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Eric Swalwell’s downfall, explained
Democratic United States Representative Eric Swalwell delivers a speech in Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 2026. | AFP via Getty Images Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) suspended his campaign for...
Eric Swalwell’s downfall, explained
Democratic United States Representative Eric Swalwell delivers a speech in Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 2026. | Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images This story was first featured in the...
Can Puck reinvent the news business for the influencer age?
Today, I’m talking with Sarah Personette, CEO of Puck, which is a fancy new media company that’s been around for just about five years now. Puck hires big stars and gives them newsletters that are...
SwitchBot’s button-pressing robot is now available with a rechargeable battery
The SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable’s battery has its own USB-C port for charging. | Image: SwitchBot SwitchBot is introducing a new version of the tiny button-pressing robot that helped launch the...
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI clone to replace him in meetings
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could soon have an AI clone of himself to interact with and provide feedback to employees, according to a report from the Financial Times. Sources tell the outlet that Meta...
Meta is reportedly building an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg
Picture this: You're a senior Meta employee looking for feedback from the CEO. But, instead of hearing from the real Mark Zuckerberg, you get a response from a Zuckerberg AI character. As absurd as...
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis
A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, seen in Oman on April 8, 2026. | Shady Alassar/Anadolu...
Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers
Roblox is preparing to roll out its biggest change since starting age verification late last year. While that program was initially focused on chat access, today’s news is about age-segregating the...
Roblox will need age verification to make sure you’re at least 9 years old
Roblox is about to make a big change to how you can access games on its platform: If you want to play any game that's intended for users nine or older, you will have to complete an age verification...
Roblox has games again
Roblox is making a subtle but notable change. After swapping the word "game" for "experience" all over its website and mobile apps in 2021 while the Epic Games v. Apple trial was taking place,...