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Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first
For fusion startups, the hard part is over: Thanks to a groundbreaking experiment in 2022, we know that controlled nuclear fusion reactions can generate more power than they consume. But now companies need to prove their reactors can make enough electricity to be...
Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite
Google on Tuesday released Nano Banana 2 Lite, the newest version of its in-house AI video and image generator. This version is significantly faster and more affordable than its previous release, the company claims. The model has much lower latency and can produce...
Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video
Clicks Technology, a startup that’s preparing to launch its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, is showing off what it has in store in a new video, released today. The device, known as the Clicks Communicator, was introduced at January’s Consumer Electronics Show...
Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip
Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched issued a progress report on Tuesday, after TSMC successfully manufactured its chip earlier this year. The startup says it has already booked $1 billion in contract orders for its product: full systems powered by those chips. Etched is...
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 at a steep discount to its top model as the company races toward a blockbuster IPO
Anthropic today released Claude Sonnet 5, a new AI model that the company says delivers near-flagship performance at mid-tier prices — a move designed to give cost-conscious enterprise developers access to powerful agentic capabilities just as the San Francisco-based...
Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access
Meta’s Threads is adding new capabilities to its recently launched Live Chats feature while expanding access to more users, the company announced on Tuesday. The updates include support for translations, new tools for chat hosts, and more. With support for...
Google’s Gemini Omni Flash hits the API, turning enterprise video production into a conversation
For most enterprises, a 90-second training video or a product explainer has never been an easy ask. It means a well planned brief, an internal film crew or an outside vendor, a shoot, an edit, and a round of revisions. Change one line of on-screen text due to a legal...
Blue Origin still doesn’t know why its New Glenn rocket blew up last month
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is doubling down on using its New Glenn mega-rocket again this year after last month’s explosion. But the company still doesn’t know why that explosion happened in the first place. In his most detailed public statement about the...
Google unveils Nano Banana 2 Lite aka Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite for low cost, 4-second fast enterprise image generations
Google is upgrading its AI image generation capabilities today with the debut of Nano Banana 2 (NB2) Lite, an optimized model built for rapid execution and tight infrastructure budgets. Technically designated as Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image on Google's application...
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media. The fund declined to disclose how much it has raised so far, but says it has backed at least five companies and plans to deploy the remaining...
‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs
The golden age of Microsoft’s Github Copilot appears to be at an end — for the little guy, at least. The company is switching its billing system from a flat subscription rate to a token-usage system that has the potential to bill users at a significantly higher rate....
Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant
Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing in the next year, according to a memo viewed by The Information. This device would presumably build on the work of Limitless, an AI device startup that Meta acquired at the end of 2025. The...
I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful
Gemini Spark is Google’s new 24/7 agentic assistant, designed to help you help you “navigate your digital life,” which essentially means getting your online to-dos done, summarizing the things you don’t have time to read (like the entirety of your inbox), or...
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
This week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathenea festival taking place in the city — I sat down with Niko Bonatsos of Verdict Capital, Andreas Stavropoulos of Threshold Ventures, and Ben Blume of Atomico to ask about the current state of...
TikTok’s road to becoming a super app
Although TikTok is widely described as a social media giant, it’s been gradually moving beyond that category. Over time, the video app added TikTok Shop, a map for local discovery, robust search, games, and so much more. Now, it has recently added hotel booking...
This $300 pizza oven can easily help elevate your summer pizza nights
If you enjoy homemade pizza but don’t love the hassle that comes with it, an electric pizza oven may be the ideal upgrade. The Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven is aimed at people who want delicious pizza nights without having to deal with things like propane or wood...
As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026
Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari currently dominate the web browser market, with Chrome holding a significant share due to the tech giant’s ongoing innovations, particularly in integrating generative AI into its search functionalities. However, users seeking...
Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business
A recent Indian court ruling against Google’s keyword advertising practices has gained fresh attention after founders said competitors have long used the system to siphon off customers and force companies to pay to protect their own brands. The ruling, delivered by...
I went to the so-called ‘steroid Olympics,’ to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides
I am sitting in the sweltering Nevada heat watching a man struggle to lift a bar over his head. If the man manages to do it, he will win $250,000. The man is Boady Santavy — a two-time Olympic weight-lifting contestant from Canada — and he has muscles that look culled...
The AI agent bottleneck isn’t model performance — it’s permissions
Enterprise AI agents are stalling — not because of model performance, but because of permissioning. Every agentic workflow eventually hits the same wall: what is this agent allowed to touch, on whose behalf, and how does the system know?Workday's answer is to make its...
SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO
SpaceX is headed toward what’s expected to be the largest IPO ever next month, and now it has received a major boost from the Trump administration. On Friday, the U.S. Space Force announced it’s giving SpaceX $4.16 billion as part of a contract to build satellites...
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Top Tips on Local SEO for SMBs in 2018
Small and Medium Businesses face a tough competition with bigger brands while trying to establish themselves. In the digital arena, the move can seem even tougher, but it need not be so. You can take the help of a SEO company in Gurgaon or Delhi, to stay on top of...
Neglected Areas of Home Security
According to Lone Star Fence and Construction, a leader among fence companies, some burglaries happen daily, and you can be certain that one or more is taking place right at this moment. Perhaps a homeowner forgot to lock his door, or the guy in the next neighborhood...
How Watches Work
We use watches every day to tell us what time it is, helping us keep track of our daily activities and manage time correctly. Have you ever stopped to think of how difficult life would be without a watch? Most of us take watches for granted and have never even stopped...