Something extraordinary happened in American politics over the past year, and it all started with a phone call from the White House to Texas. President Trump, looking at Republicans’ razor-thin House majority, decided he needed insurance. So last summer, he personally urged Texas lawmakers to do something states almost never do: redraw their congressional maps in the middle of the...
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- Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebrasby Marina Temkin on February 7, 2026 at 5:23 am
Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016.
- An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth taxby Lucas Ropek on February 7, 2026 at 1:00 am
The organizer of the event swears it's not a joke.
- ‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right nowby Dominic-Madori Davis on February 7, 2026 at 12:06 am
This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron.
- Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPTby Kirsten Korosec on February 6, 2026 at 11:53 pm
Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.
- From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl adsby Lauren Forristal on February 6, 2026 at 10:43 pm
From the first AI-generated Big Game ad courtesy of Svedka to Anthropic's beef with OpenAI, here are the biggest ads from Super Bowl LX.
- It just got easier for Claude to check in on your WordPress siteby Lucas Ropek on February 6, 2026 at 10:04 pm
WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic or find information about other internal site metrics.
- Prince Andrew advisor pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motorsby Sean O'Kane on February 6, 2026 at 9:23 pm
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- Google- and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon-removal competitorby Tim De Chant on February 6, 2026 at 8:26 pm
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- Maybe AI agents can be lawyers after allby Russell Brandom on February 6, 2026 at 8:26 pm
This week's release of Opus 4.6 shook up the agentic AI leaderboards.
- How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder powerby Theresa Loconsolo on February 6, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net […]
- Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhereby Sarah Perez on February 6, 2026 at 6:33 pm
Reddit said during earnings it's looking to buy 'capabilities' and 'companies.'
- Here’s how Roblox’s age checks workby Aisha Malik on February 6, 2026 at 6:28 pm
The company says it has continuous age-check systems running in the background to ensure age accuracy.