Technology Briefing

Make Room, Wordle: The New York Times Is Reportedly Close to Purchasing Letterboxd for $330 Million

Sony and A24's bids apparently didn't make the cut.

Sources: UK neobank Monzo is exploring a new fundraising round valuing it at ~£7.5B after failing to…

Financial Times: Sources: UK neobank Monzo is exploring a new fundraising round valuing it at ~£7.5B after failing to be…

‘Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook’ premieres on Apple TV

Apple TV subscribers can now stream the first two episodes of the platform’s new unscripted food series, ‘Awkwafina: The…

Filing: Airbnb discloses that it has the option to invest in and license tech from CEO Brian Chesky'…

The Information: Filing: Airbnb discloses that it has the option to invest in and license tech from CEO Brian Chesky's s…

Apple explains how to turn off the new MacBook Pro’s glowing logo

While the illuminated Apple logo on the new MacBook Pro drew one of the biggest cheers during last week’s announcement, …

If the White House Network Can Be Hijacked by Proxies, Your Smart Home Is Already at Risk

WhatsApp’s AI-powered photo expansion tool starts rolling out on iOS

Select WhatsApp users on TestFlight and in the main app are now seeing the option to expand an image in the app’s photo …

Sources: Thinking Machines Lab is raising $5B led by Accel at a $40B pre-money valuation, more than …

Business Insider: Sources: Thinking Machines Lab is raising $5B led by Accel at a $40B pre-money valuation, more than tr…

Report: iPad shipments drop 27.5% as global tablet market plunges in Q3

Despite global iPad shipments dropping 27.5% year-over-year in the third calendar quarter, Apple maintained its lead in …

Artificial Analysis says Inkling 2 Small matches Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) in its index and would be t…

Artificial Analysis: Artificial Analysis says Inkling 2 Small matches Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) in its index and would be …

Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $1.82B, vs. $1.92B est., and a net loss of $0.03 a share, vs. a…

Kelly Cloonan / Wall Street Journal: Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $1.82B, vs. $1.92B est., and a net loss of $0.…

OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects

Following this week's midterms where voters resoundingly voiced their opposition to data center expansion, OpenAI today …

Apple expected to bid for F1 streaming rights in more countries, says Formula 1 CEO

Starting this year, Apple has exclusive streaming rights for Formula 1 racing in the United States, which sees every rac…

Meta indefinitely pauses its new commercial terms, which critics say would let it scrape sites of bu…

Nieman Lab: Meta indefinitely pauses its new commercial terms, which critics say would let it scrape sites of business u…

Apple Surveys iPhone Duo Buyers About Crease and Camera

Apple is sending email surveys to some iPhone Duo buyers to get feedback on display size, crease, under-display camera, …

Sources: cloud security startup Cyera is planning to raise around $800M in a round led by Cyberstart…

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources: cloud security startup Cyera is planning to raise around $800M in a round led b…

Blue Origin says it is building a higher-performing rocket engine at 1/4 the cost

"This is going to be a game-changer."

Thinking Machines Lab debuts Inkling 2 Small, a MoE model with 594B total and 17B active parameters,…

Thinking Machines Lab: Thinking Machines Lab debuts Inkling 2 Small, a MoE model with 594B total and 17B active paramete…

Blood banks and grocery stores across Europe hit by cyberattacks

Cold storage units holding blood and food supplies were targeted across Europe this week.

Bluetooth Speeds Are Set to Quadruple in 2027