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Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion. The cash infusion lands as Helion is racing to complete Orion, its first power plant. The startup has set an
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Believe it or not, this is not the first robotaxi-assisted theft. A burglar used a Waymo to steal a bunch of yoga clothes and seemed to have gotten away with it, according to a report by SF Chronicle. The incident occurred all the way back in January and the suspect
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This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss why the race among the top AI companies to go public has just gotten started but is already creating bizarre repercussions—including numerous San Francisco real estate listings preferring Anthropic’s stock instead of cash. They also get into why Donald Trump’s
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Combating spam and phishing attacks is now, thanks to AI, almost a full-time job. These hackers and criminals are constantly adjusting their attacks with increasingly clever social engineering, and now their latest target is AI itself. And sometimes even AI falls for it. Recently, Meta hastily patched a Meta AI
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EA Sports FC 26 also has a new international competition mode that is totally distinct. The World Cup tournament begins soon, so it's no surprise to see some video games capitalizing on the football frenzy. For official, FIFA-branded video gaming, the source this year is Netflix. The sports
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Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos, articles, and their other profiles online. But
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Project Stratos will still have a footprint larger than Manhattan. by Emma Roth Jun 4, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a
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On Tuesday, Google's Android Drop introduced Fake Call Detection to the Phone by Google app and added AirDrop and Quick Share compatibility to more devices. Fake Call Detection works when both you and your real contact use Android 12 or newer, have Phone by Google as the dialer,
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For six years, I have found myself randomly wondering “is this the year Phoebe Bridgers finally puts out a new album?" The answer has always been a resounding “no.” That changed on May 8, when mysterious flyers appeared in Roswell, New Mexico, announcing a show that same day at
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Gemini can suggest Drive file moves and new folders. * Organize My Files requires Workspace or Google AI access. * The tool is useful but still feels limited and unfinished. I'm an Apple person. I&
