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The Essential Luther Vandross Playlist of His Best Songs

The late Luther Vandross is still a trending topic thanks to the 2026 Grammys. So what better time than now to take a look at some of his best songs!

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Seattle-based Overland AI, which builds off-road robots and autonomous vehicles for the US military, raised $100M led by 8VC, taking its total funding to $142M (Jen Judson/Bloomberg)

Jen Judson / Bloomberg:
Seattle-based Overland AI, which builds off-road robots and autonomous vehicles for the US military, raised $100M led by 8VC, taking its total funding to $142M  —  The Seattle-based defense firm Overland AI Inc. has raised $100 million in new funding to help accelerate the use of robots …

Pokémon Go 'Carnival of Flamigo' event guide

Pokémon Go's "Carnival of Flamigo" event runs from Feb. 3-8. We list all the event perks and explain how to find Flamigo in the game.

Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by your favorite video game characters

A newly granted patent would allow Sony to use gen-AI to make podcasts recapping game news, deliver game recommendations, and more.

Grindr is testing Edge, a subscription tier with AI-powered personalized matches and insights, no ads, and more, with prices ranging from $80 to $220 per week (Henry Chandonnet/Business Insider)

Henry Chandonnet / Business Insider:
Grindr is testing Edge, a subscription tier with AI-powered personalized matches and insights, no ads, and more, with prices ranging from $80 to $220 per week  —  - Grindr is testing a new AI subscription tier called “Edge.”  The pilot prices are steep, ranging from $80 to $200 a week.