Collaborative Fund, the 15-year-old, New York-based generalist venture firm that has roughly $1 billion under management and which made early bets on Lyft, Reddit, Sweetgreen, and Olipop, among others, is taking a stake in the soccer club D.C. United and its stadium, Audi Field. It’s the latest — and smallest — firm to try something…
Google’s September 2026 Android security update addresses 180 vulnerabilities across the operating system, including critical flaws that could allow attackers to execute code remotely without user interaction. The update is divided between two security patch levels. The Sept. 1 release fixes 95 vulnerabilities across Android Runtime, Framework, System, Setup Wizard and several Project Mainline components….
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With a fresh folding form factor, the new iPhone Duo is Apple’s most radical redesign in years. It lands alongside the more familiar-looking iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. There’s no regular iPhone 18, or at least, not yet. Rumors suggest we may see a more affordable base model, perhaps flanked by an…
Proxima Fusion is betting on a critical ingredient for its fusion reactors: superconducting tape. Proxima Fusion said Wednesday it plans build a €140 million factory ($162.6M) to produce fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape, which will provide the startup with key component to its reactor design. The move comes months after Proxima raised €411 million in…
AI is getting better at building AI, and OpenAI’s chief scientist now thinks the industry may need to ease off the gas. Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI’s chief scientist, said the company and its rivals may need to slow AI development when they can no longer confidently demonstrate that advanced systems are safe. “This is a time…
Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo doesn’t even come out until Oct. 23, but it already has a lookalike. That’s because the iPhone Duo wasn’t the only short and wide foldable device announced this week. Just a couple of days before the big Apple event, in which the Duo was announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and…
In the days after the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point cofounder Charlie Kirk, the online reaction was a mess. Graphic videos of the shooting were everywhere within minutes of his death, far-right figures called for violence and vengeance, and right-wing lawmakers and influencers called for the cancellation—and worse—of anyone celebrating. Then, the conspiracy…
Bending Spoons is continuing its trend of buying once-sought-after software companies for pennies on the dollar. This time, the Italian company is buying Miro for $1.36 billion in cash (equity value of $1.79 billion), a mighty dip in valuation for the once-hot workplace collaboration startup that was awarded a price tag of $17.5 billion in…
Most wireless earbuds can handle an occasional phone call. Work calls are tougher: your voice has to stay clear amid background noise, switching between a laptop and phone should be painless, and the battery needs to last through a meeting-heavy day. Sony’s WF-1000XM6 is the best overall choice, while Soundcore’s Liberty 5 Pro gives you…
