2026-06-25

Google Finance exits beta with a dedicated Android app, portfolio tracking, and AI-powered scheduled briefings

Google Finance is exiting beta with a wave of new features, including a dedicated Android app, portfolio tracking, an AI-powered research tool, and scheduled market briefings. The updates mark the broadest expansion of the platform since Google began rebuilding it with Gemini AI in August 2025, and the company says an iOS version will follow […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-25

Sail raises $80M to make AI agents cheaper to run

Sail Research has raised $80m to make AI agents cheaper to run. The startup, founded by ex-Apple and ex-NVIDIA engineers, says it can serve the tokens agents burn through at up to 10 times lower cost. AI agents are hungry. Leave one running for hours and it can chew through billions of tokens on a […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-25

Coval raises $28M to stress-test AI voice agents

Coval has raised $28m to test AI voice agents before they reach real callers. Its founder built the same kind of safety checks for Waymo’s self-driving cars, and thinks voice needs them just as badly. An AI voice agent can sound flawless in a demo and fall apart on a real call. It trips over […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-25

Taktile raises $110M to automate banking’s riskiest calls

Taktile has raised $110m in a Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The startup wants banks and insurers to hand their riskiest decisions to AI agents, the calls that cost millions when they go wrong. Banks and insurers spend billions on people to screen risky transactions, process claims and vet new customers. Get one […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-25

Sony announces major layoffs at Bungie, including most of the Destiny team

Some devs working on Marathon have also been laid off and studio head Justin Truman has stepped down. [...]

2026-06-25

Russia allegedly used a forensics platform to hack an activist's phone, despite having its access cut off

Cellebrite claims the hardware predates current sanctions and was used without its consent. [...]

2026-06-25

IBM's New Chip Fits Nearly 100 Billion Transistors in the Size of a Fingernail

IBM's newest chip has transistors smaller than one nanometer. But it could pack a powerful punch in future data centers. [...]

2026-06-25

The Dell XPS 13 Is Subtle Luxury in Laptop Form

Dell's thinnest and lightest XPS yet is a smart choice that exemplifies how good design gets out of your way. [...]

2026-06-25

The Long Walk is coming to HBO Max — and you'll be pleased to know it's a short wait

The Long Walk is streaming in early July, and it's definitely one to watch. [...]