AI sales tax startup Kintsugi had doubled its valuation in 6 months
Kintsugi, a Silicon Valley-based startup that helps companies offload and automate their sales tax compliance, has raised $18 million in new funding led by global indirect tax technology solution provider…
The best immersion blender for 2025
Immersion blenders (or hand blenders) might not be absolutely essential in every good kitchen arsenal. But they can unlock faster and easier ways of making soups, smoothies, sauces and more.…
X is bringing 4K video uploads to premium subscribers
X (formerly Twitter) has been leaning into video content more and more since Elon Musk took over. The latest shift, announced by X’s engineering account, sees the platform rolling out…
Cast AI raises $108M to get the most out of AI, Kubernetes and other workloads
The crush of traffic going into training and running AI has quickly turned into a major cost and resource headache for organizations. Today, Cast AI, a startup building tools to…
Factor Delivery Meals Review (2025): Tender Salmon, Room to Grow
Factor home-delivery meals have mastered the art of a juicy, medium-rare steak. But inconsistency is still an issue.
DeepSeek upgrades its math-focused AI model Prover
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has quietly updated Prover, its AI model that’s designed to solve math-related proofs and theorems. According to South China Morning Post, DeepSeek uploaded the latest version…
Google Wallet adds support for UK passports
Google Wallet has supported copies of US passports since December and now its UK residents’ turn. The company has announced that UK passports will soon be available as digital passes…
Toyota and Waymo pledge to team up on a new autonomous vehicle platform
Toyota and Waymo have announced that they’ve entered a preliminary agreement, along with the former’s mobility tech subsidiary, Woven by Toyota, Inc. To be clear, they’re not in the midst…
The Download: stereotypes in AI models, and the new age of coding
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This data set helps researchers spot…
Chinese Hackers Abuse IPv6 SLAAC for AitM Attacks via Spellbinder Lateral Movement Tool
A China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group called TheWizards has been linked to a lateral movement tool called Spellbinder that can facilitate adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks. “Spellbinder enables adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks,…