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The tourist industry is bouncing back after a rough couple of pandemic-stressed years, and in the case of some tourism and travel startups, its momentum is coming in at a…

Brave Software has announced the availability of Brave 1.52, the latest version of its web browser. The update is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux and has vertical tabs as…

A California bill that would require a trained human safety operator to be present any time a heavy-duty autonomous vehicle operates on public roads in the state is getting traction.…

Capillary Technologies, an Indian SaaS startup that offers solutions for loyalty management and customer engagement, has raised $45 million in a funding round, as it plans to expand into global…

Amazon has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $30 million to settle allegations of privacy breaches in Alexa and Ring. The settlements were made after the agency filed…

Photonic computing startup Lightmatter is taking its big shot at the rapidly growing AI computation market with a hardware-software combo it claims will help the industry level up — and…

Amazon will pay the FTC a $25 million penalty as well as “overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards” to avoid charges of violating the Children’s Online Privacy…

eyetoeyePIX/Getty ImagesRecently, I switched from Pop!_OS to Ubuntu Budgie as my primary operating system. For the most part, the transition went fairly smoothly. There was, however, something interesting happening with…

Getty Images/maxkabakovThese days, it feels like I needs to put a disclaimer at the top of my stories so no one assumes any part of the content is generated by…

Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETAs if chatting with Snapchat's My AI chatbot wasn't creepy enough, now you can send it photos through "My AI Snaps." On Wednesday, Snapchat announced that Snapchat+ users…

In a recent Reddit thread, the developer behind the popular Apollo Reddit client shed light on the details of Reddit's updated API pricing. Christian Selig shared his disappointment with the…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETGenerative AI tools have made many tedious tasks easier, including applying for jobs. AI chatbots like ChatGPT can generate resumes, cover letters, essays, and more within seconds. However, this study shows that…

Toyota will spend an additional $2.1 billion to build a new battery plant in North Carolina, the latest sign that the automaker is attempting to catch up with an industry…

The maker of Apollo, one of the most popular third-party mobile apps for browsing Reddit, may have to close up shop due to Reddit’s recently announced new API pricing terms.…

TechCrunch Live is excited to announce a fireside chat with Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens to kick off our virtual TechCrunch Live: Atlanta event on June 7. He will sit down…

Eric Thomas is vice president of security GTM at Logz.io, an open source observability platform for DevOps teams. Security information and event management (SIEM) is one of the most well-established…

Macro pads are popular among streamers, and for good reason—mapping shortcuts to a single button press makes life easier. The one of the best-known pads is the ever-popular Elgato Stream…

Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of video surveillance devices, will pay $5.8 million over claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission that Ring employees and contractors had broad and unrestricted access…

While parents fret over Snapchat’s chatbot corrupting their children, Snapchat users have been gaslighting, degrading and emotionally tormenting the app’s new AI companion.  “I am at your service, senpai,” the…

All new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. could soon be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems designed to prevent crashes with other vehicles and pedestrians, under a rule…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETAt a time when smartphones are almost obsessive about getting thinner and lighter, the new Doogee S100 Pro bucks the trend. This is, without a doubt, the biggest, chunkiest,…

Instagram announced today that it’s testing a new feature that gives users more control over what they see on the social network, along with a new transparency tool for creators. Now,…

As the month of May comes to a close, Microsoft is using the time to add some new features to its Xbox app for Windows. They include some improvements to…

The European Union has used a transatlantic trade and technology talking shop to commit to moving fast and producing a draft Code of Conduct for artificial intelligence, working with US…

If you’ve complained that Windows’ own Widgets simply clutter up your screen with junk stories, pay attention: There are several new, useful widgets that a recent Microsoft app makes available…

Do you keep a lot of slides, negatives and photo prints? These images retain the memories of your most important moments in life, and they need to be protected. Around…

Mozilla VPN features: Supports five devices simultaneously | Over 500 servers | 30+ countries | No-log policy | Credit card required for a free trialAnother choice you should consider is the…

End-to-end machine learning platform Predibase today announced a $12.2 million expansion to its $16.25 million Series A funding round from last year. The company also announced that its low-code, declarative…