The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday in Mexico City, and for the first time in the tournament’s history, TikTok has an official seat at the table. FIFA named TikTok its
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A new Pew Research Center survey finds a partisan gap in cryptocurrency use for the first time, with Republicans pulling ahead as the Trump administration bets big on digital assets.
Apple announced Siri AI, a rebuilt version of its voice assistant powered by Apple Intelligence. The upgrade promises deeper device integration and new AI features — but comes with notable geographic and
Cash App's new $25 Wand is the first in a line of NFC-enabled "Cash App Tags" that let users make contactless payments without a phone or wallet, anywhere Visa tap-to-pay is accepted.
Pope Leo XIV unveiled his first encyclical Monday, a roughly 42,000-word document titled Magnifica Humanitas, or “Magnificent Humanity,” calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and urging developers, lawmakers and educators to
Jack Antonoff has a name for musicians who use artificial intelligence to make art, and he is not softening it for anyone. The 13-time Grammy winner and Bleachers frontman posted a journal
The Academy announced new rules requiring human performers and human-authored screenplays for Oscar eligibility, the strongest stance yet on AI in filmmaking.
Uber announced hotel bookings through a new Expedia partnership, Travel Mode, Uber One International, and AI-powered voice booking at its 2026 GO–GET event.
Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday in his federal lawsuit against OpenAI, warning that artificial intelligence “could kill us all” as he testified against company CEO Sam Altman. The trial began Monday
Adobe unveiled Firefly AI Assistant and CX Enterprise at Summit 2026 as its new report flags a widening gap between brand AI ambition and execution.
Toyota's latest humanoid robot, CUE7, uses AI vision and reinforcement learning to shoot basketballs with precision from over 25 meters. Here's what we know.
Meta is developing a photorealistic AI version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees, part of the company's aggressive push to embed AI across operations.
The original GameCube Animal Crossing has been unofficially ported to PlayStation Vita via fan decompilation, running natively with full speed, widescreen support, and no emulation required.
President Trump posted and deleted an AI-generated image depicting himself as a Christ-like figure on Truth Social Sunday night, drawing rare criticism from conservatives, religious leaders, and former allies over what many
Apple's first foldable iPhone is set to debut in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, according to sources close to the matter. Here's everything we know about the release
Bob Dylan has launched a Patreon page featuring AI-generated audio essays, historical fiction, and short stories published under pen names, all curated by the 84-year-old Nobel Prize winner for $5 a month.
Matthew Gallagher built Medvi, a GLP-1 telehealth startup, in two months with $20,000 and AI tools. Now it is on track for $1.8 billion in 2026 sales with just two employees.
Meta is testing a paid subscription tier for Instagram that would allow users to view Stories anonymously, according to TechCrunch. The new plan, called Instagram Plus, includes the ability to view a
Netflix is raising subscription prices across all three tiers in 2026. Here's a breakdown of the new monthly rates for the ad-supported, Standard, and Premium plans.
