[ad_1] With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled with defense tech, robotics, AI infrastructure and developer tools, and of course, AI agents. TechCrunch spoke to eight investors to determine which ones were the hottest companies in this batch — both the ones they were … Read More “The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs” »
[ad_1] According to a new rumor, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 lineup could launch with higher price tags than its predecessors. The company is expected to unveil its next-generation foldables next month. Citing European and Asian sales channels, the leak claims Samsung has increased the starting prices of the Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 … Read More “Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 series tipped to be more expensive” »
[ad_1] My CNET colleague Katie Collins was putting together a superb feature around the repairability of wearable devices, in particular the Pixel Watch 4. It’s well worth a read, but my task was to produce the photos and video to accompany the story. From shooting close-up macro photos with specialist lenses to transforming my home … Read More “How I Nailed These Tricky Macro Shots for a Major CNET Feature Story” »
[ad_1] Age verification is consuming the Internet. From social media bans in Australia to porn restrictions in half of US states, for many having to prove their age to access websites is becoming an everyday requirement. But one of the key technologies underpinning many of these age checks is about to seep into the offline … Read More “The UK will scan asylum-seekers’ faces for age checks—despite knowing the tech is flawed” »
[ad_1] Everything in life has an expiry date, and that holds true even for the best SSDs on the market. A fascinating experiment conducted by the YouTube channel WolfyTech shows that SSDs are more durable than we think, even if they were released 16 years ago. Over the course of the experiment, the channel wrote … Read More “16-year-old SATA II SSD survives 1 petabyte of writes — 25x more than the drive’s endurance rating” »
[ad_1] In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters. Since I’m an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty praise for my writing and an offer to market my books for a (typically exorbitant) fee. Most of … Read More “These AI Scams All Have Red Flags. Here’s How to Spot Them” »
[ad_1] If you’ve been following my reporting on the Trump phone, you’ll know that Trump Mobile doesn’t exactly keep open lines of communication with the media. That doesn’t look to be changing, with the company no longer working with its long-term media relations firm. Poplar Group has represented Trump Mobile since at least last June, … Read More “T1 Phone PR firm is ‘not assisting Trump Mobile any further’” »
[ad_1] Following the EU and Japan, Brazil has now forced Apple to open up iOS to third-party app stores and non-Apple payment processing for developers. App developers can now use alternative app stores in Brazil to distribute their apps, and they can also process payments made for apps and games and in-app purchases outside of … Read More “Apple opens up iOS to third-party app stores in Brazil” »
[ad_1] Pros Compact size Fairly accurate colors Optical zoom Cons VIDAA OS is fine but not common Maybe a little overpriced You’d think big TV manufacturers would have plenty of engineering know-how to make a great projector. In my experience, though, that’s not always the case. The Hisense M2 Pro, however, exceeded my expectations and … Read More “Don’t Buy an Expensive DLP Projector. This Cheaper, Portable Model Is Just as Good” »
[ad_1] As India searches for a homegrown contender in the global artificial intelligence race, billionaire Mukesh Ambani is positioning Reliance Industries as a national champion, rolling out AI services for phone calls, mobile apps, and connected homes. At its annual shareholder meeting on Friday, the Mumbai-based conglomerate announced Jio Call Agent, an AI assistant that … Read More “Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home” »
