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Waymo said the funds will be used to fuel its growth, which has accelerated over the past year and doesn't appear to be slowing.

The merger creates the world's most valuable private company and paves the way for Musk to try and prove out the usefulness of space-based data centers.

Under new safety rules published Monday by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, cars sold in the country must have mechanical releases on their door handles. The new rules, which go in effect January 1, 2027, will prohibit the hidden, electronically actuated door handles popularized by Tesla — and now found on numerous other electric vehicles in China.

UK high street retailer GAME is closing its three remaining standalone stores as managing director, Nick Arran, exits the company after nine years.

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Quality assurance workers at Blizzard in Albany, New York, and Austin, Texas, have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a union contract at parent company, Microsoft.

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Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.”

"Breakthrough’s purpose is to fill in the funding and opportunity gap that exists in many of these ecosystems because students have historically lacked access to capital and the networks required to launch their entrepreneurial pursuits," co-founder Roman Scott said.

The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s who shows up from Big Tech the most often—and what the files reveal.

WIRED’s favorite pet vacuum and our favorite purifier-heater are on steep discount right now.

Snowflake is the latest enterprise to sign multi-year deals with multiple AI companies in what could be a sign to come of a future trend.

Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.

Yamaha’s simple setup and substantial subwoofer set it apart, especially on sale.

In a bold move to close the gap with rivals, Grubhub is waiving delivery and service fees on restaurant orders over $50.

OpenAI has released a new macOS app for Codex, integrating many of the agentic coding practices that have become popular since Codex launched last year.

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.

Entertainment site IGN has announced its seventh digital Fan Fest event, comprising two days of livestreamed announcements, interviews and trailers for games, TV and movies. GamesIndustry.biz is owned by IGN parent company IGN Entertainment.

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Update February 11, 2026: Intrepid Studios stated on 31st January that the studio was closing and 210 staff would lose their jobs on February 2nd. The company reported this to California authorities under the terms of the state's WARN act. A US law firm has commenced an "investigation" into challenging the layoffs, on the basis that the firm did not give employees sufficient notice of the closure.

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Ring's Search Party feature for finding lost dogs is now available across the U.S. — even if you don't own a Ring camera.

A low-budget horror film based on indie game Iron Lung earned $21.5 million on its opening weekend, thanks to the involvement of YouTuber Mark Fischbach, better known as Markiplier. Its success, off a reported production budget of $3 million, points to the significant transmedia potential of even smaller game adaptations.

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