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WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.

The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans.

Wyze announced a new pan-and-tilt security camera today designed for indoor use. The entire Indoor Cam Pan can rotate 360 degrees, while the camera and lens on its front can tilt up and down 103 degrees. When you want privacy, the lens can tilt down until it completely disappears inside the Indoo...

A Russian Molniya drone carrying an Nvidia Jetson Orin module killed three civilians at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia last month.

In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture model can help it lure LPs.

The big upgrade on the 20th anniversary ROG XBOX Ally X20 is a larger 7.4-inch OLED display.

At gamescom, Asus finally announced the pricing for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20, either as a standalone handheld or a bundle with AR glasses.

The development of Linux, a free ‘hobby’ operating system, was announced by Linus Torvalds 35 years ago today.

Micron Fellow Raghu Sreeramaneni told the Hot Chips 2026 conference that the silicon penalty HBM carries against DDR5 is growing with every generation.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that AI is still awaiting its iPhone moment, and that he needs to learn a key lesson from Apple. He also admits that he was overly ambitious in his idea of how quickly AI would disrupt the economy, but thinks that, paradoxically, the tech will create new opportunities f...

Rack-mount system intended for software porting, workload optimization, to bring open standard to the bitbarn

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. How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom Chatbots took schools by surprise. Suddenly, students carried an app in their phones that could magically answ...

Threat actors have already compromised over 270 Zimbra instances in remote code execution attacks targeting a high-severity Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) vulnerability. [...]

Private search company DuckDuckGo has released a new survey highlighting just how much personal information people are sharing with AI chatbots, and how little many understand about what happens to those conversations. Here are the details.

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TechCrunch talks agents, UX, and reporting to Greg Brockman with OpenAI's head of product.

Luffu Link combines all-day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a single device, all without needing a phone nearby.

Nvidia has provided more color on its Vera CPU for agentic data centers at Hot Chips 2026, showcasing the benefits of spatial multithreading and the power benefits of the LPDDR5X memory system.

Years ago, MacBooks incorporated a slot for using a cable lock to secure the device to a table leg or similar. They were most useful in coffee shops when you wanted to return to the counter to order another drink without having to carry your laptop with you. Those slots are long gone, but you can...

After years of smells, strange noises, and “tea,” these are the composters and food recyclers I’d actually recommend.