Tech & AI
Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Blacksmith, a platform that helps companies more efficiently build and test software, including code written by AI, announced Wednesday a $66 million Series C funding
Microsoft Is Removing 8 Copilot Shortcuts From File Explorer — Here’s What Stays
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Microsoft will remove eight OneDrive Copilot shortcuts from File Explorer starting in November 2026, changing how users access AI-powered file tools. The post Microsoft Is
The 31 best deals from Amazon’s Holiday Beauty Event
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsBest hair tool dealBest electric toothbrush dealBest men’s grooming dealBest beauty Advent calendar deal The best deals
AI Guardrails Aren’t Stopping Criminal Hackers
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Hackers around the world are all-in on using agentic AI to wage attacks—and manipulating tools like Anthropic’s Claude to help them carry out their crimes.
Mach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD software
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
When Alex Baikovitz co-founded Mach9 Robotics in 2021, his goal was to build a better, faster, and cheaper way for civil engineers to do visual
Amazon Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse Raise Workplace Consent Concerns
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Amazon’s new Bee AI devices can summarize conversations, but their recording controls raise consent questions for employers and meeting participants. The post Amazon Bee Frontier
Best SSD deal: Save $300.09 on Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
SAVE $300.09: As of Oct. 21, the Samsung SSD 990 PRO 4TB is on sale for $799.90 at Amazon. That’s a 27% discount on the
She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never
Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Before you share the Netflix documentary “AI Gone Rogue” with family or friends to help them understand why the AI industry freaked out so badly
Replit CEO Says ChatGPT Is Better Now, but Anthropic Isn’t Out
- By Abigail Avery
- . October 21, 2026
Replit has chosen OpenAI as its preferred AI partner while keeping Anthropic models available. Here’s what the shift means for developers and enterprise teams. The