A source-code offer can look like easy money until developers read the license. Google is reportedly offering to pay select Android developers for access to app source code, according to 404 Media. For Play Store developers, including those across APAC markets, the offer raises questions about intellectual property, security, privacy, and how submitted code could
BUY 4, GET $5: Through 2:59 a.m. ET on June 7, when you purchase four select personal care items at Target, you’ll be awarded a free $5 Target gift card. Target’s anti-Prime Day sale, called Target Circle Deal Days for 2026, is just a few weeks away. But if you’re running low on personal care
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen) for $180: This is a solid smart speaker with Amazon’s latest physical design and Alexa+ right out of the box, but it’s not a sound improvement over the older model, so I’d personally pick the third-gen option (see above) while it’s still available or upgrade to the Echo Show
Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter, is breaking with one of its signature traditions: keeping its funds to about $425 million and backing only young startups. After more than two decades of restricting its vehicles to that amount or lower, the outfit has
Microsoft used Build 2026 to preview Project Solara, an early platform for enterprise devices built around AI agents instead of conventional apps. The concept is not a finished Microsoft gadget or a product ready for procurement. It is a look at how AI agents could move into managed workplace devices with identity controls, cameras, microphones,
If the sky is clear where you are tonight, you’ll likely be able to make out some surface features on the Moon. But what are they? Keep reading to find out. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, June 4, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. Tonight, 87% of the moon will be be
The CEOs of several major artificial intelligence companies are urging members of Congress to adopt new laws that would make it harder for bad actors to develop biological weapons using their technology. Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Microsoft AI’s Mustafa Suleyman are among the signatories on a public letter
In a quick-commerce market obsessed with speed, Indian startup FirstClub has convinced investors that quality may be a fresh opportunity, helping to double its valuation just nine months after its last funding round. The Bengaluru-based startup has raised $55 million in a Series B round co-led by Peak XV Partners and Sofina, valuing the company
Amazon has confirmed that Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23 through June 26, marking a shift away from the July schedule the company has followed in recent years. The shopping event begins on June 23 and will feature hundreds of thousands of deals across categories such as electronics, clothing, beauty products, home goods,
A healthy NASA orbiter disappeared as usual behind Mars back in December. When the spacecraft reemerged from the other side, it was never the same again. The U.S. space agency announced June 3 that the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, aka Maven, is over, after a review board determined the orbiter that has circled