Minor boosts of partisan posts in X feeds quickly raise political polarisation
TL;DR A randomized field experiment on X found that subtly increasing the presence of antidemocratic and partisan posts in users'…
Mitigating RF Pollution from Satellite Constellations and Telescopes
TL;DR Engineers and astronomers are raising alarms about radio-frequency interference from growing satellite constellations, driven largely by unintended emissions from…
Copilot Money adds web access to unify your finances across devices
TL;DR Copilot Money, an award-recognized personal finance app, has launched a web version that syncs with its iPhone, iPad and…
Meet the new tech laws of 2026: state AI, privacy, repair and limits
TL;DR A broad slate of state laws addressing AI transparency, repairs, privacy and youth social media limits begins taking effect…
Top 6 media and entertainment startups selected for Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TL;DR TechCrunch has named 200 media and entertainment startups as Startup Battlefield selectees and highlighted six firms in the sector.…
Fizz CEO Teddy Solomon on why anonymous, hyperlocal social is resonating
TL;DR Fizz has grown from a pandemic-era group chat gripe into a leading social app on U.S. college campuses by…
How I rebooted my social life: rebuilding community after isolation
TL;DR Writer James O’Malley describes how a comfortable, work-from-home life left him socially isolated and prompted him to deliberately rebuild…
I won’t buy an Android phone in 2026 unless it has telemacro camera support
TL;DR After switching from Samsung and Pixel devices to Chinese 'Ultra' phones, the author says telemacro changed how they shoot…