Google’s Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help)

eBay and Etsy are relatively confident despite tariff pressures

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers

How Misinformation and Partisan ‘New Media’ Changed a California Town

AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns

Aurora launches its driverless commercial trucking service, and a surprise bidder joins Canoo’s bankruptcy case

Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot

One of Google’s recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety

Uber’s latest autonomous vehicle partner? Chinese startup Momenta

Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide

Ara Partners new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets

Apple approves Spotify app update that allows U.S. users to access pricing info, external payment links

Airbnb is quietly rolling out an AI customer service bot in the US

TikTok Fined $600 Million for Sending European User Data to China

The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat

Apple changes US App Store rules to let apps redirect users to their own websites for payments

Amazon’s Mixed Earnings Report Sends Share Prices Down

Amazon CEO says 100,000 users now have Alexa+

Apple CEO Tim Cook says tariffs to add $900M in costs in Q3, but future uncertain

Apple’s Quarterly Earnings Tops Wall Street Expectations With $24.78 Billion Profit

Rising star defense tech startup Mach Industries is raising $100 million, sources say

At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage

Ai2’s new small AI model outperforms similarly-sized models from Google, Meta

May Mobility to launch robotaxis on Uber platform this year in Texas

Fivetran acquires Census to become end-to-end data movement platform

How Google’s Antitrust Case Could Upend the A.I. Race

Fortnite plans return to the US iOS App Store next week

Tesla Chair Denies That Board Sought to Replace Elon Musk

Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots

WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month

Apple Would Be Worth Half as Much If It Stopped Manufacturing in China

From tech pioneers to ‘extremists’: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness

Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

Microsoft’s most capable new Phi 4 AI model rivals the performance of far larger systems

World partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more places

Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store

Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most capable AI model yet

Meta Says It Anticipates Continued Growth Despite Tariffs

Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping

Microsoft Profit Increases 18% While It Slows A.I. Spending

Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries

Gruve.ai promises software-like margins for AI tech consulting, disrupting decades-old Industry

Google’s Chief Says Breakup Proposal Would Hobble Business

Anthropic suggests tweaks to proposed U.S. AI chip export controls

Side Event submission deadline on May 2 for Sessions: AI

Intel’s chief commercial officer and sales lead, Christoph Schell, resigns

DeepSeek upgrades its math-focused AI model Prover

How to Protect Your Phone While Traveling Abroad

X is rolling out support for 4K video uploads

Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner