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Black founders secure $1.1B in Q1, but VC share remains tiny
Black founders raised $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, the most quarterly funding since 2022. Yet the haul accounts for just 2% of total venture capital, underscoring persistent disparities.
Google Chrome's New Encryption Blocks Cookie Theft by Malware
Chrome now encrypts browser cookies at the system level, preventing malware from reading and stealing them to hijack user sessions.
Published Authors Reveal Their Preferred E-Readers Beyond Amazon's Kindle
Professional authors share surprising e-reader picks, showing that Kindle faces serious competition from Kobo, Boox and reMarkable devices.
France Leads EU's Charge Away From US Tech Giants
France is replacing Zoom and Microsoft Teams with homegrown tools, and other EU countries are following. The Trump-era push for digital sovereignty is reshaping Europe's tech landscape.
Google’s Gemini Voice Push Redefines How We Talk to AI
Google is leaning into voice interaction with Gemini, encouraging users to speak naturally. The shift capitalizes on voice dictation’s popularity and aims to make AI conversations feel human.
AI-Powered Web App Builders Create Security Risks for Development Teams
AI-powered web app builders speed up development but introduce serious security risks. Many teams skip proper review, leaving vulnerable code in production.
Kansas City Schools Ditch Windows for Apple in $30M Tech Overhaul
Kansas City Public Schools is spending millions to replace 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with MacBook Neos, becoming an all-Apple district. The move raises questions about cost efficiency and long-term value in education technology.
Exchanges Move to Trade AI Tokens Like Oil and Gold
Major financial exchanges are developing futures and derivatives for AI tokens, treating artificial intelligence compute capacity as a tradeable commodity.
Unrestricted AI Access Costs Company $500 Million in a Month
A company accidentally spent $500 million on Anthropic's Claude AI in a single month because employees had no usage limits. The incident reveals critical risks in enterprise AI deployment.
SpaceX's Trillion-Dollar IPO: Why Retail Investors Should Be Wary
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals a staggering $1 trillion valuation and $5 billion in losses. Retail investors risk becoming bagholders in a company hyped on unrealistic total addressable market claims.
A Founder's $14 Million Raise Started With a Talk, Not a Pitch
Alyx van der Vorm raised $14 million by speaking at events instead of cold emailing investors. She argues the best backers want to discover founders, not be pitched to.
Alphabet Raises $80 Billion in Stock Sale for AI Expansion
Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion by selling stock to fund its artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout. The move positions Google to compete aggressively in the AI race against Microsoft and OpenAI.
Google Tests Phone Number Requirement for Full Free Storage
Google is testing a policy that cuts free storage to 5GB for new accounts unless users provide a phone number, raising privacy concerns.
DuckDuckGo Surges as AI Skeptics Flee Google Search
DuckDuckGo reports user growth by positioning itself as an AI-free search alternative. Privacy-conscious users are leaving Google over AI integration.
Nvidia Enters PC Market With RTX Spark Agentic AI Platform
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the RTX Spark platform at Computex 2026, aiming to reinvent personal computing with agentic AI. The platform has backing from major PC manufacturers globally.
Belkin's Charging Grip Adds Battery Life and Better Handling to Switch 2
Belkin’s new Charging Grip for Nintendo Switch 2 adds a 10,000mAh battery pack and improved ergonomics for $99.99.
Cash App Moves Into Physical Payments With Tap-to-Pay Wand
Cash App is introducing a new physical device for contactless payments, marking a shift from mobile-only to hardware-based transactions.
Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2X Bluetooth flaw lets attackers hijack from 50 feet
A security researcher found Creative's Sound Blaster Katana V2X can be hijacked over Bluetooth from up to 50 feet away. The company reportedly refuses to label the vulnerability a cybersecurity risk.
Dashlane Attack Exploited Device Enrollment to Steal Encrypted Vaults
Attackers abused Dashlane's device enrollment API to brute force tokens and download encrypted password vaults. Fewer than 20 personal accounts were compromised before the company shut down the operation.
A New Versioning System for Mobile Apps Challenges Semantic Versioning
PaceVer offers a mobile-focused alternative to SemVer prioritizing release cadence over feature scope simplifying version tracking for developers.