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Low costs and offline security mean magnetic tape still has a job.

Starbucks could eventually show you a personalized digital menu when you pull up to the drive-thru. During an earnings call on Thursday, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the company is going to explore "experiences that recognize participating customers as they arrive, present personalized digital menus, and make payment more effortless," as spotted earlier by More […]

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow looks at the fall in Intel shares as a bleak outlook exposes the chipmaker's struggle with a deepening PC slump and difficulty meeting CPU demand. Plus, AWS CEO Matt Garman discusses the cloud giant's accelerating growth and massive AI buildout. And, Bitcoin tumbles after hackers siphoned off $6.3 billion from Binance in an attack that rocked the crypto world. (Source: Bloomberg)

The iPhone has more screens! The MacBook has a touchscreen! The HomeView does CarPlay apps! For the first time in a long time, Apple is in a period of unabashed gadget experimentation, and while the final results aren't always perfect, it's fun to watch the most successful product maker try some new things again. Even […]

Anthropic’s technical expertise, innovation and efficient use of compute set it apart in the AI landscape, says Peter Singlehurst, head of the Private Companies Team at Baillie Gifford. Singlehurst discusses why Anthropic’s governance structures – giving its seven founders voting control – are good for long-term investors. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

What was Elizabeth Holmes’s partner watching in the new Nathan Fielder documentary? We found the videos (and the scientists in them).

Roblox CEO David Baszucki says the platform has seen an explosion of AI-fueled content in the last three months. But the online gaming company is seeing some growing pains after rolling out tougher child-safety measures, with daily active users falling 9% last quarter, while bookings dropped 12%. Baszucki joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

During an hourlong earnings call last night, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spent less time talking about the production ramp of the all-important R2 SUV than he did hyping the company's still-unproven autonomous vehicle ambitions. But the company faces a crucial test later this year, when it rolls out its point-to-point hands-free driving feature - first […]

Modern smart TVs let you skip the streaming device, which is convenient, but they also come with their own issues, including privacy concerns and frequent updates. The Vizio Mini LED Quantum TV lets you cut out the rigamarole and just get straight to the HDMI ports. And right now, it’s discounted at Walmart, with the […]

The first TPU in space is running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry.

Applying for FAFSA may get messy as DOJ “ghost student” crackdown ramps up.

Apple's tvOS 27.2 update isn't a particularly transformative one, but it still introduces a handful of new features that are worth checking out.

There's no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites, either.

The cautionary Theranos tale takes on a new significance in the AI era, when companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trillion-dollar valuations.

The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.

The record-setting $6.3 billion hack of Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, has been blamed on alleged North Korean hackers, who have become infamous for preying on the digital-asset industry.

The folks behind Wikipedia say that an extreme decision in either direction could threaten the open web.

As the weather cools, it may be worth investing in a smart thermostat to help lower your energy bills. Right now, Google’s fourth-gen Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale in all three colors for $219.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and The Home Depot, matching its best price of the year and just $10 […]

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX adopted President Trump's preferred "super intelligence" term on their third-quarter earnings calls.

The adaptation has a fittingly strange tagline: "My mom became a crater."