EU sanctions Russian officials as Hungary blocks funds to Ukraine
European Union fails to approve further Russia sanctions and a $106bn loan to Ukraine after Hungary refuses to agree. Image: Alex 0101 / Unsplash Source: Al Jazeera
Apple’s newest AirTags are already on sale if you’re looking to upgrade
The second-gen trackers look similar to the originals but come with a few welcome upgrades. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Image: Taan Huyn / Unsplash Less than a month after making their debut, Apple’s second-gen AirTags are already receiving their first discount. Right now, Costco members can buy five location trackers…
Hank Green will gladly take billionaire money for education videos
Today, I’m talking with Hank Green, a longtime friend of Decoder and the cofounder and now former owner of Complexly, an online education company he started with his brother John in 2012. I say former owner because Hank and John have just converted Complexly into a nonprofit and given up their ownership of the company…
Uber launches robotaxi support project to aid AV partners
Uber is moving aggressively into robotaxis, striking deals with new partners and promising big investments to support future fleets – basically everything it can do except design and build the vehicles itself. (It tried that once, unsuccessfully.) Now, the ridehail giant is launching a new initiative to support its third-party robotaxi partners called Uber Autonomous…
Gaza child dies waiting for Israeli permission to leave for treatment
Israel continues to block thousands of Palestinians from seeking medical treatment abroad through Rafah crossing. Image: Mohammed Ibrahim / Unsplash Source: Al Jazeera
Russia kills four Ukrainians on eve of fourth war anniversary
EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss a loan for Kyiv and 20th package of sanctions against Russia. Image: Vladimir Sayapin / Unsplash Source: Al Jazeera
India’s Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up
Sarvam’s Indus chat app is currently available in beta. Image: A Chosen Soul / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more
iOS 26.4 introduces several updates, including an AI-powered playlist generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more. Image: Collin Wigger / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Great news for xAI: Grok is now pretty good at answering questions about Baldur’s Gate
A new report from Business Insider reveals that high-level engineers at xAI were pulled off other projects to make sure Grok could answer detailed questions about the video game “Baldur’s Gate.” Image: Min An / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
