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Shanghai-based MiniMax reports 2025 revenue up 159% YoY to $79M, above ~$71.4M est., and a $1.87B net loss, up from a ~$465.2M loss in 2024, after its IPO (Bloomberg)

Shanghai-based MiniMax reports 2025 revenue up 159% YoY to $79M, above ~$71.4M est., and a $1.87B net loss, up from a ~$465.2M loss in 2024, after its IPO (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Shanghai-based MiniMax reports 2025 revenue up 159% YoY to $79M, above ~$71.4M est., and a $1.87B net loss, up from a ~$465.2M loss in 2024, after its IPO —  MiniMax Group Inc. reported a better-than-expected 159% surge in revenue in 2025, reflecting the torrid growth that's drawn investors to China's leading OpenAI rivals.

Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)

Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)

Jordyn Holman / New York Times : Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more —  Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects …

Vivo's X300 Ultra goes global and gets a huge 400mm Zeiss telephoto lens

Vivo's X300 Ultra goes global and gets a huge 400mm Zeiss telephoto lens

Vivo barely has a presence outside of China but that seems to be changing with the company's next flagship phone. At Mobile World Conference 2026, the company unveiled the X300 Ultra smartphone that comes with a 200MP sensor along with two accessories designed for pro photographers and content creators: a SmallRig video cage and 400mm Zeiss telephoto extender lens. Vivo didn't go into detail about the phone's specs, but you can likely expect a high-end processor, screen, battery and other internal components when it's fully unveiled later on. Vivo did say that like the X300 Pro , the X300 Ultra will have an impressive 200MP main camera sensor, and is likely to offer features like 4K 120fps Dolby Vision HDR recording. Mat Smith for Engadget Another thing Vivo revealed is that you'll be able to get the Vivo X300 Ultra with a 400mm equivalent lens accessory called the Vivo Zeiss Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra. That will allow about an eight times zoom compared to the native field of view, plus a lot more when combined with the high-quality digital zoom. It will also offer "gimbal-grade" optical image stabilization and motion-tracking focus technology, Vivo says. Along with the lens, Vivo is introducing a "pro-grade camera cage" designed by the well-known accessory company SmallRig. It's expandable and offers multiple cold shoe mounts and quick-release ports so you can easily add things like handles, lights and microphones. It also comes with dedicated physical buttons for tactile shutter and zoom adjustment, plus a multi-level cooling fan to keep the phone running cool. You also get an "External Lens Expansion Frame" to accommodate the X300 Ultra Telephoto Extender. Mat Smith for Engadget Vivo showed off the phone at MWC 2026 in Barcelona to a fair amount of enthusiasm. The company emphasized that the X300 Ultra will come to international markets, but it didn't say which for now or at what price (the X300 Pro costs about €1,400 in Europe ). That decision, it said, "signals Vivo's more proactive and confident approach to expanding its presence in the global premium smartphone segment." Given the likely price, though, it's debatable if pro creators will want to buy this instead of, say, a pretty nice mirrorless camera and lens . This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/vivos-x300-ultra-goes-global-and-gets-a-huge-400mm-zeiss-telephoto-lens-105058478.html?src=rss

Your teen is probably using AI for homework

Your teen is probably using AI for homework

New Pew Research data shows 54% of teens use AI for homework, but only 10% rely on it for most assignments. Students find chatbots helpful yet recognize widespread cheating, revealing a complex landscape for schools and parents. The post Your teen is probably using AI for homework appeared first on Digital Trends .

Khamenei market meltdown on Kalshi shows how prediction markets still can’t decide what ‘counts’

Khamenei market meltdown on Kalshi shows how prediction markets still can’t decide what ‘counts’

For a platform that insists its rules were “clear from the outset,” Kalshi has spent the last several days explaining… Continue reading Khamenei market meltdown on Kalshi shows how prediction markets still can’t decide what ‘counts’ The post Khamenei market meltdown on Kalshi shows how prediction markets still can’t decide what ‘counts’ appeared first on ReadWrite .

APT28 Tied to CVE-2026-21513 MSHTML 0-Day Exploited Before Feb 2026 Patch Tuesday

APT28 Tied to CVE-2026-21513 MSHTML 0-Day Exploited Before Feb 2026 Patch Tuesday

A recently disclosed security flaw patched by Microsoft may have been exploited by the Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28, according to new findings from Akamai. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21513 (CVSS score: 8.8), a high-severity security feature bypass affecting the MSHTML Framework. "Protection mechanism failure in MSHTML Framework allows an unauthorized