The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.
Category: Tech
PayPal is no longer refusing to sell. Now the question is whether regulators allow it
The Wall Street Journal reported the talks on 14 August. Cara Lombardo, Gina Heeb and Lauren Thomas wrote it. The framing is what changed. PayPal
The AI store manager fired its first human. It had to be reminded of its own rules first
Luna runs Andon Market, a shop at 2102 Union Street in Cow Hollow. Andon Labs, the safety startup behind it, reported the dismissal on Thursday.
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case
A judge has identified what appears to be the first time a US plaintiff has attempted to hide text in court filings that only an
State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers
A state court in Washington this week ordered Kalshi to stop offering sports gambling and a variety of other wagers on its prediction market. King
Apple cracks China with Alibaba for iPhone AI
Apple recently posted and removed details explaining how Mac users in China could set up their computers to work with Alibaba’s Qwen AI. Now, Reuters has
How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows — and why you shouldn’t
Microsoft has been struggling to get people to use its Edge browser for years. Even though the company made Edge the default browser in Windows
Arm’s co-founder says AI will create more value than any revolution before it, and be a rollercoaster
Hauser sat down with CNBC’s The Tech Download podcast this month. Arjun Kharpal and Kai Nicol-Schwarz published the write-up on 14 August. His track record
A judge just told Google to stop making rival app stores hard to install
The hearing ran on 13 August in a San Francisco courtroom, The Verge reported first. It was a compliance check, not a new case. A
Canva’s backers cut $7.1bn from its valuation, and its own valuer cut more
Emma Rapaport and Paul Smith reported the markdown for the Australian Financial Review on 14 August. The figure appears two ways and both are correct.
SpaceX has closed its $60bn Cursor deal, and Cursor was buying a company the day before
SpaceX confirmed completion in a regulatory filing. Bloomberg’s Carmen Arroyo and Natasha Mascarenhas reported the close. The desk covered the binding agreement in June, when
LightDM is Back From The Dead, But Canonical isn’t in Charge Anymore
There’s something satisfying about watching a Linux project everyone assumed had quietly died come back with a fresh commit. It happens more often than people
VLC is Wrongly Blamed for Microsoft Defender’s Clumsiness
It all started with a tweet by video game designer Jonathan Blow. Blow is the developer behind games like Braid and The Witness. He mentioned
EV prices rose for the first time in 2026, and the discounts are why
The average US electric vehicle sold for $56,126 in July, up 1.6% on a year earlier and the first rise of 2026, according to Kelley