Friday

3 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

The Download: a battery company pivots to AI, and a new AI tool seeks to transform math

The Download: a battery company pivots to AI, and a new AI tool seeks to transform math

“For years, social media companies have profited from targeting children while concealing their addictive and dangerous design features. Today’s verdict…
16 of the most interesting startups from YC W’26 Demo Day

16 of the most interesting startups from YC W’26 Demo Day

AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in…
You Can Skip a Lot of Amazon’s Spring Sale, but Don’t Skip This Travel Upgrade

You Can Skip a Lot of Amazon’s Spring Sale, but Don’t Skip This Travel Upgrade

The WIRED Reviews Team has been covering Amazon’s Big Spring Sale since it began at on Wednesday, and the overall…
OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode

OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s erotic mode

OpenAI has put the kibosh on yet another project—at least for the time being. On Thursday, the Financial Times reported…
Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after U.S. Air Force deal

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after U.S. Air Force deal

Autonomous military aircraft maker Shield AI has raised $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation,…
Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

The common assumption among iPhone security experts has been that finding vulnerabilities and developing exploits for iOS was difficult, requiring…
Google is launching Search Live globally

Google is launching Search Live globally

Google announced on Thursday that it’s expanding its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, globally to all languages and locations…
Silicon Valley’s two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve

Silicon Valley’s two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve

This is one of those Silicon Valley real-life episodes that seems pulled from the HBO satire show. This week, some…
A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown

A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown

Chinese-language online black markets have become one of the biggest drivers of cybercrime in history, processing tens of billions of…
ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut

ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut

OpenAI may be dialing back its efforts in the video generation market with the shutdown of its Sora app, but…