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Iran-linked cyber attack targets US medtech giant Stryker
This marks Iran’s first significant cyberattack against the US since the war started. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images US medical equipment provider Stryker said its global networks...
Uber is piloting a robotaxi service in Tokyo
Uber has teamed up with UK self-driving car startup Wayve and Nissan to launch a pilot program for a robotaxi service in Tokyo in late 2026. The program will use Nissan Leaf EVs powered by Wayve’s...
How Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped millennial teen culture
A tween shops at Roosevelt Field Mall circa 2001. | Photo by James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images The 2000s saw what was perhaps the final generation of American mall teens, before the malls became...
How to help everyday people suffering in Iran — and beyond
The Iran war has led to a mounting humanitarian crisis across the Middle East, and threatens to harm many more people near and far. | Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images We’re making...
NVIDIA- and Uber-backed Nuro is testing autonomous vehicles in Tokyo
US self-driving startup Nuro, which is backed by the likes of NVIDIA, Toyota and Uber, has started testing its autonomous vehicles on Tokyo's challenging streets, Bloomberg reported. The...
Google Play will let you try a game before you buy it
Google Play has introduced a new feature called Game Trials, which will let you play a portion of paid games for free before you commit to buying them. It’s now rolling out to select paid games on...
I guess this wasn’t an Xbox after all
In 2024, Microsoft caused a lot of head-scratching and general bemusement with the launch of its "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign. Now, though, it appears the quandary over what is and...
One of Grammarly’s ‘experts’ is suing the company over its identity-stealing AI feature
Journalist Julia Angwin is one of the writers whose likeness was used in Grammarly’s “expert review” feature. | Photo: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile via Getty Images For months, Grammarly has been using...
iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but no iPad apps and no Face ID
The folding iPhone might come with an inner display the size of an iPad Mini, according to Bloomberg. Apple's rumored foldable iPhone will come with an iPad-style interface that will allow users to...
Some of the best horror games ever made are included in Humble’s $15 bundle
Humble has teamed up with Frictional Games for a new bundle of PC games that pushed the horror genre forward. The bundle includes the Penumbra Collectors Pack, all four Amnesia titles (The Dark...