From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day

From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day

Investors have flocked to Y Combinator’s Demo Days for years to get their hands on promising startups building cool tech. After all, the accelerator has produced some of the biggest tech companies in the world, from Airbnb and Reddit to Dropbox, Zapier and Stripe. That’s why we make it a point to keep an eye…

Amazon Spring Sale live blog 2026: The top deals you can’t miss

Amazon Spring Sale live blog 2026: The top deals you can’t miss

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google Spring is here, and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is officially live. We’re seeing discounts of over 60% off across dozens of categories, including outdoor, home, beauty, tech, and more, and competing discounts from other retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and Costco. ZDNET reviews the best gear year-round, and…

This popular Android Auto wireless adapter just hit its lowest price – and I highly recommend it

This popular Android Auto wireless adapter just hit its lowest price – and I highly recommend it

Kerry Wan/ZDNET While I was driving home from work today, I thought about two things: Amazon Big Spring Sale, and all the innocent Android users who have yet to discover the glory of wireless Android Auto connectivity. That was me just a few years ago, when I first bought my Mazda CX-5 and realized that,…

These RayNeo XR glasses effectively replaced my TV with HDR support – and they’re on sale

These RayNeo XR glasses effectively replaced my TV with HDR support – and they’re on sale

Kerry Wan/ZDNET RayNeo’s Air 4 Pro are the world’s first XR glasses with HDR10 support, with some particularly good clarity and vibrance, as we noted in our recent review.  We first saw them at CES 2026, but now their already-accessible price point is reduced on Amazon with a $50 coupon — bringing them down to…

Get Kindle Unlimited for $1 a month with this Amazon Spring Sale deal – how to qualify

Get Kindle Unlimited for $1 a month with this Amazon Spring Sale deal – how to qualify

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Kindle readers, rejoice: During Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, you can sign up for Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 for the first three months — down from the usual price of $11.99 a month, a massive discount.  Kindle Unlimited gives you access to a library of over 5 million digital books and thousands of audiobooks,…

Stop falling for scams when Norton’s antivirus software is 70% off right now

Stop falling for scams when Norton’s antivirus software is 70% off right now

Amazon/ZDNET It’s never a bad idea to add an additional layer of antivirus protection to your computer, particularly when threats like malware, phishing, ransomware, and more continue to rise and grow more sophisticated. Right now, you can get a year of Norton 360 Premium — one of our favorite, most trusted brands — on sale…

5 kitchen tech splurges that I’ve found to be worth every penny (and are on sale now)

5 kitchen tech splurges that I’ve found to be worth every penny (and are on sale now)

Current price: $319 (20% off) Original price: $399 We’ve used our Breville air fryer toaster oven combination just about every day since we got it a couple of years ago — and it’s Amazon’s bestselling convection oven for a reason. It offers 13 different cooking functions: Toast, Bagel, Broil, Bake, Roast, Warm, Pizza, Proof, Air…

Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom

Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom

For the better part of a decade, Whoop sold itself as a secret weapon for serious athletes. LeBron James was convinced to slap on the company’s fitness band in Whoop’s first year. Michael Phelps came soon after. Other Whoop wearers include Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes, and Rory McIlroy. The message to the public? The world’s…

OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court

OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere…