Amazon’s Ring cancels partnership with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
This news comes less than a week after Ring’s Super Bowl commercial stoked controversy over the company’s capacity for mass surveillance.
The Download: a blockchain enigma, and the algorithms governing our lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen, an Australian man in his mid-30s, with a rural Catholic upbringing, is a founder of THORChain, a blockchain through which users can…
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The Ultra-Rich Are Turning Their Homes Into Fortresses: ‘Moats, Bunkers, and $175,000 Guard Dogs’
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Cohere’s $240M year sets stage for IPO
Cohere surpassed $240 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, highlighting strong enterprise AI demand as the Canadian startup positions itself for a potential IPO amid intensifying competition from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims
The feature, internally known as “Name Tag,” would allow smart glasses wearers to identify people and get information about them via Meta’s AI assistant.
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Score, the dating app for people with good credit, is back
Two years ago, a controversial dating app was launched and quickly shuttered: for people with good-to-excellent credit. Now, the founder is relaunching it, open to anyone.
The Download: an exclusive chat with Jim O’Neill, and the surprising truth about heists
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change Over the past year, Jim O’Neill has become one of the most powerful people in public health. As the US deputy health…
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