All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:Invent 2025

Amazon Web Services giant tech conference is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services.

Healthify upgrades its AI assistant Ria with real-time conversation capabilities

Healtify is adding live conversation capabilities to its AI assistant, powered by OpenAI’s realtime APIs

Uber and Avride launch robotaxi service in Dallas

The robotaxis will initially have a human safety operator behind the wheel who will monitor the ride.

After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.

Nothing looks to its community to raise $5M, wants to be ‘IPO-ready’ in 3 years

The new round, which opens on December 10, will enable consumers to buy the company’s shares at its Series C valuation of $1.3 billion.

Spotify Wrapped 2025 adds its first multiplayer feature with ‘Wrapped Party’

Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed to revive its fan-favorite feel.

Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs

A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how.

HBO Max’s ‘Mad Men’ Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’

The errors in one of the most beautiful shows ever made continue a modern tradition of reformatting things that are better off left alone.

Bryan Johnson Has Discovered Shrooms, and He Really Wants You to Know It

The longevity entrepreneur’s five-and-a-half-hour livestreamed trip is antithetical to the introspective nature of the drug. But the stunt could reduce stigma around psychedelics.

Russia Wants This Mega Missile to Intimidate the West, but It Keeps Crashing

One of Vladimir Putin’s favorite sabers to rattle seems to have lost its edge.