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Published Jun 25, 2026, 2:22 PM
MIT Tech Review
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping retail, but not in the ways consumers might immediately notice. The biggest transformation may not be flashy virtual try-ons or chatbot shopping assistants, but in how decisions are made behind the scenes: how products surface in search results, how inventory moves through supply chains, how engineers s…
Published Jun 25, 2026, 12:00 PM

Amazon’s latest India investment comes as global tech companies race to expand AI infrastructure in the country.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 11:48 PM

Welcome to day two of Amazon’s four-day Prime Day event, which, if we’re being honest, looks a lot like day one. That’s actually good news, though, because many of the best deals are still around, and some new ones have joined them. If you’ve got a Prime subscription, whether through a free trial or a discounted student membership, you’ll find our…
Published Jun 24, 2026, 10:41 PM

In its first earnings report since going public, the AI chipmaker forecast a narrower gross margin in its core business, scaring investors.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 9:56 PM

TechCrunch
While AI dominates the layoff narrative, engineers are actually making up a larger share of new hires, according to SignalFire data.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 9:42 PM

Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google for Anthropic, following departures from top scientists Noam Shazeer and John Jumper.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 8:09 PM

The tokenmaxxing era was brief. We now appear to be entering the era of token rationing.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 7:36 PM

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says her staff used AI for "spellcheck" in an amendment summary for a major defense bill, but denies it was used for the bill text itself and says "NO Legislation is ever drafted with AI." Luna issued the response after accounts on X began sharing screenshots of an amendment summary for the 2027 National Defense Autho…
Published Jun 24, 2026, 5:28 PM

If you’re looking for a good deal without spending hundreds, Prime Day discounts have pushed some of our favorite products under $50. You can pick up everything from Nintendo Switch games to Bluetooth speakers while sticking to your budget. We’ll keep this post updated throughout the sale as we find new deals and low prices, and make sure to check…
Published Jun 24, 2026, 5:16 PM

The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook's recently launched AI creator assistant built into it.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 4:15 PM

Figma's update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plug-ins for various tasks using AI.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 2:54 PM

Named Jalapeño, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems.
Published Jun 24, 2026, 12:00 PM

The common cold comes for us all—often more than once a year. And there is no way to prevent it. The best you can do is take vitamin C and stay away from people with the sniffles. Now the payment company Stripe, founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison, says it will fund a new…
Published Jun 24, 2026, 12:17 AM

If you’ve been wanting to buy a robot vacuum but have been put off by how much it can cost to get a good one, now is not a bad time to start looking. Prime Day has kicked off, though more than just Amazon is offering deals on several models we’ve tested from brands like Roborock, Dreame, and Shark. Whether you’re looking for a basic robot vacuum t…
Published Jun 23, 2026, 11:30 PM

The all-cash deal gives MoEngage access to technology that assigns AI agents to individual customers.
Published Jun 23, 2026, 10:03 PM

Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up Artificial - director Luca Guadagnino's new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman - for distribution deals. And while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested in the film, this situation makes it seem like Hollywood…
Published Jun 23, 2026, 9:00 PM

MIT Tech Review
The national conversation about the value of education is currently dominated by speculation about the risks and positive potential of AI. Whatever your own perspective on that debate, I hope you’ll be glad to know that MIT is also working on a deeply important but comparatively old-fashioned challenge: American high school students’ startlingly u…
Published Jun 23, 2026, 8:59 PM

Amazon’s Prime Day is on, and it’s happening for the next four days. Prime members can jump into the deals now until the sale officially ends at 3:01AM ET / 12:01AM PT June 27th. Many discounts will remain the same throughout the duration. We’ve been covering Prime Day in-depth since the shopping event debuted over a decade ago. Each year, the qua…
Published Jun 23, 2026, 8:17 PM

Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.
Published Jun 23, 2026, 8:00 PM

There are some some sizable discounts on new and recent hits from the last few years for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series X / S for Prime Day. Most Amazon game deals are physical copies, but every so often there’s a better or equivalent price on digital versions, as well as some matched deals at Best Buy. In addition to ga…
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