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Meta is close to finalizing an almost $15 billion investment in Scale AI, the tech giant’s largest-ever external investment, which would give Meta a 49% stake in the company, according to The Information. As part of the deal, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team of about 50 people to help Meta supercharge its AI goals — specifically, to achieve artificial general intelligence — and Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang is set to join that group once the deal is final, according to Bloomberg and The New York Times. AGI is the concept of AI that equals or…

American Screen Actors Guild members have reached a “tentative” contract agreement with major gaming companies that could potentially end the 11-month-long video game actors’ strike.“It is expected the terms of a strike suspension agreement will be finalized with employers soon,” SAG-AFTRA announced. “Until such agreement is reached, however, SAG-AFTRA members will remain on strike against these employers.”The contract is subject to approval by the SAG-AFTRA national board and is expected to be put to a ratification vote with union members “in the coming weeks.” If all goes well, the lengthy list of restrictions preventing SAG-AFTRA’s approximately 160,000 members from undertaking…

Xbox has revealed its new handheld line, the ROG Xbox Ally and the Ally X, made in partnership with Asus. And I got the chance to play it during Summer Game Fest. My colleague Tom Warren has already broken down how the handheld works with its operating system, UI, and integration with the Xbox app and third-party game stores. Meanwhile, I’ll get into the simple experience of playing the dang thing — and the biggest selling point, for me, was comfort.Despite my best efforts, the eagle-eyed Xbox PR reps did not let me peek at the device’s storefronts or play…

Microsoft isn’t planning to host its Build developer conference in its home city of Seattle next year. The conference is being relocated, and Microsoft has reportedly canceled all its holds for Build at the Seattle convention center “for all future years.”“Our plans for Build 2026 have changed, but our vision to empower builders and developers at a major event next year remains unchanged,” said an unnamed Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Seattle Medium. “We appreciate the city and community for their support over the years.” We asked Microsoft to clarify why it’s moving out of Seattle, but the…

VanMoof, the poster child of bikeaggedon, just launched the first e-bikes developed under new leadership following its 2023 bankruptcy sale to McLaren Applied. The bikes were supposed to be revealed tomorrow, but a link provided to an early access program has resulted in the details leaking early.The new S6 Series — which I briefly rode just a few hours ago — makes an excellent first impression. The real trick will be convincing riders to pay €3,298 for the promise of longevity. That’s why the company is covering the S6 and low-stepover S6 Open with an extended three-year warranty as it…

Microsoft has started testing a new feature for its Edge browser that adds an AI-powered search to browsing history. This new “enhanced search” feature lets you find websites in your browser history even if you use a phrase, synonym, or even a typo that’s similar to the site you actually want to find.The AI-powered history search started appearing in beta versions of Microsoft Edge last week. “After this feature is turned on, sites you visit will be shown in enhanced history search results,” explains Microsoft in its beta channel release notes. “An on-device model is trained using your data, which…

I genuinely never expected to say this: it appears Apple finally figured out multitasking on the iPad. With iPadOS 26, the company hasn’t completely taken off the guardrails for how you can use and place apps on your tablet, but it came awfully close. With a couple of clever iPad-specific tricks, and better support for a mouse or trackpad, the whole system just makes sense in a way it never has before. I’ve been running the very first developer beta for less than a day on an 11-inch iPad Air, and I can already sense a change in how I…

Starling Bank, one of the UK’s digital challenger banks, has launched a new AI-powered tool that will answer questions about your spending habits. You can now easily find out how much you’ve spent at Amazon in a particular month, how much money you’ve wasted on fast food outlets over the past year, or how much cash you’ve received over a particular period.Starling’s AI tool, or enhanced search as the bank calls it, is an opt-in feature that enables a prompt where you can ask questions about your spending habits. The tool, built with Google Gemini, even suggests prompts that are…

One of the things that Apple didn’t say during its developer conference keynote talk emerged soon after. During another session at WWDC25 (that Apple calls ‘Platforms State of the Union’) it was announced that this year’s macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last to support Intel-based Mac laptops and desktops. And that’s why you’ll probably want to upgrade over the next couple of years. That means 2019 and early-to-mid 2020 Macs will lose support earlier than they otherwise would. But by late 2026 when macOS 27 comes out, it will be six years since the last Intel Macs were released…

After two years as an iPhone exclusive, Apple’s Journal app will soon be available on Mac and iPad. Apple announced at WWDC on Monday that its latest macOS 26 and iPadOS 26 updates will support the Journal app, which helps users track their daily activities and experiences with images, videos, and voice memos.“Journal comes to Mac, making it easy to capture and write about everyday moments and special events when inspiration strikes,” Apple said in the macOS 26 press release. “On Mac, it’s easy to type long, thoughtful entries and view them on a map. Users can keep multiple journals…

Yep, you read that right. Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 is at the top of my list of the best upcoming phones. Or at least, it was. That’s because I don’t think the next iPhone will be called the 17. In fact, I think Apple’s going to break its (more or less intact) 18-year naming streak to entirely ditch the numbers from the name. “Why, oh why, dare I make such a daring statement?”, you may ask. At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled its latest software for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Except, instead of calling the next major iPhone update…

When the next version of iOS lands on your iPhone this July, it’ll look wildly different from what you’re used to. Apple has given its smartphone interface a liquid glass overhaul – and is bringing the iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV along for the ride. Your homescreen, control centre, app icons and apps themselves will all see changes. Here’s what to expect from the unified design – and what you can do to dial it down if you’re not a fan of translucent effects. What is liquid glass? Apple’s new look, revealed at WWDC 2025, basically takes the…