Nothing opens its first retail store in India Nothing, the hardware company backed by Tiger Global, is opening its first retail store in India, its biggest market. The store is located in Bengaluru, where a large chunk of Nothing’s userbase in India is concentrated, the company said. The new, two-storied location will show off Nothing’s products and other projects. Customers will also be able...

At a critical moment, Snap loses a top Specs exec Snap has big plans to release the newest version of its AR glasses, Specs, later this year. Despite the strategic priority that the hardware product represents, the company recently shed one of the top executives tied to the project, reportedly over a dispute with Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. The tech blog Sources originally reported that the...

Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users Spotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, its layer that lets developers test their third-party applications using the audio platform’s APIs. The changes include a mandatory premium account, fewer test users, and a limited number of API endpoints. The company debuted Developer Mode in 2021 to allow...

Daylight Saving Time Has an Unexpected Benefit for Home SafetyAmid springing forward woes like sleep disruption, there's one spot of good news for the early-year daylight saving time. Jumping ahead an hour means the evenings are brighter, and that has a direct impact on break-ins. After spring DST, the number of burglaries start to fall, especially in more moderate climates, giving your home...

Think AI Can Do Your Taxes? The IRS Might Disagree Cole Kan/CNET/GettyFiling taxes is painful enough that many people would happily hand the job to a robot. In the age of generative AI, where chatbots can crank out a decent-sounding school essay in under a minute, it's tempting to think your tax return could be next. There's just one small problem. The Internal Revenue...