The waterfront view from Binti’s new Seattle office overlooking Lake Union and the Aurora Bridge. (Binti Photo) Binti, a San Francisco-based startup that develops software tools for child welfare agencies, opened a new office on Seattle’s Lake Union. In the shadow of the Aurora Bridge overlooking a marina full of boats, members of the Binti team rang a gong on …

You ever meet a business owner who says, “We’re fine, all our sales come from one platform,” and your stomach tightens a little? Not because they’re wrong today. But because you’ve seen how fast “fine” can flip. Here’s the thing: single-channel success feels efficient right up until it becomes fragile. One algorithm tweak. One policy change. One shipping disruption. And …

In the past five years, the UK gambling sector has faced its sharpest regulatory shift in a generation. The Gambling Commission has tightened rules on affordability checks, marketing practices and bonus structures. The 2023 White Paper signalled a deeper reset. Consumer protection now sits at the centre of policy thinking. Operators must justify not only products, but also player retention …

A government customer of sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty International, the latest case of targeting someone in civil society with powerful phone-hacking software. The human rights organization published a new report Tuesday analyzing several hacking attempts against local journalist and press freedom activist Teixeira Cândido, in which he was …

Jack Altman and Benchmark announced today that he would be joining the firm as a general partner.  This news is a big deal, especially since Altman has been running his own VC firm, Alt Capital, since at least 2024. The fund raised a $150 million Fund I in early 2024 and then, just last September, announced a $274 million Fund …

Ford is promising to deliver an EV truck next year that starts at $30,000 and can compete with Chinese automakers without undermining profit margins. A combination of 3D-printed Lego-like parts, Formula 1 thinking, and a bounty program will help the company hit that target, Ford said Tuesday.  It will have to. Ford took a $19.5 billion hit in December and …

Anyone who’s been paying even a little bit of attention to tech news lately could have made a reasonable guess that AI will be a big topic at Samsung’s Unpacked next week. Ahead of the event, Samsung teased some of what’s to come for AI in terms of the Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup’s photography tools. The S26 phones will feature …

After years of frost, London is choosing engagement over ideological crusades and geopolitical brinkmanship When Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing for a visit in late January, he did more than revive a diplomatic ritual. He stepped into a rapidly reshaping global order in which Western capitals, unsettled by geopolitical volatility and economic fragmentation, are recalibrating their China strategies in real …

Legata CEO Alesia Pinney. (Legata Photo) After a decade helping Avalara scale its tax software business, Alesia Pinney is taking aim at a different kind of tax headache. Pinney is CEO and co-founder of Legata, a Seattle-area startup helping affluent households create estate plans. She said the idea for Legata grew out of frustration with Washington’s estate tax and how …

An internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found that parental supervision and controls — such as time limits and restricted access — had little impact on kids’ compulsive use of social media. The study also found that kids who experienced stressful life events were more likely to lack the ability …

Texas is suing Wi-Fi router maker TP-Link for deceptively marketing the security of its products and allowing Chinese hacking groups to access Americans’ devices, Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced. Paxton originally started looking into TP-Link in October 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott later prohibited state employees from using TP-Link products in January of this year. TP-Link is no longer …

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Late last month, The Information reported that Apple was developing an AI wearable — an AirTag-sized pendant with cameras that could be pinned to a user’s shirt. Now, Bloomberg writes that the development of such a device — along with two other AI-powered items — is accelerating as Apple looks to stay competitive with other tech giants that are racing …

Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for a new fund — the largest fund it has ever raised and nearly double the size of its last fund. Of this, $1 billion is dedicated to early-stage investments, while the rest is for growth-stage investments, according to an announcement from the firm. Thrive told Bloomberg that this latest fundraise was oversubscribed. This …

We’ll soon get a closer look at a bunch of features and updates Google has planned for Android and its other services. The company has confirmed that Google I/O 2026 will take place on May 19 and 20. As always, Google will stream some of the keynotes and sessions for free, including the opening keynote (during which the company makes …