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Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming

3 weeks 1 day ago

Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, Maddy Varner

The most interesting startups right now want to get you off your phone

3 weeks 2 days ago

While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction.  Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck creators are going viral crafting whimsical DIY computers that literally encourage users to touch grass. Unlike the AI-free browser crowd, this doesn’t just feel like backlash, […]

Theresa Loconsolo

"We have secured our components for this year" – Nex Playground hopes to avoid any further AI-related price rises

3 weeks 2 days ago

Pre-orders are already live for the UK and Ireland launch of the Nex Playground, which is set to ship towards the end of June. The console, which is aimed at families and employs motion-tracking technology – much like Microsoft's long-gone Kinect – proved to be a surprise hit in the United States, pushing the PlayStation 5 into third place for gaming hardware unit sales in November 2025.

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Lewis Packwood