Best Apple HomeKit Devices to Buy in December 2026Smart home devices give us a glimpse into the future, letting you do simple things like opening the curtains, adjusting the temperatures or controlling the music with less hassle than usual. Apple’s smart home platform, HomeKit, is particularly popular amoung smart home users, especially because it works well with your existing Apple tech....

Senate prepares to vote on Trump's SAVE Act. And, takeaways from last night's Oscars Middle East War Week 3, Trump Messaging 'Winning', Voting Act Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's...

Elon Musk unveils chip manufacturing plans for SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk recently outlined ambitious plans for a chip-building collaboration between his companies Tesla and SpaceX. Bloomberg reports that Musk shared his plans on Saturday night at an event in downtown Austin, Texas, with a photo suggesting that what Musk is calling the “Terafab” facility will be built near Tesla’s Austin...

Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid U.S. air strikes Early on Saturday, cities across Iran, including its capital Tehran, were rocked by a series of U.S. and Israel-led airstrikes that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, and top leadership. According to reports, the military campaign coincided with cyberattacks targeting the country, one of which flooded a popular...

In the Trump era, everybody's talking about 'soft power.' But ... what is it exactly? A protester carries a sign that equates foreign aid with soft power during a rally near the U.S. Capitol to protest the dismantling of USAID, the international agency charged with dispensing...