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Nvidia and ABB partner to bring ABB's robot training software to Nvidia's Omniverse simulation platform to build autonomous robots, which Foxconn is trialling (Financial Times)
Stablecoin payments company KAST raised $80M led by QED and Left Lane; sources say the fundraise is at a $600M valuation, and KAST expects $100M ARR in 2026 (Bloomberg)
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork, integrating Anthropic's Claude Cowork tech into Microsoft 365 and using Work IQ to ground actions in organizational data (Charles Lamanna/Microsoft 365 Blog)
Microsoft launches E7, which bundles Office tools and Copilot, for $99/user/month, a 65% jump; of its 450M+ business users in January, ~3% also paid for Copilot (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
iPad Air (M4) review: M4 is powerful, iPadOS 26 improves multitasking, and the hardware is robust, but its screen could be better, no Face ID, and can be pricey (Nathan Ingraham/Engadget)
iPhone 17e review: MagSafe, 256GB of base storage, and the camera are great, but no always-on display and 60Hz makes the iPhone 17 a better deal for $200 more (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
Uber expands its Women Drivers matching feature nationwide, including in major US markets like New York City, Philadelphia, and DC, amid mounting assault cases (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
London-based Isembard, which helps hardware makers in defence, aerospace, and robotics make components, raised a $50M Series A to build "AI-powered factories" (Ingrid Lunden/Resilience Media)
Nasdaq partners with Kraken to develop a framework for 24/7 tokenized stock trading, targeting a 2027 launch, focusing on corporate governance like proxy voting (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
Kalshi partners with XP, Brazil's largest brokerage firm with 4.8M active clients in December 2025, to list event contracts, its first international expansion (Bloomberg)
South Korean giant Coupang is lobbying the US to represent its interests as it faces 10+ data leak probes; Coupang Korea CEO Harold Rogers attended Trump's SOTU (Financial Times)
A profile of Nscale founder Josh Payne, a former coal miner from Australia who moved to London and started the data center company in 2024 amid the AI boom (Adam Satariano/New York Times)
Sources: Chinese AI circuit board maker Victory Giant plans a Hong Kong IPO as soon as April that may raise $2B+; Chinese regulators approved the IPO last week (Bloomberg)
UK data center developer Nscale raised a $2B Series C led by Aker and 8090 Industries at a $14.6B valuation and adds Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to its board (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)
A Lloyds-commissioned study of 5,000 people in the UK finds that 50%+ of the adults used generative AI platforms for financial advice; ChatGPT was the most used (Mary McDougall/Financial Times)

Wired

Best Base Layers (2026): Merino Wool, Synthetic, and More
Apple iPhone 17e Review: MagSafe Makes a Difference
Feeld Was a Dating App for the Freaks. Now Some People Call It ‘Normie Hell’
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Hatch’s Sale Has the Restore 3, Rest, and Rest+ All Discounted
Don’t Expect Big Surprises in the Government’s Alien Files
Are Smart Beds Worth It? A Certified Sleep Science Coach Weighs In (2026)
Why RFK’s CDC Is Endorsing ‘Shared Decisionmaking’ for Vaccines
Can AI Kill the Venture Capitalist?
How to Run Ethernet Cables to Your Router and Keep Them Tidy
Force Your MacBook to Only Charge up to 80 Percent (and Why You Should)
Fender Mix Headphones Review: Modular Over-Ears
A Certified Sleep Coach Shares the Sleep Week Deals She’s Adding to Cart (2026)
The Moka Pot Is the Best Way to Brew Coffee (2026)
Best Sunrise Alarm Clock (2026): Lumie, Hatch, WiiM
Left-Handed People Are More Competitive, Says Science
Why the Ratio Four Series Two Is What I Use to Test New Coffees
The WIRED Guide to Wires: How to Manage the Mess of Cables Around Your Desk
The Best MIDI Controllers for Synths, Guitars, and More (2026)
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CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations
How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones
How to Avoid Getting Locked Out of Your Google Account
This Jammer Wants to Block Always-Listening AI Wearables. It Probably Won’t Work
Marley Spoon Meal Kit Review 2026: Less Martha, More Moroccan
72 'Buy It for Life' Products: Cast-Iron, Tools, Speakers, Chairs, and More
The Best Google Pixel Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed
The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever
These Beats Headphones We Like Are $150 Off
When AI Companies Go to War, Safety Gets Left Behind
9 Best Android Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed
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Corsair Sabre V2 Carbon Fiber and Magnesium Gaming Mice Review
Jones Mercury FASE Snowboard Bindings Review: The Best Fast Entry System
These 2 Apps Help Me Make Sense of My 100K Screenshots
7 Laptop Docking Stations to Unlock the Full Desktop Experience (2026)
From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’
Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?
Posture Correctors That Will Straighten You Out (2026)
The Smart Bird Feeders Everyone’s Talking About (and Actually Buying) (2026)
Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs
Sleep Apnea Often Goes Undetected in Women. That’s Starting to Change
The War on Iran Puts Global Chip Supplies and AI Expansion at Risk
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Norton Coupon Codes and Discounts: Up to 58% Off
Here’s Every Country Directly Impacted by the War on Iran
‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

Engadget

iPad Air M4 review: Still Apple's best overall tablet, with a few caveats
iPhone 17e review: The economical choice
The 10 best sleep apps and gadgets for a better night's sleep in 2026
The best air purifier for 2026
Qualcomm's new Arduino Ventuno Q is an AI-focused computer designed for robotics
NetEase is reportedly pulling funding for Yakuza creator's studio
Apple is reportedly looking into 3D printing aluminum iPhones and Apple Watches
OpenAI's robotics hardware lead resigns following deal with the Department of Defense
OpenAI is reportedly pushing back the launch of its 'adult mode' even further
NASA's DART spacecraft changed a binary asteroid's orbit around the sun, in a first for a human-made object
Indonesia announces a social media ban for anyone under 16
Roblox introduces real-time AI-powered chat rephraser for inappropriate language
Engadget review recap: Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4, Dell XPS 14 and more
Dell XPS 14 (2026) review: A beautiful laptop that excels at almost everything… except typing

Valve doesn't sound confident the Steam Machine will ship in 2026
Netflix's version of Overcooked lets you play as Huntr/x
Nintendo is suing the US government over Trump's tariffs
Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Pro review: Impressive audio, imperfect ANC
Pokémon Pokopia review: Possibly the most charming Pokémon game yet
COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time
Capcom's long-delayed Pragmata is now arriving a week earlier
Rad Power Bikes gets a new owner, pledge to build bikes in the US
Engadget Podcast: Is the MacBook Neo the one?
The Morning After: Apple takes on cheap Windows laptops and Chromebooks with the $599 MacBook Neo
UK government delays AI copyright rules amid artist outcry
Anthropic says it will challenge Defense Department's supply chain risk designation in court
X's Exclusive Threads feature lets creators paywall the end of tweet threads
Amazon.com is on the mend after experiencing technical issues
Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games
How to watch Frost Fatales 2026, kicking off on March 8
The Playdate Catalog's 3-year anniversary sale is here
Google reportedly muzzles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney until 2032
Roku is launching a trivia game called... Roklue?
Netflix just bought an AI startup founded by Ben Affleck
Meta hit with a class action lawsuit over smart glasses' privacy claims
I hope you like spreadsheets, because GPT-5.4 loves them
The National Videogame Museum has acquired the mythical Nintendo Playstation
Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps
Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
Canadian government says OpenAI will take further steps to strengthen safety protocols
Oura buys gesture-navigation startup DoublePoint
Everything you need to know about streaming F1 on Apple TV
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: The stealth upgrade
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this spring
BMW’s i3 prototype conquers the ice with power and technology
Anthropic is reportedly back in talks with the Defense Department
Nothing Phone 4a Pro hands-on: A premium design with a price to match the Pixel 10a
Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it
Nothing Phone 4a hands-on: A more technically accomplished entry-level smartphone

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