The AI boom and improved connectivity have created an opening for more experimentation in phones. Innovations are moving from concepts to devices we can buy. It’s time to make gadgets weird again. This article is part of “5G and Connectivity Playbook,” a series exploring some of our time’s most important tech innovations. Thanks for signing […]

Still, private-equity companies remained active in the space and were responsible for 38% of the deals in the media and marketing sector last year, according to the advisory firm Ciesco. With interest rates stabilizing and global private-equity dry powder estimated to stand at more than $2.5 trillion, experts predict private equity M&A activity will tick […]

Google announced a major change to its Safe Browsing feature in Chrome today that will make the service work in real time by checking against a server-side list — all without sharing your browsing habits with Google. Previously, Chrome downloaded a list of known sites that harbor malware, unwanted software and phishing scams once or […]

The world’s most powerful rocket livestreams most of its last moments of re-entry before breaking up about 40 miles above the Indian Ocean.

TikTok’s rough week in the west went from bad to worse today when Italian authorities slapped the app with a €10mn fine over a viral challenge called the “French scar.” The game invites users to pinch their cheeks until they leave a lasting bruise. It became particularly popular in Italy, which prompted scrutiny from the […]

Escape From Tarkov Arena finally gets an unranked mode. Credit: Battlestate Games The latest set of patch notes for Escape From Tarkov Arena has finally added an unranked mode that allows you to play a more casual style with fewer restrictions. The 1.5.1 update for Escape From Tarkov Arena, which is available now, makes some […]

SpaceX is continuing to make progress on the development of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, with the third test flight Thursday accomplishing considerably more than the previous two tests. The 400-foot-tall Starship rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in southeastern Texas at 8:25 a.m. local time. Although SpaceX has been developing Starship for […]

We’ve skipped over one planned element of this test flight, as the Starship 28 prototype continues on its way toward a planned splashdown.

DETROIT, MI – NOVEMBER 17: General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, and U.S. President, Joe Biden, speak … [+] about the importance of electric vehicle rollouts just 37 days before GM suspends the electric Chevy Blazer due to numerous software bugs. (Photo by Nic Antaya) Getty Images This week has been an impactful one for General […]

The Marvels MCU Disney has previously been thought to be scaling back the MCU, which has recently become overloaded with underperforming films in theaters and vastly expensive shows on Disney Plus. Now, we may be hearing what that will look like in practice. Insider Daniel Richtman is reporting that Eternals 2 is no longer in […]