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HTML [2026-02-05] Can I offer you a tiny Bluetooth speaker in these trying times?
I knew as soon as I laid eyes on Vappeby that I had to have it. Sure, it would be right at home on my desk, given that everything in and around my workstation is from Ikea, from the Skadis on the wall ...
HTML [2026-02-05] Senators ask Meta why it waited so long to make teen accounts private by default
A group of senators has written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking why his company delayed launching key protections for users under 18. The letter, signed by Brian Schatz (D-HI), Katie Britt ...
HTML [2026-02-05] OpenAI Frontier is a single platform to control your AI agents
Managing humans is hard. Managing AI agents is… also hard. That's why OpenAI is launching a new platform called OpenAI Frontier, which it says will help businesses "build, deploy, and manage" AI agent ...
HTML [2026-02-05] Tesla hit with another wrongful death suit over its electronic door handles
The mother of 20-year-old man who died after becoming trapped in his burning Tesla Model Y is suing the company over its electronic door handles. It's the latest wrongful death case centering on Tesla ...
HTML [2026-02-05] Spotify’s Page Match syncs your audiobooks and your physical ones
Spotify has launched a new feature called Page Match that lets you quickly sync your spot in a physical or ebook with an audiobook. Point your camera at a page, and the Spotify app uses computer visio ...
HTML [2026-02-05] Spotify is partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books
Spotify is going all in on books in 2026 and partnering with Bookshop.org to let you buy physical copies of audiobooks and support local retailers starting in the Spring. The announcement dovetails wi ...
HTML [2026-02-05] Substack data breach exposed users’ emails and phone numbers
Substack is notifying some users that the email addresses and phone numbers linked to their accounts were exposed in a "security incident" last year. In an email to account holders, Substack CEO Chris ...
HTML [2026-02-04] Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
When Valve first announced its impressive-looking Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller hardware in November, the company said the products would begin shipping in early 2026. Some journali ...
HTML [2026-02-04] Google’s annual revenue tops $400 billion for the first time
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has earned more than $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time. The company announced the milestone as part of its Q4 2025 earnings report released on Wednes ...
HTML [2026-02-04] Senators grill Waymo and Tesla over robotaxi safety, liability, and China
During a two-hour hearing in the US Senate Wednesday, top executives from Waymo and Tesla urged lawmakers to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed the deployment of self-driving cars on pub ...