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Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for around $53.4B
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valued at approximately $53.4 billion. Reuters reports that the offer was submitted earlier this month and is backed by ro…
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 03:30 pmDaylight saving time is a step closer to becoming permanent in the US
The US is getting closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308 to 117 vote, which would turn clocks one hour ahead permanently, as reported by CBS News. President D…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 03:29 pmApple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba’s Qwen AI
Apple Intelligence is headed to China after regulators approved Apple’s AI services through a partnership with Alibaba. The long-rumored deal will bring Alibaba’s Qwen AI models to Apple’s operating systems, marking a major expansion of the…
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 03:29 pmJBL’s Flip 7 speaker is small, versatile, and 40 percent off
Sure, Bluetooth speakers are awesome to have for picturesque beach trips, camping weekends, and other outdoor adventures. But they’re just as good to have for some sprinkler time in the yard with the kiddo, or for blasting some tunes or a p…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 03:16 pm8BitDo’s FlipPad is the most pocketable way to turn your phone into a Game Boy
Both 8BitDo and GameSir announced tiny gamepads designed to turn smartphones into Game Boy-inspired handhelds at CES 2026. GameSir released its Pocket Taco months ago, but the longer wait for 8BitDo's FlipPad has been well worth it. While t…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 03:00 pmSpotify expands parent-managed accounts to users on its free tier
The feature was previously only available to paid subscribers.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 02:42 pmIndia bets billions on breaking China’s grip on smartphone manufacturing
New Delhi announced a $6.5 billion smartphone manufacturing program and a $13.3 billion semiconductor push to deepen India's electronics supply chain.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 02:39 pmUS charges Russian ‘bulletproof’ web hosts over cyberattacks that netted $62M from cybercrime victims
The 2024 indictment, now unsealed, accuses three Russians and two web hosts of aiding hackers and profiting from cybercrime.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 02:21 pmAnthropic, Blackstone bet the next trillion-dollar AI business is implementation, not just models
Anthropic-backed Ode launches as AI labs bet that embedding forward-deployed engineers inside enterprises is the key to accelerating enterprise AI adoption.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 01:10 pmThe tiniest MMO
At its peak, around 12 million people subscribed to World of Warcraft so that they could explore the realm of Azeroth together. The audience for PointlessQuest is quite a bit smaller. On launch day, the game hit a peak of 15 concurrent play…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 01:00 pmRime picks up $24M Series A to help enterprises field customer calls
Rime is handling over 100 million calls each month across multiple companies.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 01:00 pmReelful’s AI turns your camera roll into short-form videos for social media
The app is designed for people who want to create social content, but find traditional video editing tools too complex or time-consuming.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 01:00 pmThe Motorola Edge 70 Max is all about power
Motorola has launched the Edge 70 Max, its latest flagship phone that's designed for power intensive tasks like streaming video and mobile gaming. Alongside having a huge battery and rapid wired charging support, the Motorola Edge 70 Max is…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 12:18 pmHome Depot’s viral 12-foot skeleton now talks
The Home Depot is once again upgrading its 12-foot-tall skeleton to help keep the viral piece of Halloween decor popular as spooky season creeps closer. Skelly is borrowing some of the tech introduced in the smaller 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly la…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 12:00 pmIndian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C
The startup has reached a $120 million annualized revenue run rate and more than 200,000 paying customers.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 12:00 pmVint Cerf is working on a plan to unleash AI agents on the open internet
The guy behind TCP/IP is working on a standard for identifying AI agents in the wild.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 12:00 pmWhy Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor at an old hot dog factory
An old Oscar Mayer factory in Wisconsin will become America's latest fusion power research and development hub.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 12:00 pmA most improbable astronaut just went to space
"I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."
Ars Technica · 15 Jul, 11:30 amHow hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually?
"The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."
Ars Technica · 15 Jul, 11:00 amBacked by $60M in funding, Oak steps out of stealth to fix the identity mess that AI agents are making worse
Co-founded by serial entrepreneur Shai Morag, Israeli identity management startup Oak is emerging out of stealth with $60 million in seed funding.
TechCrunch · 15 Jul, 11:00 amSotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science
Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.
Ars Technica · 15 Jul, 10:30 amSamsung’s new foldable display is harder to crease and damage
Samsung has unveiled a new flexible display technology for foldable phones that's designed to be slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing. The Flex Titanium tech is the culmination of everything that the company has learned over se…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 10:19 amSpotify’s Daniel Ek is bringing his body-scanning clinics to the US
Spotify founder Daniel Ek's body-scanning startup, Neko Health, is setting its sights on the United States after raising $700 million from a star-studded group of celebrities, entrepreneurs, and investment firms. It plans to open its first…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 10:13 amThe PS6 sure sounds like a handheld
The video game industry is in turmoil. Microsoft and Sony are starting to pivot to their next consoles, but it's not looking great: Prices are soaring, Sony is killing the video game disc, and Microsoft is jettisoning studios ahead of the t…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 10:00 amStarlink’s V5 dish is now available — here’s how it compares
SpaceX's latest residential dish - the Starlink V5 - is now available in "select areas." It's notably smaller and lighter than the V4 dish with improved power efficiency. It'll be available in more places as SpaceX ramps up production to me…
The Verge · 15 Jul, 07:17 am