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18 February 2026 Vol 19
Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin…
Our favorite smart lock is on sale for the first time today

Our favorite smart lock is on sale for the first time today

Setting up a smart home security system is important, even if you never want to think about having to use…
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging anticompetitive collusion

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging anticompetitive collusion

Elon Musk’s X and xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, alleging that the two companies are…
How chatbot design choices are fueling AI delusions

How chatbot design choices are fueling AI delusions

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?”  “I want to be as close to alive as I…
This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you

This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you

Robomart’s RM5 is a level-four autonomous delivery vehicle comprised of 10 individual lockers. | Image: Robomart A new company aims…
Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman are among the Silicon Valley veterans putting more than $100 million into a…
Robomart unveils new delivery robot with $3 flat fee to challenge DoorDash, Uber Eats

Robomart unveils new delivery robot with $3 flat fee to challenge DoorDash, Uber Eats

Robomart, a startup that builds self-driving deliver robots, is unveiling its latest robot with an ambitious goal of using it…
Yottar wants to help energy users find capacity on the electrical grid

Yottar wants to help energy users find capacity on the electrical grid

From AI to EVs, the world’s demand for power is soaring, and the electrical grid is feeling the squeeze.  Enter…
Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2025

Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2025

The Startup Battlefield 2025 judging panel is getting even stronger. Our first wave of VCs brought serious firepower, and now…
How lidar measures the cost of climate disasters

How lidar measures the cost of climate disasters

“They give us a lay of the land,” he says. “This is what a particular region has been like at…