Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report

by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Technology

Roku’s latest streaming bet is off to a solid start. Its affordable subscription service, Howdy, has now passed 1 million subscribers, according to data from research firm Antenna. This is a notable milestone for a platform that’s still pretty new, and suggests that...

FOMO is why enterprises pay for GPUs they don’t use — and why prices keep climbing

by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Technology

Enterprises can’t fix their GPU waste problem because the fix makes the problem worse. Releasing idle capacity would improve utilization, but the same shortage driving GPU prices up is exactly why no team will give capacity back. So the fleet sits at roughly 5%,...

Uber is in the hotel business now, thanks in part to AI

by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Technology

Uber customers in the United States can now book hotels directly through the app, one of several new features announced Wednesday that pushes far beyond the company’s original ride-hailing purpose and even deeper into its users’ lives. Uber announced the new hotel...

Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as case heads to Supreme Court

by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Technology

Epic Games has scored another procedural win in its fight with Apple over App Store fees, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has now granted the Fortnite maker’s latest motion. The decision means Apple must continue to allow developers to use external...

Earth AI is vertically integrating the search for critical minerals

by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Technology

A model is only as good as its data, and for Roman Teslyuk, the data wasn’t coming fast enough. “I hate delays,” Teslyuk, founder and CEO of Earth AI, told TechCrunch. For the last few years, Earth AI has been searching for critical minerals like copper, platinum, and...

Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Technology

Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that a payment of about $625,000 (about 199.7 million Sri Lankan rupees) to the U.S. Postal Service has been missing for several weeks, after U.S. officials reported that the payment had failed to arrive, reports local media. Authorities...