Amid LA Protests, Conspiracy Theories and Fake Images Spread Online

Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation.

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Wayve and Uber plan London robotaxi launch after UK speeds up autonomous vehicle rollout 

Wayve and Uber plan to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London in the coming years. 

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Ongoing cyberattack at US grocery distributor giant UNFI affecting customer orders

United Natural Foods said it is “diligently managing through the cyber incident” that sparked disruption outages.

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Why the Switch 2 is so important for Nintendo

Nintendo just released the Switch 2, its first new game console in eight years. Can it live up the popularity of the first Switch?

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Google’s AI Overviews are killing traffic for publishers

Google’s AI Overviews and other AI-powered tools, including chatbots, are devastating traffic for news publishers, per a Wall Street Journal report.

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Tebi, the new startup by Adyen’s departed cofounder, raises a fresh $30M from Alphabet’s CapitalG

Co-founded by Adyen’s former CTO, Tebi helps restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses manage their operations with an all-in-one subscription-based platform that can handle payments, reservations, inventory, and more.

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As Robotaxi Rides Begin, We Still Don’t Know the Mystery of Tesla’s Human Helpers

Neither the US federal government nor the City of Austin will say how teleoperations, self-driving’s critical safety feature, will be used in the service launching in Austin in just a matter of days.

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4chan and porn site investigated by Ofcom over online safety

Nine companies are under investigation by Ofcom, using powers of the Online Safety Act.

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‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US

Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects.

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2025 CNBC Disruptor 50: How we chose companies on this year’s list

The 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 reflects booming AI valuations allowing cash-rich startups to scale rapidly and continue to transform the annual list.

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