Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)
Sophie Shulman / CTech : Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli…
A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's court system to provide aid in the probate process, which has been plagued by delays and hallucinations (Jared Perlo/NBC News)
Jared Perlo / NBC News : A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's cou…
How to watch Australia vs England: live stream 5th Ashes Test for *FREE* from anywhere
All the ways to watch 5th Ashes Test live streams for FREE from anywhere, as Australia…
The Core 9 Ultra 285K is Intel's fastest CPU and costs under $500 - so why is it so much cheaper compared to AMD $679 Ryzen 9 9950X3D?
Benchmark data places AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D only slightly ahead of Intel’s cheaper and…
Q&A with Kara Swisher on the economics of the AI boom, the upcoming IPOs of SpaceX and OpenAI, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, robotics, and more (Mishal Husain/Bloomberg)
Mishal Husain / Bloomberg : Q&A with Kara Swisher on the economics of the AI bo…
New Year, new site: how to launch on a budget this weekend
How to create a website on a budget before the end of the first weekend of 2026. fro…
Uber rewrote its UK driver contracts to act as an agent rather than a supplier of taxi services outside London, to avoid UK's new 20% "taxi tax" on total fares (Simon Goodley/The Guardian)
Simon Goodley / The Guardian : Uber rewrote its UK driver contracts to act as an ag…
How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral (Philosopher Count)
Philosopher Count : How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions …
A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective today (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Adi Robertson / The Verge : A look at US tech laws rolling out in 2026, including C…
TechRadar's Year in Review 2025 – the biggest trends in AI, phones, computing, TVs, gaming and more
It's been quite the year for tech! Here's our round up of the biggest trends i…
Ukraine has become a live-fire test range for AI drones like the Bumblebee, provided by a secretive Eric Schmidt-led venture, raising alarms in Kremlin circles (C.J. Chivers/New York Times)
C.J. Chivers / New York Times : Ukraine has become a live-fire test range for AI dr…
Meta buys Manus for $2 billion to power high-stakes AI agent race
Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus signals a major shift toward AI agents that can…
Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M (The Information)
The Information : Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservatio…
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