March 05, 2026
Tech
Why Fandom Discourse Feels Extra Cringe Right Now
In late November, Emily did something she hadn’t in a very long time: she got back on Tumblr and started…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
Nominal on Thursday announced a fresh $80M Series B extension round at a $1 billion valuation, led by Founders Fund.…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Roblox launches real-time AI chat rephrasing to filter out banned language
Roblox is introducing a real-time, AI-powered chat rephrasing feature that automatically replaces banned words with more respectful language, the company…
March 05, 2026
Tech
OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions
On Thursday, OpenAI released a GPT-5.4, a new foundation model billed as “our most capable and efficient frontier model for…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Cursor is rolling out a new kind of agentic coding tool
As agentic coding spreads, the working life of a software engineer has become dazzlingly complex. A single engineer might oversee…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon
Anthropic’s $200 million contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) broke down last week after the two parties failed to…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Match Group COO out, as dating apps struggle to connect with Gen Z
Tinder-owner Match Group announced on Thursday that it will eliminate the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), which means Hesam…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes
The EV transition might have hit a hurdle in the U.S., but it’s not slowing down in East Africa, where…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee
In a bid to stave off a major investigation by the European Commission, Meta said on Thursday that it would…
March 05, 2026
Tech
Science Corp raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market
While most of the venture world has been chasing AI deals, Max Hodak — the co-founder and former president of…