Etsy sells second-hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2bn

A Vermont-based startup has announced a new upgrade kit that adds a remotely triggered backup camera cleaner to your car. The Lens Lizard system might seem like an unnecessary luxury to some, but if you deal with ice and snow obscuring your backup camera every winter, or live somewhere remote with dirt roads mucking up…

Sometimes the coolest thing you can do is stop scrolling on your phone. Using the Brick made that actually possible for me. The tech behind the Brick is simple and rudimentary: behind the gray cube lies an NFC chip that you tap your phone to, and it blocks you from accessing your list of restricted…

The Trump administration could soon require tourists from dozens of nations to hand over their social media handles before entering the country. Under a proposal from US Customs and Border Protection, the agency would make social media history from the past five years a “mandatory” part of the screening process, as reported earlier by The…

Sony’s CES 2026 press conference is just a few days away, and this year comes with a twist: Rather than an overview of Sony’s electronics, video game and Hollywood studio plans for the new year, the presser will have a more narrow focus: electric vehicles. Sound odd? That’s because the traditional end-of-press-day slot isn’t just…

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying — and mostly failing — to test Ikea’s new Matter-over-Thread gear. These highly anticipated smart home devices include programmable buttons, smart bulbs, plugs, and temperature and motion sensors — all of which should work with any smart home platform and start at just $6. But I’ve hit…

Spangle, an AI e-commerce startup founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, has raised $15 million in a new funding round, valuing the company at $100 million after the investment. Led by NewRoad Capital Partners, the all-equity Series A round comes over a year after the Seattle-based startup raised a $6 million seed round at…