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Microsoft trumps Google with $30 billion investment in the UK

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-24 12:30:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is announcing that it’s investing £22 billion (around $30 billion) in the UK to help support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations from 2025 through 2028. The investment includes $15 billion in capital expenditures to build a supercomputer to support AI demand and adoption. “T

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CodeRabbit raises $60M, valuing the 2-year-old AI code review startup at $550M

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-09-24 12:00:00

Harjot Gill was running FlexNinja, an observability startup he co-founded several years after selling his first startup Netsil to Nutanix in 2018, when he noticed a curious trend. “We had a team of remote engineers who were starting to adopt AI code generation on GitHub Copilot,” Gill told TechCrunch. “We saw that adoption happen, and it was very clear to me that as a second-order effect, it’s going to cause bottlenecks in the code review.” In early 2023, Gill started CodeRabbit, an AI-powered

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Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-09-24 12:20:55

Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 home batteries in Australia after the company received reports of fires that led to “minor property damage,” according to the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission. The recall affects an unspecified number of Powerwall 2 units made in the U.S. and sold between November 2020 and June 2022. The cells were made by an unnamed third-party supplier. Despite the fires, no injuries have been reported, the ACCC said in a recall notice. The Powerwall 2 contains 14

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Jack Altman raised a new $275M early-stage fund in a mere week

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-24 12:52:53

In Brief The Altman brothers sure have a knack for being venture capitalists. On Tuesday, this especially applied to Jack Altman, co-founder of $3 billion-valuation HR software startup Lattice and brother to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Jack Altman just announced a second $275 million fund for his solo-run firm Alt Capital. And from start to finish, it took him a week, he told The Wall Street Journal. His first fund, raised in early 2024, was $150 million, so this is a big step up. He used it to in

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Cybersecurity provider Netskope boosts IPO range as it tests tech hot streak

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-24 16:23:26

Sanjay Beri, CEO and founder of Netskope Inc., listens during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California. Netskope is targeting a $7.3 billion valuation in its upcoming initial public offering, after lifting its planned price range. The cybersecurity company said it plans to sell 47.8 million shares at between $17 and $19 apiece. The deal would raise as much as $908 million at the top end. That's up from a previous range of $15 to $17 a share the company revealed in a

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Gemini overtakes ChatGPT on App Store, as its Nano Banana AI model drives downloads up 45%

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-24 16:07:40

Gemini’s mobile adoption has been soaring since the August launch of its Nano Banana image editor model, which has received positive reviews, particularly from users who say they can now more easily perform complex edits and create realistic images. The app has climbed to the top of global app stores’ charts and has seen a 45% month-over-month increase in downloads in the month of September so far, according to new data provided by app intelligence firm Appfigures. Though the month is only half

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Cybersecurity provider Netskope boosts IPO range as it tests tech hotstreak

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-24 20:32:58

Sanjay Beri, chief executive officer and founder of Netskope Inc., listens during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California. Netskope is targeting a $7.3 billion valuation in its upcoming initial public offering, after lifting its planned price range. The cybersecurity company said it plans to sell 47.8 million shares at between $17 and $19 apiece. The deal would raise as much as $908 million at the top end. That's up from a previous range of $15 to $17 a share the co

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The New ‘Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Trailer’ Is a Dark Slaughterfest

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-09-24 20:40:18

We’re less than a month out from Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, Netflix’s animated series based on Ubisoft’s old Tom Clancy stealth games. After an initial showing promising the return of leading man Sam Fisher (voiced by Liev Schreiber), this new trailer tells us what the thing is about and what our hero’s up against. The series sees Sam getting back in the field when operative Zinnia McKenna (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) comes to him with a watch containing blueprints for a potentially dangerous weapon

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Google is finally changing its tune about call recording on Pixel phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-25 00:43:58

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be backing down from its long-standing position against letting Pixel phones record voice calls. The company has already updated support pages, indicating that the option may exist for Pixel 6 and later models. So far we’ve only seen confirmation out of India, and it’s unclear which markets will ultimately get access. Smartphones may do a million and one different things, but at their very core, these devices are still phones. You ma

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The PS5 update that adds DualSense multi-device pairing rolls out soon

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 00:52:12

Starting on Wednesday, it'll be much easier to switch between devices with your PlayStation controller. That's when the PS5 update Sony promised in July begins rolling out. Jumping between your console and, say, Windows will be as simple as pressing a button combo. Up to this point, you've had to unpair and repair your DualSense controller each time. After installing tomorrow's system update, it will only take a few steps to set up multi-device switching. With your DualSense controller powered

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Scientists Gather to Confront the Doomsday Risks of ‘Mirror Life’

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-25 00:10:48

The prospect of creating “mirror life”—synthetic cells made from molecules that are mirror images of those found in nature—remains completely hypothetical. Still, the potential consequences are so dire that experts from around the world are gathering to discuss how to prevent the worst-case scenario. This week, scientists, engineers, policymakers, and other stakeholders will convene in Manchester, U.K., for Engineering and Safeguarding Synthetic Life 2025. This annual international conference e

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A new report finds China’s space program will soon equal that of the US

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-25 00:22:38

As Jonathan Roll neared completion of a master's degree in science and technology policy at Arizona State University three years ago, he did some research into recent developments by China's ascendant space program. He came away impressed by the country's growing ambitions. Now a full-time research analyst at the university, Roll was recently asked to take a deeper dive into Chinese space plans. "I thought I had a pretty good read on this when I was finishing grad school," Roll told Ars. "That

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Figure reaches $39B valuation in latest funding round

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-25 00:49:44

In Brief Humanoid robotics company Figure raised its largest round of funding yet, a sign of growing investor interest in robots designed to work alongside humans in warehouses, factories, and other settings. San Jose, California-based Figure announced on Tuesday that it raised a Series C funding round that values the company at $39 billion. The round, which “exceeded $1 billion,” said Figure, was led by Parkway Venture Capital with participation from Brookfield Asset Management, Nvidia, and I

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Alienware 16 Area-51 Review: Part Desktop, Part Laptop and a Whole Lotta Lights

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 05:00:00

8.6 / 10 SCORE Alienware 16 Area-51 Pros High-end gaming performance Manages heat and noise well Upgradeable RAM and 3x SSD slots Cons Big and heavy Short battery life LCD doesn't have great contrast The Alienware 16 Area-51 sets the stage for Alienware's new flagship laptop design. It certainly provides some intrigue with its looks, is quite potent and it operates without too much noise. However, thick bezels, large dimensions and considerable heft don't make it the best-designed system a

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'The Summer I Turned Pretty': How to Watch the Season 3 Finale

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 08:00:03

It's not summer without you. Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty is back for its third and final season, and it's been a roller coaster of a season so far. But don't fret -- we're not finished with Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah yet. The show is based on the book trilogy of the same name by Jenny Han, who has been executive producing the TV series. Isabel "Belly" Conklin (Lola Tung) starts the third season as an older, more mature college student. She's eased into her relationship with Jeremiah

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How Nissan leveraged its driver assist to cut traffic jams

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-25 08:17:12

Nissan Nissan Nissan Nissan Nissan Nissan Instead, CCM works by having a lead car, or "probe," send information to following CCM-equipped cars, which are separated by non-CCM cars between them. The information from the probe car lets the following cars keep an appropriate distance from each other—between 30 and 60 seconds—and if there's a slow down ahead, the following cars will decelerate more gently over time, preventing the kind of concertina action that triggers traffic jams when human driv

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Apple Watch Ultra 3: A closer look at its satellite communications tools

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 11:00:12

The latest generation of smartwatches is looking to the skies to expand their connectivity capabilities. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 will be the second mainstream smartwatch (not counting the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro) to support satellite communications, and the new connectivity feature is one of a few changes coming to the device. Other upgrades include the S10 chip, a slightly larger display, bigger battery that lasts up to 42 hours, support for 5G, as well as the hypertension and sleep score features c

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The Best Ventless Fireplaces for Cozy Vibes (2025)

wired.com Lisa Wood Shapiro 2025-09-25 12:02:00

The Lloyd from Solo Stove pays serious homage to the freestanding mid-century enameled MCM Preway fireplaces that fetch thousands on the vintage marketplace. For less than $1,000 and a few minutes of assembly, the Lloyd may be a solution for those who want a real flicker. The Lloyd comes in five easy-to-love colors and most resembles the OG Malm Zircon. Made of electroplated steel, metal, and glass, the 31-pound Lloyd stands 3.5 feet tall. The Lloyd uses TerraFlame gel fuel, a proprietary blend

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AT&T’s AI call-screening tool uses your call history to filter out spam

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-25 12:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. AT&T is testing an AI-powered assistant designed to screen phone calls for you. The mobile carrier is bringing the feature to a select group of customers this year, and likens it to a “digital receptionist” that can identify and filter out robocallers based on the information from its network, like your call history. “This is only the foundation of

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Review: Apple Watch Ultra 3 delivers off-grid connectivity as Series 11 extends battery

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-09-25 16:00:00

When Apple Watch arrived in 2015, there was no way to send or receive data without an iPhone or wifi. Now these things can talk to space. It’s wild. Apple Watch Ultra 3 is the first version to include satellite connectivity, a feature introduced with iPhone 14 just three years ago. It comes standard in every Ultra 3 and enables the ability to contact emergency services without a cellular connection. Over the last few days, we’ve been testing Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. Check

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New FileFix attack uses steganography to drop StealC malware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-25 16:00:00

A newly discovered FileFix social engineering attack impersonates Meta account suspension warnings to trick users into unknowingly installing the StealC infostealer malware. FileFix is a new variant of the ClickFix family of attacks, which uses social engineering attacks to trick users into pasting malicious commands into operating system dialog boxes as supposed "fixes" for problems. The FileFix technique was created by red team researcher mr.d0x, and instead of convincing users into pasting

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I tried every new Apple Watch released in 2025 - here's why the Ultra 3 deserves your attention

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-25 16:00:26

Apple Watch Ultra 3 ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's rugged smartwatch is now available to preorder. The watch gets an additional six hours of battery life for a total of 42 hours of wear. Sleeping with the smartwatch is difficult. View now at Apple Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If the new Apple Watch Series 11, Apple's baseline smartwatch, is the girl next door, then Apple's Ultra 3 is the Mt. Kilimanjaro-scaling, rugged neighbor. People might be using the Series 11 to

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Y Combinator-backed Rulebase wants to be the AI coworker for fintech

techcrunch.com Tage Kene-Okafor 2025-09-25 16:03:04

Y Combinator-alum Rulebase is betting that the next wave of automation in financial services won’t be about flashy AI interfaces, but the unglamorous back-office tasks like compliance. The startup, founded by Gideon Ebose and Chidi Williams, two Nigerian engineers who met in London, just raised a $2.1 million pre-seed round led by Bowery Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Commerce Ventures, Transpose Platform VC, alongside several angels. Financial services firms spend enormous amo

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Google to invest £5 billion in UK AI as Trump heads for state visit

cnbc.com Sam Meredith 2025-09-25 22:59:51

General view of the Google headquarters in King's Cross as the tech giant faces a 5 billion pound lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its online search dominance. Google owner Alphabet on Tuesday announced a £5 billion ($6.8 billion) investment in the U.K.'s artificial intelligence development, just as the country prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit this week. The U.S. president is scheduled to arrive in Britain on Tuesday evening, before the pomp and pageantry gets unde

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Google Wallet may soon let you favorite passes for faster access (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-26 00:12:17

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet seems to be preparing a new way to “favorite” passes. Users will be able to tap a star button to add a pass to their favorites and have it appear on the home screen. It’s unclear whether the starred or favorited passes will be highlighted somehow on the Wallet app’s home screen, or if they’ll show up directly on your phone’s home screen. Google Wallet has steadily evolved from a simple payment tool into a hub for boarding passes, transi

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Alienware 16 Area-51 Review: An Oddity From Space With Respectable Power

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-26 01:00:06

8.6 / 10 SCORE Alienware 16 Area-51 Pros High-end gaming performance Manages heat and noise well Upgradeable RAM and 3x SSD slots Cons Big and heavy Short battery life LCD screen doesn't have great contrast The Alienware 16 Area-51 sets the stage for Alienware's new flagship laptop design. It certainly provides some intrigue with its looks, is quite potent and it operates without too much noise. However, thick bezels, large dimensions and considerable heft don't make it the best-designed s

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Matthew Prince Wants AI Companies to Pay for Their Sins

wired.com Katie Drummond 2025-09-26 00:00:00

My evidence that we're onto something is we've seen a handful of content deals, and the company that has gotten the best deal by far is Reddit. We know from their public filings that last year they got close to $140 million a year from Google and OpenAI. Hmm. If you compare that with a similar deal that was done for The New York Times, they got about $20 million. So Reddit got seven times more than The New York Times. Why? Well, maybe it's crazy … I think I know where you're going, and I'm go

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Purple Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 30% Off

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-09-26 00:00:00

Good sleep is a priceless commodity, and a big factor is what you’re sleeping on, including your mattress and pillows. Purple is one of our favorites on that front, from the brand’s super supportive-yet-soft pillows to its cooling mattresses. All to say, there’s plenty of great bedding to shop at Purple, and right now you can get it at a serious discount. You can save up to 30% off of bedding, pillows, and more from Purple, from the PerfectStay Duvet Cover Set to the Purple Harmony Anywhere Trav

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Up to $2,000 Off LG Promo Codes & Coupons

wired.com Ryan Waniata 2025-09-26 00:30:00

LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy. Its OLED TVs in particular are perennial favorites at WIRED, with C-series models like the C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) providing among the best performance for your dollars on the market. LG is about way more than TVs of course. The Korean brand offers multiple products across the A/V landscape, from soundbars to Bluetooth speakers, along with a host of other products like home appliances, laptops, and more. Save over 40% with LG promo codes and online

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AI challenges the dominance of Google search

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-25 23:03:20

AI challenges the dominance of Google search 5 hours ago Share Save Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Share Save Anja-Sara Lahady AI has become an assistant for Anja-Sara Lahady Like most people, when Anja-Sara Lahady used to check or research anything online, she would always turn to Google. But since the rise of AI, the lawyer and legal technology consultant says her preferences have changed - she now turns to large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. "For example, I'll ask it

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Microsoft trumps Google with $30 billion investment in the UK

CodeRabbit raises $60M, valuing the 2-year-old AI code review startup at $550M

Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk

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Cybersecurity provider Netskope boosts IPO range as it tests tech hot streak

Gemini overtakes ChatGPT on App Store, as its Nano Banana AI model drives downloads up 45%

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