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As soon as April 1, four people will embark on a journey that will take them farther from the Earth than anyone has ever traveled before.

Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alone.

Nintendo is reportedly cutting back production of the Switch 2 following weak holiday sales, "particularly in the US."

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After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.

When asked whether he was still "salty" about about being shown the door at Uber, alongside co-founder Travis Kalanick, Michael didn't equivocate. "I'll never forget that, nor forgive," he said.

Swish has more than doubled its valuation in a year as its full-stack, hyperlocal model positions ultra-fast food delivery as a high-frequency habit.

As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category.

London’s Air Street Capital has raised a large Fund III with eyes locked on backing early-stage European and North American AI companies.

Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like "restaurants."

Jest, the first marketplace for messaging apps that use texting protocols SMS and RCS, has launched the Jest Games Fund to support studios building games "for the RCS messaging ecosystem" that can be published on its platform.

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Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion.

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders thinks he's tricked Claude into revealing the AI industry's secrets, but he really just exposed how agreeable chatbots can become.

Savvy Games has acquired Mobile Legends developer Moonton from TikTok owner ByteDance for $6 billion.

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R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions.

From next year, Roblox will begin charging creators who publish brand integrations in their experiences.

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A notice on the popular paywall-bypass website Archive.today said that access is blocked "by decision of [Russian] public authorities."

First heard as US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, the shortwave broadcast has since been traced to a US military base in Germany—but its purpose and its operator remain unclear.

Since FanDuel and DraftKings are subject to state-by-state gambling laws, rather than federal law, they would not be impacted by the bill.