Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Technology

At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the most up-to-date...

Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation

by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Technology

Five-year-old European military drone startup Helsing is reportedly close to raising a new $1.2 billion round at about an $18 billion valuation. The round is expected to be led by Dragoneer and co-led by existing Helsing investor Lightspeed, the Financial Times...

AI agents are running hospital records and factory inspections. Enterprise IAM was never built for them.

by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Technology

A doctor in a hospital exam room watches as a medical transcription agent updates electronic health records, prompts prescription options, and surfaces patient history in real time. A computer vision agent on a manufacturing line is running quality control at speeds...

Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app

by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Technology

It’s about time that the microdrama trend has gone mainstream. As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that it’s launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream on its app. These vertical video...

Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator

by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Technology

Digg is back from the dead. Again. Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose’s once-popular link-sharing site shut down in March, as the company shifted course. Originally redesigned as a competitor to the massive community forum site Reddit, the new Digg...

‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says

by News Feed Editor | May 11, 2026 | Technology

Redwood Materials has finally found a new chief financial officer roughly a year and a half after its last one departed. He’s a familiar face to the former Tesla executives running the battery recycling and energy storage company. On Monday, Redwood Materials said it...