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Mark Zuckerberg buys a 440-acre Irish estate in County Waterford

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre estate in County Waterford as an Irish base. He is the third tech billionaire to buy a large Irish country estate since 2021, after Stripe’s John Collison and James Dys...

Taco Bell’s voice AI expansion shows the drive-thru has entered a new phase

Voice AI in the drive-thru is becoming less of an experiment and more of an operating decision for quick-service restaurants. Food On Demand recently reported that Taco Bell has expanded its voice AI technology to more than 890 U.S. restaurants acros...

Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner

At Mayfield, Singh will focus on semiconductor, cybersecurity, and physical AI investments.

A data centre rack running on living neurons is now operating in Singapore

NUS Medicine, data centre operator DayOne and Melbourne’s Cortical Labs have unveiled a biological data centre prototype in Singapore, built from a 20-unit rack of neuron-powered CL1 computers. The efficiency claim central to the project comes with n...

Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router

Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large language models via an API.

Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards

The safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to determine whether it made the app less engaging.

Octopus Charge puts 210,000 US chargers in one app, without Tesla, Ionna or Electrify America

Octopus Energy has launched Octopus Charge in the US, Canada and Mexico, aggregating more than 210,000 chargers from over 20 networks with no markup on energy prices. Its European equivalent covers 1.5 million chargers across more than 40 countries....

Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users

Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the U.S. after quietly testing it in Brazil.

Cinemas, schools and ICE are all banning Meta smart glasses

Cinemas became the latest institution to move against Meta smart glasses on Thursday. The UK Cinema Association said many operators are introducing policies to restrict camera-enabled eyewear. It gave two reasons: film piracy, and customer privacy. T...

The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut

We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, our annual handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups from around the world.

Patreon launches 30 new creator features, including short-form Clips and revamped discovery

Patreon is overhauling how creators get discovered, adding short-form Clips, topic-based communities, and a revamped recommendation system designed to give smaller creators more visibility.

Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It's one of 10 hurdles the company must overcome to make a profitable power plant.

Milan’s Domyn raises over $1bn Europe’s largest AI round, mostly in debt

Domyn has raised more than $1bn, which makes it one of the largest financings a European AI company has ever announced, yet only about a tenth of it is equity. The Milan company took roughly $1.1bn in total, split about 10% equity and 90% debt, accor...

Billionaire Elon Musk Backs George Floyd's Killer, Stating Chauvin Was 'Unjustly Convicted of Murder'

Elon Musk has publicly supported Derek Chauvin, claiming he was unjustly convicted for George Floyd's death. Musk's comments ...

Elon Musk renews his battle with Delta after it snubbed Starlink for Jeff Bezos' Amazon Leo

After some X users posted about choosing rival airlines over Delta due to Starlink internet, Musk said, "I warned them." ...

Breaking: Elon Musk’s X To Use USDC, Other Stablecoins To Pay Creator Rewards

Elon Musk's X is investigating the possibility of using stablecoins for creator rewards. The platform, according to one ...

Elon Musk Denies SpaceX Sought to Buy AI Startup Cognition, Says Talks Only Centered on Grok

CEO Elon Musk has denied that the commercial spaceflight company tried to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) startup ...

Elon Musk’s X explores stablecoins for creator payouts: Report

The exploration of stablecoins for creator payouts by platforms like X and Meta could revolutionize cross-border payments, ...

"No wonder your kids hate you" - Congressman Shri Thanedar slams Elon Musk for saying Derek Chauvin was "unjustly convicted of murder"

Shri Thanedar lashed out at Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO said that Derek Chauvin should be released from prison.

Elon Musk proclaims Derek Chauvin is not a murderer, advocates 'Free Chauvin' to his 241 million followers on X

Elon Musk has voiced his support for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd's 2020 ...