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At Least One ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Star Won’t Be Back for the Spinoff

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-18 16:15:34

With The Handmaid’s Tale wrapping up after six seasons, fans are now looking forward to sequel series The Testaments. It will have a new cast aside from Ann Dowd’s returning Aunt Lydia, but the creative forces behind both shows teased earlier this week that some other familiar faces could return. One that will not, however: Samira Wiley’s Moira. This comes from the actress herself, who admitted in a new interview that she’s quite ready to move on. “I wish I could tease and say ‘maybe,’ but that

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Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs — today it IPO’d at $14.5B

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-18 15:23:17

One of the year’s most anticipated IPOs took place on Thursday when neobank Chime raised $864 million in its IPO, pricing its shares at $27, which is above its previously announced range of $24 to $26. That gave it a starting market cap of about $9.8 billion. While some would point out that this is far below its last private valuation of $25 billion, according to PitchBook’s estimates, shares opened at $42, putting it at $14.5 by midday in heavy trading, according to Yahoo Finance. The hungry

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Hotel management platform Canary nabs $80M Series D from YC, Insight Partners

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-09-18 16:30:00

Canary, the hotel guest management platform, announced Thursday the raise of an $80 million Series D in a round led by Brighton Park Capital. Harman Singh Narula and childhood friend SJ Sawhney launched the company in 2018 to help hotels digitize and automate guest interactions. The company has raised nearly $180 million in funding to date. “Running a hotel is increasingly complex,” Singh Narula told TechCrunch. “Guest expectations are constantly evolving, and staffing shortages continue to st

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Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs. Today it IPO’d at $14.5B.

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-18 20:23:17

One of the year’s most anticipated IPOs took place on Thursday when neobank Chime raised $864 million in its IPO, pricing its shares at $27, above its previously announced range of $24 to $26. That gave it a starting market cap of about $9.8 billion. While some would point out that this is far below its last private valuation of $25 billion, according to PitchBook’s estimates, shares opened at $42, putting it at $14.5 by midday in heavy trading, according to Yahoo Finance. The hungry response

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Oracle shares pop 15% to record high on earnings beat, cloud optimism

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-09-19 00:43:15

Larry Ellison, Oracle's co-founder, chief technology officer and chairman, at right, and U.S. President Donald Trump share a laugh as Ellison uses a stool to stand on as he speaks during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other t

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US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists

news.ycombinator.com Kinetz Is A Global Investigative Journalist For The Associated Press 2025-09-19 00:12:45

ROME (AP) — Spyware from a U.S.-backed Israeli company was used to target the phones of at least three prominent journalists in Europe, two of whom are editors at an investigative news site in Italy, according to digital researchers at Citizen Lab, citing new forensic evidence of the attacks. The findings come amid a growing questions about what role the government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni may have played in spying on journalists and civil society activists critical of her leade

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Out of Words is an emotional co-op adventure illustrated with beautiful stop-motion animation

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-19 04:00:00

The two main characters of Out of Words are young teens who are falling in love in a coming of age story. But then disaster strikes as they lose their mouths. They try to talk, but can’t anymore. Their mouths are sewn shut. And so begins Out of Words, a co-op platformer adventure. Of all the games that I saw at the Summer Game Fest, this one was the best. The goal of the game is to find the lost voices of the puppet-animated characters. But unfortunately, we’ll have to wait for a while. It’s c

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Lil Snack makes a snackable Scattergories game in partnership with Hasbro

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-19 04:30:00

When we last talked with Lil Snack, they were a two-person company making little games that were like snacks. For fun, we posted their games on the GamesBeat.com web site, and it was cool to tell people that we had games on our site at the 2024 GamesBeat Summit. It was just a couple of guys using AI to make games. Flash forward to today, and now they’ve got a partnership with Hasbro to make a game based on the Scattergories board game. Lil Snack has ten new games operated daily for as many as

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Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

news.ycombinator.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-09-19 04:39:57

Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech provider Paragon, new research has confirmed. On Thursday, digital rights group The Citizen Lab published a new report detailing the results of a new forensic investigation into the iPhones of Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino and an unnamed “prominent” European journalist. The researchers said both journalists were hacked by the same Paragon customer, based on evidence found on the two journalists’

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Meta urged to go further in crackdown on 'nudify' apps

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-19 13:07:53

Meta urged to go further in crackdown on 'nudify' apps 8 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Meta has taken legal action against a company which runs ads on its platforms promoting so-called "nudify" apps, which typically using artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake nude images of people without their consent. It has sued the firm behind CrushAI apps to stop it posting ads altogether, following a cat-and-mouse battle to remove them over a series

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Maestro Media launches Kickstarter for Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid tabletop game

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-19 12:15:00

Maestro Media is launching a Kickstarter for Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid, a new tabletop game based on Supercell’s top-selling mobile game. The Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign is scheduled to being on June 17, but the team is already well under way on creating the tabletop game, said Javon Frazier, CEO of Maestro Media, in an interview with GamesBeat. The Clash of Clans tabletop game is expected to come out in 2026. The game’s creative director is veteran tabletop game designer Eric M. Lan

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How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-19 12:00:00

Warp was founded in 2021 to help companies streamline their shipping supply chains and reduce costs through its tech-enabled network of shippers, carriers and warehouses. Now, it wants to make supply chains further efficient by using robots to automate its web of warehouses. Daniel Sokolovsky, the co-founder and CEO of Warp, told TechCrunch that Warp is always looking for ways to make shipping more efficient for its customers, which include enterprises like Walmart, Gopuff, and HelloFresh. Wit

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Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-19 16:00:00

A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services, has just published what it’s calling the “first in-depth examination of Waymo’s pricing strategy.” The company found Waymo’s self-driving car rides to be consistently more expe

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Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-09-19 16:00:00

Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech provider Paragon, new research has confirmed. On Thursday, digital rights group The Citizen Lab published a new report detailing the results of a new forensic investigation into the iPhones of Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino and an unnamed “prominent” European journalist. The researchers said both journalists were hacked by the same Paragon customer, based on evidence found on the two journalists’

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Huawei 'has got China covered' if the U.S. doesn't participate, Nvidia CEO tells CNBC

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal April Roach 2025-09-19 23:46:30

If the U.S. continues to impose AI semiconductor restrictions on China, then chipmaker Huawei will take advantage of its position in the world's second-largest economy, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC Thursday. "Our technology is a generation ahead of theirs," Huang told CNBC at the sidelines of the Viva Technology conference in Paris. However, he warned that: "If the United States doesn't want to partake, participate in China, Huawei has got China covered, and Huawei has got everybody else co

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Meta files lawsuit against developer of CrushAI 'nudify' app

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-09-20 01:59:18

Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its services to promote an app that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology, the social media company said Thursday. The lawsuit is against Joy Timeline HK Limited, which develops the app called CrushAI and its variants. The Hong Kong-based company ran ads on Facebook and Instagram to promote CrushAI, an app that uses artificial intelligence to take a photo of someone and create nude imagery of them. Meta filed

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Why Can't I Get a Job Right Now? 9 Expert Tips to Stand Out to Recruiters

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 23:45:00

The job hunt struggle is real. Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Since getting laid off from a tech marketing role last November, Stephanie Wandell has applied to hundreds of jobs. She's heard back from only a handful of recruiters, without any offers. "I was a little bit naive going into it, thinking I could do what I always do and depend on applying to as many places as I can," said Wandell. "It became pretty clear that this time is different." Ask anyone who's unemployed and they'll tell you today's

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Meta sues AI ‘nudify’ app Crush AI for advertising on its platforms

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-20 00:00:00

Meta has sued the maker of a popular AI “nudify” app, Crush AI, that reportedly ran thousands of ads across Meta’s platforms. In addition to the lawsuit, Meta says it’s taking new measures to crack down on other apps like Crush AI. In a lawsuit filed in Hong Kong, Meta alleged Joy Timeline HK, the entity behind Crush AI, attempted to circumvent the company’s review process to distribute ads for AI nudify services. Meta said in a blog post that it repeatedly removed ads by the entity for violati

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Small retailers on 'vacation from hell' as they seek clarity on Trump's China tariffs

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-19 15:11:00

In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A UPS seasonal worker delivers packages on Cyber Monday in New York on Nov. 27, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images When Matt Kubancik, a small business owner in Louisville, Kentucky, cast his ballot for Donald Trump in November, he was hoping that the Republican nominee's return to the White House would provide a spark to the economy and lead to reduced prices for gas and groceries. Instead, the first half-year

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Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-20 05:11:26

Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images Darth Vader is one of the characters the two studios allege Midjourney uses to generate images It is part of the entertainment industry's ongoing love-hate relationship with AI. Many studios want to make use of the technology but are concerned that their creations could be stolen. The two studios claim Midjourney's tool makes "innumerable" copies of characters including Darth Vader from Star Wars, Frozen's Elsa, and the Minions from Desp

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Glean, gen AI enterprise search startup, raises $150 million in deal adding billions to valuation

cnbc.com Afshan Musani 2025-09-18 20:00:01

Arvind Jain, CEO of Glean, on SaaS Monster stage during day one of Web Summit 2022 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 2, 2022. In early 2025, Glean launched its agentic AI, Glean Agents, which the company says are on pace to support one billion agent actions by year-end. "We're building the platform that brings AI into the fabric of everyday work, connecting people to knowledge, automating tasks, and enabling smarter decisions across the enterprise," said Arvind Jain, Glean co-fo

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Snap to launch smaller, lighter augmented reality Specs smartglasses in 2026

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-09-18 22:10:01

The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2024. Snap on Tuesday announced its plans to release a sixth-generation of its augmented reality glasses in 2026, as competition in the smart glasses market continues to heat up. The maker of Snapchat said that its next-generation glasses will be called Specs, breaking with the company's Spectacles branding that it used for previous versions of its wearable devices. The Specs

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A frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bet as Meta nears $14 billion stake in Scale AI, hires founder Wang

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian Ashley Capoot 2025-09-19 17:26:20

In this article META Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mark Zuckerberg arrives before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Kenny Holston | Via Reuters Mark Zuckerberg is so frustrated with Meta's standing in artificial intelligence that he's willing to spend billions of dollars to convince Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang to join his com

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Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin 'tentatively' set to begin June 22

cnbc.com Ari Levy Lora Kolodny 2025-09-19 17:45:09

Earlier on Tuesday, Musk shared a video on X showing that Tesla was testing driverless vehicles on the roads of Austin without a human safety supervisor behind the wheel. The eight-second clip showed the latest version of the Model Y SUV, painted black with a white "Robotaxi" graffiti-style logo painted on it, navigating an intersection and pausing to allow pedestrians to traverse a crosswalk. "We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift," Musk wrote. In a post on X , Mus

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Tesla gains for a fourth day as Musk sets robotaxi date, Trump tensions cool

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-20 01:07:33

Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks to board Air Force One with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) as they depart for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 22, 2025. Tesla stock gained for a f fourth straight positive session Wednesday as the spat between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump showed further signs of a cooldown. Shares added about 0.1% and is up more than 10% this week. Tesla investors also caught a spark of hope for

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Chime's IPO will test public market appetite for fintech as companies line up to exit

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-20 00:35:01

Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images There's a mini-boom happening in fintech. After a multi-year IPO slowdown triggered by rising rates and valuation resets, some of the emerging players in online stock trading, banking, lending and crypto-related services are hitting the public market, or at least preparing for a debut. The next test of Wall Street's enthusiasm is expected to come on Thursday, when Chime is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq. The provider of online bank

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Oracle shares climb 8% as earnings, revenue top estimates

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-09-20 05:07:23

From left, former Fox Corp. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison, Oracle's co-founder, chief technology officer and executive chairman, listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 3, 2025. Oracle shares rose about 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the software maker reported results that exceeded Wall Street estimates and signaled that cloud growth will accelerate. Here's how the company did in com

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Elon Musk's favorability among Republicans dropped 16 points since March, Quinnipiac says

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-09-20 06:27:24

Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025 inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Elon Musk's official role in the Trump administration recently came to an end. Many Republicans won't be sad to see less of him, according to the results of Quinnipiac University's latest public opinion survey. While a majority of Republicans still hold a favorable view of Musk, the number fell to 62% in the poll out Wednesday, down from 78% in March, Quinnip

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Nvidia believes physical AI systems are a $50 trillion market opportunity

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-19 16:00:00

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is giving a keynote at the Nvidia GTC Paris event, where he said Nvidia’s physical AI systems are poised to revolutionize industries, with a $50 trillion market opportunity across factories, transportation, and humanoid robots. The company’s automotive business is expected to reach $5 billion this year, with a trillion-dollar potential as all cars become fully autonomous. But only 1% of the cars on the road today are L2+ capable today — suggesting a significant mark

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Scientists built a badminton-playing robot with AI-powered skills

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 16:15:20

Robots like Atlas, Spot, and Stretch have amazed people with natural, life-like agility and body balance. What they were lacking, though, was a way to quickly connect this natural movement to perception—the robotic equivalent of the reflexes that let you catch a ball or duck in an instant to avoid getting hit. So, a team of scientists at ETH Zürich got busy fixing this problem. “I wanted to fuse perception and body movement,” said Yuntao Ma, a roboticist who led a team developing an AI-powered,

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At Least One ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Star Won’t Be Back for the Spinoff

Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs — today it IPO’d at $14.5B

Hotel management platform Canary nabs $80M Series D from YC, Insight Partners

Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs. Today it IPO’d at $14.5B.

Oracle shares pop 15% to record high on earnings beat, cloud optimism

US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists

Out of Words is an emotional co-op adventure illustrated with beautiful stop-motion animation

Lil Snack makes a snackable Scattergories game in partnership with Hasbro

Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

Meta urged to go further in crackdown on 'nudify' apps

Maestro Media launches Kickstarter for Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid tabletop game

How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses

Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway

Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware

Huawei 'has got China covered' if the U.S. doesn't participate, Nvidia CEO tells CNBC

Meta files lawsuit against developer of CrushAI 'nudify' app

Why Can't I Get a Job Right Now? 9 Expert Tips to Stand Out to Recruiters

Meta sues AI ‘nudify’ app Crush AI for advertising on its platforms

Small retailers on 'vacation from hell' as they seek clarity on Trump's China tariffs

Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over images

Glean, gen AI enterprise search startup, raises $150 million in deal adding billions to valuation

Snap to launch smaller, lighter augmented reality Specs smartglasses in 2026

A frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bet as Meta nears $14 billion stake in Scale AI, hires founder Wang

Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin 'tentatively' set to begin June 22

Tesla gains for a fourth day as Musk sets robotaxi date, Trump tensions cool

Chime's IPO will test public market appetite for fintech as companies line up to exit

Oracle shares climb 8% as earnings, revenue top estimates

Elon Musk's favorability among Republicans dropped 16 points since March, Quinnipiac says

Nvidia believes physical AI systems are a $50 trillion market opportunity

Scientists built a badminton-playing robot with AI-powered skills

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