasing a “research preview” of an AI agent called Operator that can “go to the web to perform tasks for you,” ...
The Cadillac Lyriq-V is quicker than the CT5-V Blackwing
After months of teases, Cadillac officially announced the Lyriq-V as a 615-horsepower, high-performance electric SUV that ...
The Sonos Arc is matching its best price to date just in time for the Super Bowl
Before Sonos released the Sonos Arc Ultra last year, the Sonos Arc was the company’s highest-end soundbar. Along with eight woofers and three tweeters, the Arc boasts two upward-firing Dolby Atmos ...
Google’s mobile search results are dropping the ‘breadcrumbs’ from URLs
Google is changing the way visible URLs show up on mobile search results worldwide. Search results since 2009 have shown “breadcrumbs” or the hierarchy of a webpage’s URL using “>” after the domain ...
Fitbit fined $12 million for Ionic smartwatches that burned 78 people
Fitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine over its Ionic smartwatches, which the company recalled in 2022 after reports that the watches’ lithium-ion batteries overheated and, in some cases, burned ...
Android 16’s first public beta adds Google’s more limited take on live lockscreen notifications
Android 16’s first public beta has arrived, bringing with it dynamic lockscreen notifications for ride sharing and food delivery, following yesterday’s reveal of a similar feature in Samsung’s Galaxy ...
Substack is spending $20 million to court TikTokers
The $20 million fund isn’t the first time Substack has offered a pool of money meant to entice creators. Under a program called Substack Pro, the company poached top media talen ...
Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts
Google is officially launching a new Android security feature for Pixel devices with Android 15 to prevent phone thieves from accessing your digital accounts. The feature, called Identity Check, ...
Everything we saw at Xbox’s Developer Direct 2025
Though Nintendo can technically claim it had the first big gaming news event of the year, at least Xbox’s Developer Direct actually showed off some games and let us know when we can play them. The ...
CNN is building a new streaming service nearly three years after killing its last one
CNN jumped on the streaming bandwagon in 2022 with the launch of CNN Plus, a short-lived service that shut down after just one month. Thompson doesn’t say whether the new service will mirror the ...