by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Technology
WhatsApp today announced a much-awaited feature: usernames, which will allow users to share their profiles without disclosing their phone number. However, WhatsApp will still require a phone number to create an account on the chat app. WhatsApp has been working on...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Technology
Launch company Rocket Lab is buying satellite operator Iridium, putting it in a position to become a more full-fledged space services company, and continuing a wave of consolidation in the industry. The deal, which hasn’t yet closed, will see Rocket Lab acquire...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Technology
Jay Li doesn’t recommend getting sued by Tesla if you’re trying to get a startup off the ground. But he does think his company, Proception, might be better off for having endured the experience. “I think it’s kind of like a resilience test, or pressure test,” he told...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Technology
Unlike AI gadgets like Rabbit or Humane, companies building dedicated gadgets for recording and transcribing meetings have actually seen some traction. The market is huge — though a bit constrained, as smartphones work fine for such tasks when paired with note-taking...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Technology
The AI-driven demand for compute power has data centers looking to squeeze more from every rack of GPUs. One consequence? Bacterial outbreaks. The liquid for liquid-cooled chips is a mixture of water and a substance that inhibits bacteria growth. To run the chips...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Technology
London-based Flipper Devices is known for its Flipper Zero gadget, used by hackers and tinkerers to access different radios with Bluetooth, RFID, NFC, and a sub-1GHz transceiver. The company today took a different direction and launched a productivity-focused gadget...