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Social network Bluesky is finally rolling out one of users’ most-requested features: drafts. Bluesky’s competitors, X and Threads, have long supported the ability to write drafts, which is seen as a baseline feature for services like this. Users can access drafts on Bluesky the same way they do on these other platforms, which is by opening the new post flow and selecting the Drafts button in the top-right corner. The rollout of drafts comes as Bluesky recently teased its roadmap for the year ahead. The company said it plans to focus on improving the app’s algorithmic Discover feed, offering better recommendations…

Today, Meta went to trial in the state of New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation on its apps, including Facebook and Instagram. The state claims that Meta violated New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act by implementing design features and algorithms that created dangerous conditions for users. Now, more than two years after the case was filed, opening arguments have begun in Santa Fe.It’s a big week for Meta in court: A landmark social media trial kicks off in California today as well, the nation’s first legal test of social media addiction. That case is part of…

It was a tale of two Sundays.Last week, Bad Bunny stood on stage at the Grammys and said “ICE out” before thanking God for his success. The following Sunday, he headlined the most widely viewed concert in the world at the Super Bowl, an energizing performance that celebrated Puerto Rican culture (and even had a real wedding!) with cameos from Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga.Few artists today spark as much conversation as Bad Bunny. He is polarizing, whether intentionally or not. But the NFL is no stranger to a controversial halftime performer. From Prince’s provocative silhouette to Shakira and J.Lo’s celebration…

Waymo has pulled the human safety driver from its autonomous test vehicles in Nashville, as the Alphabet-owned company moves closer to launching a robotaxi service in the city. Waymo, which has been testing in Nashville for months, is slated to launch a robotaxi service there this year in partnership with Lyft. Riders will initially hail rides directly through the Waymo app. Once the service expands, Waymo will also make its self-driving vehicles available through the Lyft app. Lyft has said it will handle fleet services, such as vehicle readiness and maintenance, charging infrastructure, and depot operations, through its wholly owned…

Everything was at least good, and many treats were downright spectacular—the toffee with rose petals, for instance, and the strawberry cheesecake bark with striations of “crust.” The 10 different-flavored macarons were all fresh, and I appreciated the breadth of truffle varieties, which included key lime, piña colada, and carrot spice, among the traditional chocolate. The sea salt caramel popcorn was not as crispy as if it were stored by itself, but it still had some crunch. That’s the only nit I have after trying at least one bite of all 47 items.In all, this is a very well-curated board with…

Amid the celeb sightings, 1990s nostalgia, GLP-1s galore, sports betting promos, and AI overload from last night’s Super Bowl — the Backstreet Boys found themselves in their own battle between brands. Their 1999 hit “I Want It That Way” was a surprise performance during T-Mobile’s 13th consecutive Super Bowl ad, which aired during the second quarter. It was flamboyant, silly, and riddled with celeb cameos from the likes of rapper-rocker Machine Gun Kelly, comedian Druski, and actor Pierson Fodé. During the same quarter, a slightly rejiggered version of the iconic boy band’s “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” anthem showed up in a lo-fi karaoke-inspired…

YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app. Step, which raised half a billion in funding and has grown to over 7 million users, offers financial services geared toward Gen Z to help them build credit, save money, and invest. The company has attracted celebrity investors like Charli D’Amelio, Will Smith, The Chainsmokers, and Stephen Curry, in addition to venture firms like General Catalyst, Coatue, and the payments company Stripe. If the company wants to continue getting its fintech product in front of young eyes, then partnering with Gen Z…

“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle patterns and behavioral profiles collectively provide the Islamic Republic’s security agencies with the means for broad and precise monitoring of the population,” the analysis says.Put another way, Holistic Resilience’s Mahdi Saremifar says simply, “They want to have a centralized system that monitors daily life—lifestyle surveillance.”The NIN was developed as a core component of the Iranian regime’s mechanisms for control, designed to provide Iran-specific apps, web services, and digital platforms to monitor Iranians constantly and control the information they can access while simultaneously…

2026 Super Bowl ads reflected more racial diversity than last year, but celebrity talent in the ads was still primarily white. LGBTQ representation also dropped in this year’s crop of Big Game ads.A majority of national Super Bowl spots (68%) visibly represented multiple racial or ethnic groups, according to an analysis from market research firm Zappi. The firm tallied ads that showed two or more clearly distinct racial or ethnic groups onscreen—not in the background—for a total of at least three seconds.That percentage was up from last year, when just 57% of the ads represented multiple racial or ethnic groups.…

As Anthropic expands into India, a local software company has filed a court complaint saying it was already using the name “Anthropic,” spotlighting how the rapid global push of AI firms can collide with local incumbents. The filing comes amid Anthropic deepening its focus on India, announcing an India office last October and more recently appointing former Microsoft India managing director Irina Ghose to lead its operations in the country, underscoring the South Asian market’s growing importance to global AI companies expanding beyond the U.S. and Europe. In a complaint filed in a commercial court in Karnataka in January, reviewed…

It’s like clockwork. Every four years, a whole new coterie finds itself unexpectedly enamored with curling. It’s easy to see why. There’s an element of competence porn to watching passionate athletes masterfully do something that to the rest of the world probably looks like bocce on ice. The precision of the stone throw, the careful sweeping. It’s transfixing. As the 2026 Winter Olympics begin in Italy, viewers are entranced.But as audiences settle in to learn all about the game’s modern iteration and all the gadgets that come with it, attention should be paid to the curlers of yore—and what their…

Dunkin’ stuffed Ben Affleck, Jason Alexander, and Jennifer Aniston in its ’90s sitcom ad. Grubhub tapped George Clooney to talk about food-delivery fees, and Uber Eats brought back Matthew McConaughey. Kendall Jenner advertised sports betting platform Fanatics Sportsbook, and Doechii showed off her Levi’s.Super Bowl 60 was another celebrity-driven bonanza, but actually featured slightly fewer famous faces than expected, according to data from TV measurement firm iSpot: 62% of ads featured celebrities, down from 68% last year. The firm predicted that 70% of ads would include celebrities. Brands like Instacart, Ritz, and Xfinity also used multiple celebrities in their ads. According…

There appears to be no stopping legal AI startup Harvey’s skyrocketing growth, with VCs continuously throwing money at it. The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $200 million at an $11 billion valuation led by Sequoia and Singapore’s GIC, sources told Forbes. If the deal closes, Harvey’s valuation would jump by $3 billion in a matter of months. In December the company confirmed it had raised $160 million at an $8 billion valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz last fall. (Harvey declined to comment on its potential new raise.) Back in June, it announced a $300 million Series E…

While testing printers usually isn’t that exciting, sometimes I find an offering that’s almost too good to be true. You can scoop up our favorite printer, the Epson ET-2980, from Best Buy for just $220, a $100 markdown from the usual price tag. You’ll get thousands of pages of excellent printing, and it could be years before you have to buy a refill.One of the most appealing features for any ink tank printer is the low cost to print. As I discussed in my review of the Epson, classic ink cartridges are generally expensive to replace, and manufacturers are increasingly…

Food52’s bankruptcy auction in a Delaware court concluded by splitting the once-integrated content-to-commerce company into three separate pieces, marking the end of a years-long unraveling for a business that was valued at more than $300 million just four years ago.The core Food52 media business will be acquired by America’s Test Kitchen for roughly $10.3 million, according to court filings, while the home goods brand Schoolhouse was sold to Troy-CSL Lighting for $2.2 million and the heritage tabletop brand Dansk went to Form Portfolios for $250,000.After transaction fees, the Food52 purchase price equates to roughly $9.9 million. The purchase was first…

Musicboard, an app for music discovery and recommendations, has been struggling, according to its users. Over the past several months, users said the app experienced outages, the website went offline, and the Android app disappeared from the Play Store. This has concerned its devoted, if small, user base. (The app has been downloaded around 462,000 times to date, according to market intelligence provider Appfigures.) On Reddit, users have been recommending alternatives and offering each other support as they wait for any update. While it’s not surprising for an app to shut down, when there’s still an active user base, apps…