Bumble BFF’s revamped app is here, focusing on friend groups and community building
Bumble BFF’s revamped app introduces a new groups feature to help users connect with new friends beyond one-on-one matching.
The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
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. A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along…
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Clean hydrogen is facing a big reality check
Hydrogen is sometimes held up as a master key for the energy transition. It can be made using several low-emissions methods and could play a role in cleaning up industries ranging from agriculture and chemicals to aviation and long-distance shipping. This moment is a complicated one for the green fuel, though, as a new report…
India leads the way on Google’s Nano Banana with a local creative twist
Indian users turning Google’s Nano Banana into a viral trend engine, from retro AI portraits to figurine-style selfies.
Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR
Meta launches Hyperscape into beta, allowing users to turn real world spaces into digital spaces for VR.
Meta unveils new smart glasses with a display and wristband controller
Meta showed off its newest AI-powered smart glasses, which have a display and are controlled by a wristband, at Meta Connect 2025.
Meta unveils its new Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses for athletes
The new smart glasses are geared toward runners, cyclists, and other athletes.
Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq raises even more than expected, hits $6.9B valuation
The fresh raise comes in above the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that it was raising.
Eric Baker’s long, winding road to taking StubHub public
Although StubHub’s shares fell 6% in first day of trading, the IPO is testament to the co-founder’s 25-year effort.
Airbnb’s CEO Is ‘Not Happy’ With One Aspect of His Company. Here’s How He Plans to Fix It.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants the company to grow faster.
Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models
Irregular, the AI security startup, now has a valuation of $450 million, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch.