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Grindr's internal product road map shows it wants to sell you more products — $120 million-worth

An internal product strategy document outlined Grindr's plans to expand its direct-to-consumer businesses. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Grindr aims to establish four successful direct-to-consumer busine...

6dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

They quit their day jobs to bet on current events. A look inside the prediction market mania

Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the...

3dNPR NewsPoliticsImpact

AI concerns and slow growth put brakes on EU job market

The pandemic gave workers increased options as home offices became the norm in some fields. Now, with the EU experiencing industrial slowdown and AI automation, workers are growing increasingly wary o...

Jan 12Deutsche Welleeconomics

'Task' versus 'purpose': Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explains why AI won't kill jobs.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Steve Marcus/REUTERS Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang noted a key difference between tasks and your job's broader purpose. AI automates tasks but preserves the purpose of many jobs in k...

4dBusiness InsiderTechnology

I’ve tested 30 smart locks, and these are the best

A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and ...

5dThe VergeTechnology

Ask HN: Do you have any evidence that agentic coding works?

I've been trying to get agentic coding to work, but the dissonance between what I'm seeing online and what I'm able to achieve is doing my head in. Is there real evidence, beyond hype, that agentic co...

5hHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Iran's internet shutdown: Can Starlink reconnect countries cut off from the world?

In light of Iran’s internet blackout, Starlink has allowed some citizens to stay connected. How could its Direct to Cell service help mitigate future communications shutdowns and what role might the U...

6hEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

Hey HN, Got tired of how bloated GitHub became- copilot everywhere, janky JS, slow loads. So I built GitClassic, a read-only GitHub interface that's pure server-rendered HTML, kind of like old.reddit....

21hHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

After launching almost three years ago, Meta's Threads is now reportedly attracting more daily mobile users than rival platform X. According to Similarweb data shared by TechCrunch , Threads has 141.5...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Krafton is trying to find its next PUBG

PUBG developer Krafton has 26 games in development, and in a recent town hall meeting, the company outlined a plan to "focus on its core gaming business while outlining a disciplined approach to build...

4dThe VergeTechnology

The Atlantic, Penske, and Vox Media have all sued Google for antitrust violations

Lawsuits seeking damages from Google's illegal ad tech monopoly are piling up following the Justice Department's successful antitrust case . Vox Media, The Verge's parent company, is the latest in a w...

6dThe VergeeconomicsImpact

Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule

Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier's 60-day unlocking requirement, as reported by Ars Technica . Following...

Jan 13The VergeTechnologyImpact

Microsoft explains how it plans to keep energy prices down for Americans from its data center buildout

Donald Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Microsoft unveiled a five-point plan to reduce AI data center impact on US communities. The company aims to reduce rising ut...

Jan 13Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Jamie Dimon defends JPMorgan's tech spending to avoid getting 'left behind'

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Noam Galai/Getty Images Jamie Dimon defended JPMorgan's spending, especially on tech, during Tuesday's earnings call. He said the bank would stay ahead as it competes a...

Jan 13Business InsidereconomicsImpact

How Iran jammed Starlink (and how Iranians are trying to get around it)

After shutting down the internet, the Iranian government is now attempting to jam the Starlink satellite service made free to Iranians by the company. Iranians are now seeking ways to circumvent this ...

5dFrance 24TechnologyImpact

The best Sonos speakers to buy in 2026

After the self-induced tumult Sonos went through last year , I can understand why some people are reluctant to spend money on the company’s products. But newly appointed CEO Tom Conrad has shown that ...

4dThe VergeTechnology

Show HN: The Analog I – Inducing Recursive Self-Modeling in LLMs [pdf]

OP here. Birth of a Mind documents a "recursive self-modeling" experiment I ran on a single day in 2026. I attempted to implement a "Hofstadterian Strange Loop" via prompt engineering to see if I coul...

4dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Show HN: SnackBase – Open-source, GxP-compliant back end for Python teams

Hi HN, I’m the creator of SnackBase. I built this because I work in Healthcare and Life Sciences domain and was tired of spending months building the same "compliant" infrastructure (Audit Logs, Row-L...

Jan 13Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Microsoft’s free Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming soon with ads

Microsoft has been testing its ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming service over the past few months, as I exclusively revealed in October . Now, the software giant is getting close to testing the free stre...

7hThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Under Musk, the Grok disaster was inevitable

This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on dystopian developments in AI, follow Hayden Field . The Stepback arrives in our subscriber...

2dThe VergeTechnologyImpact
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