Tech & Ai

July 7, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

X blocked Reuters accounts in India

The main Reuters news account, as well as the Reuters World account, became inaccessible to X users in India on Saturday evening. Access was subsequently restored on Sunday. Reuters...

July 7, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Best Prime Day Kindle deal: Save 42% on the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition Bundle

SAVE 42%: The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition Essentials Bundle is on sale for Prime members for just $211.97, down from the usual bundle price of $362.97. That’s a...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

A Game Called ‘Date Everything’ Literally Lets You Date Everything—Except People

“From a traditional dating sim standpoint, you usually choose one route, one lover, and you go with that,” says Chase, who was the lead narrative designer on top of...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’

On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.” While Musk didn’t say exactly what improvements to...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

USA vs. Mexico 2025 livestream: Watch Concacaf Gold Cup final for free

TL;DR: Live stream USA vs. Mexico in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup final for free on YouTube. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN....

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance

Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending package, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” paving the way for a major overhaul of the...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

At least 36 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Elon Musk forms pro-tech ‘America Party’

Elon Musk isn’t done with politics just yet. Days after the SpaceX and Tesla CEO threatened to form his own political party as an alternative to America’s “Democrat-Republican uniparty,”...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

In recent years, North Korea has deployed thousands of so-called IT workers to infiltrate Western businesses, get paid salaries, and send money back to support the regime. As the...

July 6, 2025
Abigail Avery
Tech & Ai

Researchers seek to influence peer review with hidden AI prompts

Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback....