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While U.S. stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service

With Anduril’s help, Australia has done what the U.S. Navy has struggled to accomplish: transition an extra-large undersea drone from white board to under contract

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Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures

Hyundai’s electric air taxi startup Supernal has paused work on its aircraft program after a rocky few months that saw staff cuts and the departure

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X’s encrypted DM feature, XChat, is rolling out more broadly

X’s long-awaited encrypted DMs feature, XChat, is becoming more widely available. Though the feature shipped in beta in May, XChat is now accessible for more

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5 days left: Exhibit tables are disappearing for Disrupt 2025

Every founder says they want visibility, traction, and growth. But with just 10 tables left and 5 days to grab one, the window to make

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TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs

TikTok is giving users new ways to interact with others via direct messages (DMs), the company told TechCrunch on Friday. Users will now be able

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A Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok

Thanks to an unexpected surge in popularity on TikTok, Radiohead now has its fourth-ever song on the Billboard Hot 100: the morosely gorgeous track “Let

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The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants

Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the government would be taking a 10% stake

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Pixel 10, new Gemini features, the Pixel Watch, and everything else announced at the Made by Google 2025 event

The Made by Google 2025 event is finally happening, notably before Apple’s hardware event is expected to take place in September.  On Wednesday, the tech

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Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters

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Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post on X. Babuschkin led engineering