Technology

Bungie says it has collected player feedback on Marathon's new Cryo Archive after the mode's first weekend and is examining issues including weekend-only scheduling, solo access, and subroutine drop consistency.

Three San Francisco AI startup founders told Business Insider they use AI daily for tasks such as vibe coding, cloud diagnostics, contract analysis, and drafting quick proposals.

Some U.S. buyers say they want lower-priced electric cars made in China, but high U.S. tariffs and concerns about data security and jobs have kept those models largely unavailable.

Spotify has added a ChatGPT integration and a Prompted Playlists feature to expand AI-driven personalization, and company leaders say AI improvements are central to keeping users engaged.

Tim Cook told the China Development Forum that Apple values Chinese developers and manufacturing partners and shares goals with China on green development; his remarks came days after the state-run People's Daily criticized Apple's App Store rules and urged further easing of restrictions.

Officials say six people were killed in Russian attacks across four Ukrainian regions, and Ukrainian and US teams are holding talks in Florida that are due to resume on Sunday.

On March 18 Stripe and Tempo launched the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), an open standard that lets AI agents pay for services autonomously; Visa, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mastercard, and Shopify integrated before launch and several businesses are already live on the protocol.

Google has moved Android feature rollouts to Canary builds and the latest Canary 2603 is live with interface changes such as separate Wi‑Fi and mobile data buttons; these builds are available for Pixel 6 and newer but remain unstable.

Atlanta airport general manager says high TSA callouts and a partial government shutdown have contributed to two-hour security waits, and he is meeting with policymakers in Washington.

Mark Cuban said humanoid robots may have a roughly five- to ten-year useful lifespan and argued that a better approach is to co-design robots and homes so machines take optimal shapes for tasks.

DoorDash launched a standalone Tasks app that lets U.S. couriers record everyday chores and spoken content to earn pay while supplying data to train AI and robotics models.

OpenAI plans to combine ChatGPT, the Codex coding platform and its browser into a desktop "superapp" to simplify its product lineup and focus on engineering and business customers.

Amazon is introducing a subscriber-only version called Alexa+ in the UK that uses a more conversational, British-styled personality and can manage tasks like calendars, emails and remembering preferences.

Industry reporting and a Google Cloud research program say AI now writes a large share of code, and engineers are moving from hands-on coding toward design, management and overseeing AI tools while companies provide training and embedded support.

Charles H. Bennett, an IBM research scientist and IBM Fellow, is co-recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to quantum information science, an honor he shares with Gilles Brassard.

Video Rebirth closed an $80 million funding round with participation from investors including AMD Ventures and Hyundai, and said the funds will accelerate commercialization of its Bach video generation model and support global expansion.

The U.S. government filed a court brief describing Anthropic as an "unacceptable" national security risk and questioned whether the company could be a trusted defense partner. Anthropic has sued to challenge a Pentagon label that restricts its access to government contracts, and court filings are ongoing.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Jim Cramer that OpenClaw is "definitely the next ChatGPT," calling it a fast-rising open-source project. Nvidia also announced NemoClaw, an enterprise-grade version that layers the company's software stack on top of OpenClaw.

NOAA predicts a moderate to strong geomagnetic storm that could make the northern lights visible across about 19 U.S. states late on March 18 into the early hours of March 19, with best viewing generally between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time.

Singapore is advancing a national AI strategy while Singapore-based Agnes AI has raised tens of millions in funding and is approaching $20 million in annual recurring revenue.

Italy's antitrust authority opened a fact‑finding inquiry into the quantum computing sector, citing concerns about market concentration, technological lock‑in and the growing role of large cloud providers; it will gather stakeholder input by April 30 and expects to conclude the review by December 31.

Three Tennessee teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit saying an app that used xAI’s model was used to generate nonconsensual sexual images and videos of them when they were minors; the complaint seeks damages and asks the court to address how AI companies handle sexually explicit content.

Pet flight nannies are professional caretakers who travel with small pets in airplane cabins, and the service usually costs the pet's airline ticket plus an additional service fee often totaling several hundred to over a thousand dollars.

The New York Times identified more than 110 A.I.-generated videos and images about the war with Iran that were seen millions of times across social platforms. U.S. officials said an Iranian claim of a successful attack on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln was false and the ship was unharmed.

A cofounder of Oleve says the company ended its ChatGPT subscription and moved to Anthropic's Claude after the Claude 4.5 release, citing faster, more human-like outputs while noting occasional bugs and hallucinations.

Apple said it will cut App Store commission fees in mainland China to 25% from 30%, with small business and mini app rates falling to 12% from 15%, effective Sunday; Chinese state media and industry observers reported the move followed pressure from regulators.

Mike Tomlin made his first public appearance since stepping down as Pittsburgh’s head coach to accept the Patricia R. Rooney Community Impact Award alongside his wife, Kiya, at the Ireland Funds Pittsburgh Dinner Gala. He did not speak to reporters but offered a brief acceptance remark reflecting on his time with the Steelers.

A 14-year-old girl who was taken into ICE custody and transferred to a New York facility was returned to Massachusetts and reunited with relatives after a federal judge ordered her return.

Colin Dorgan scored a double-overtime goal to send Blackstone Valley to the state title game a month after his mother, brother and grandfather were killed at a rink shooting.

Michigan emergency officials say using several alert platforms — sirens, phone alerts, apps, NOAA weather radio and TV — creates overlapping layers because any single system can fail. Siren coverage varies by county and rapidly developing storms can leave only minutes of warning.