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Strict Account Settings adds restrictions like automatically blocking media and attachments from unknown senders, and silencing calls from unknown numbers.

Google says Android devices will get new security features, like stronger authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools.

The tech giant also announced that it's making Gemini 3 the new default model for AI Overviews globally.

SpotDraft now processes over 1 million contracts annually using its AI tool, with contract volumes up 173% year-over-year.

Edenlux builds wearable tech to protect and train your eyes, inspired by its founder’s personal vision recovery.

Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of "unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized disclosure of those communications to third parties."

Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate.

In the coming months, Meta is going to explore a premium experience on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that gives users access to special features and more control over how they share and connect, while keeping the core experiences free. 

Many members of the international games industry are skipping the 2026 Game Developers Conference because of the growing ICE presence and other concerns.

Unwavering Trump loyalist and VC Keith Rabois caused his colleague and his firm's founder to distance themselves from his comments on ICE.

The YouTubers claim Snap, like others, used AI datasets meant for research and academic use to train its AI models.

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

UpScrolled is a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. It blends familiar features from Instagram and X, letting users share photos, videos, and text posts, discover new content, and send direct messages.

A company called Life Electric Vehicle Holdings has emerged as the top bidder for Rad Power's assets. It's not clear what the company plans to do with them, though.

Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors how this AI-powered software layer translates to real savings on an industrial scale. 

Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow.

The 12-year-old firm raised $360,360,360 for its fifth fund. And there's a reason for that number.

Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon.

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities' carbon footprint.