Texas data center developers can still build, but getting power from the state’s main grid just became more complicated. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered regulators to pause approvals for data centers seeking connections to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid until proposed projects complete a comprehensive audit. The move comes as requested electricity demand has…
SAVE $40: As of Aug. 5, the Beats Studio Pro are on sale for $159.95 at Amazon. That’s a 20% discount on the list price. $159.95 at Amazon $199.95 Save $40 Shopping around for new headphones? Well, you’re in luck, because as of Aug. 5, every color of the Beats Studio Pro is on…
“I have no idea how they got my contact information,” says the engineer. Unlike other interviews for government jobs, the engineer says, there was no recruiter present—only Coristine was on the interview call. “Normally initial screenings are done over the phone, rather than video, to reduce bias in the process,” they say. During the engineer’s…
Publicly traded e-commerce marketing automation platform Klaviyo has agreed to acquire Agency, a three-year-old AI-powered customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2023, Agency had raised $32 million from investors including Sequoia, Menlo Ventures, and Felicis prior to the acquisition. As part of…
Google’s Pixel 11 lineup may be getting a new way to demand attention without lighting up its screen. Another leaked specification, however, appears to be glowing a little too brightly. A series of leaked marketing materials suggests Google will introduce a new rear notification light called HiLight across the Pixel 11 series. The images also…
For millions of TikTok users, protection from harmful content spirals depended on which side of an experiment they landed on. A confidential internal document obtained by Bloomberg Aug. 4 found that TikTok excluded 10 percent of its U.S. users from an algorithmic safety update in early 2022. At the time, that would have amounted to…
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of imagery depicting child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Over the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared…
E-commerce software maker Shopify seems to be benefiting handily from people using AI to search. On the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein said AI has become a “complement to search, rather than a substitute for it,” and had particularly benefited the long tail of e-commerce, including the smaller merchants that make up…
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip8 and Motorola’s Razr Ultra 2026 are both premium flip phones, but they are built around different priorities. Samsung is the better fit for buyers who care most about price, size, and software support. Motorola is stronger for battery life, charging speed, camera hardware, and cover-screen apps. If you care most about……
The best Owala deals on Amazon: Amazon’s huge Owala is officially live, and it’s a solid opportunity to stock up, whether you’re building out your collection or finally replacing that one bottle with the busted lid. The lineup covers a good range, too — classic FreeSip bottles, tumblers, coffee-friendly SmoothSip Sliders, and even a few…
