SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket
The launch date had been up in the air after the rocket’s booster stage suffered an explosion during testing in November.
Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti
More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities.
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Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances
Apple’s new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.
Synaptics Has the Platforms. Now It Needs a Modern Megaphone
Synaptics is no longer just a touchpad supplier. With Astra and Veros, it’s building a credible edge AI platform — but in 2026, the bigger challenge may be mindshare, messaging, and executive visibility. The post
Nvidia’s new AI weather models probably saw this storm coming weeks ago
Nvidia announced three new AI weather tools today. Together, they promise to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts while also making them accessible to more users.
Apple’s High-Stakes Gemini Bet May End in a Messy Split
Apple’s Gemini partnership gives Siri a fast path to frontier-level AI, but it also ties iOS intelligence to a direct rival. If history is a guide, Apple will use the deal to catch up — then work aggressively to
Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out
British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion
This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine
The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls “the muscle on the ground.”
ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT.