Reddit Makes Suspicious Users Prove They're Human
Reddit is rolling out new tools to catch bots pretending to be real people on the platform. Users whose accounts look suspicious or automated will now have to verify they're…
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Reddit Makes Suspected Bot Accounts Prove They're Human
Reddit is rolling out new rules that force suspicious accounts to prove they're actually human. The social media giant will now require verification from accounts that show signs of automated…
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TikTok-Style Soap Operas Make Billions on Mobile Apps
A new type of mobile app is quietly making billions by combining soap operas with TikTok-style videos. These "micro dramas" are short, scripted shows made specifically for watching vertically on…
Design
TikTok Star Alix Earle Launches Skincare Brand After Secret Hints
TikTok influencer Alix Earle just launched her own skincare line called Reale Actives. But if you've been paying attention to her social media, you probably saw this coming a mile…
Startups
New Drone Startup Wants to Replace Police Helicopters
A startup called Brinc just launched a new drone designed to handle 911 emergency calls instead of sending expensive police helicopters. The company thinks their drones can get to crime…
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Company Remakes Classic $2,000 Boombox With Bluetooth
Bumpboxx just launched the BB-777, a modern remake of the legendary Sharp GF-777 boombox from the 1980s. The new version looks almost identical to the original but adds Bluetooth, rechargeable…
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Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5 Billion to Bet Big on AI
Kleiner Perkins, the famous Silicon Valley investment firm, just raised $3.5 billion to invest in AI companies. The massive fund shows how seriously venture capitalists are taking the AI boom.…
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Spain's Power Grid Failed Because of Bad Safety Rules
Spain's massive power outage in early 2025 happened because safety rules were too loose, according to the final investigation report. Too much equipment was allowed to automatically shut off when…
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Pentagon Tries to Ban AI Company Claude From Government
The Pentagon wants to block Anthropic, the company behind Claude AI, from working with the government. A judge this week questioned whether the military is trying to unfairly hurt the…
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OpenAI Kills Its Video AI Tool Sora After Disney Deal
OpenAI announced Tuesday it's shutting down Sora, the AI tool that creates videos from text prompts. The company launched Sora just months ago and built a massive licensing deal with…
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Apple's New MacBook Pro Max Costs More Than Most Cars
Apple just released its most powerful MacBook Pro ever, and the price tag is making people do double-takes. The new MacBook Pro Max starts at $7,000 and can cost up…
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New Android Phone Brings Back BlackBerry's Famous Keyboard
A company called Unihertz just launched a Kickstarter campaign for an Android phone that looks and feels like the old BlackBerry phones everyone used to love. The Titan 2 Elite…
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Former Apple Designer Creates AI Assistant That Thinks Before It Speaks
A former Apple designer is building a new kind of AI assistant that promises to be smarter and more thoughtful than current chatbots. Hark, the startup he founded, wants to…