Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI

Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia.

India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain

India’s Aadhaar is moving into wallets, hotels and policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout, it’s unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent breaches or leaks.

The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most

Because employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees’ to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going.

YouTube rolls out an AI playlist generator for Premium users

YouTube Music is rolling out a new AI-powered playlist-generation feature that allows Premium users on iOS and Android to use text prompts to create playlists.

OpenAI Abandons ‘io’ Branding for Its AI Hardware

A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won’t use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn’t expected to ship until 2027.

The Best Smart Sleep Pads for Your Most Efficient Sleep (2026)

Get tracking, temperature regulation, and other smart features without the hassle or investment of a smart bed.

These Hackers Are Turning Dead Vapes Into Musical Synthesizers

Instead of throwing that spent Elf Bar nicotine vape into the trash, you can pull most of the guts out, plug in a circuit board and some controls, then suck on the mouthpiece to play digital sounds.

Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Review: Crippling Performance

It’’ a decent value for a $200, but unreliable performance makes this Samsung smartphone tough to recommend.

Bidets Are Confusing Visitors at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Bidets are extremely common in northern Italy, where the Milano Cortina Games are being played. They’re less familiar to the people visiting.

Even Realities G2 Review: Smarter Glasses

These second-generation smart glasses give you superpowers—if the software behaves.