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Google upgrades its Stitch AI interface development tool

  • Maria Deutscher
  • Published date: 2026-03-19 23:50:41 UTC

Google LLC today released a new version of Stitch, an artificial intelligence tool that can generate user interfaces for websites and mobile apps. Shares of graphic design software maker Figma Inc. declined more than 4% on the news. The company’s namesake pla…

Tech News Weekly 429: DarkSword Puts Hundreds of Millions at Risk

  • TWiT
  • Published date: 2026-03-19 22:59:30 UTC

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! IKEA's smart home products are not quite there yet. NVIDIA unveiled DLSS 5 at GTC 2026 and faced backlash from within the gaming community. A powerful iPhone-hacking techn…

When Face ID Helps iPhone Security—And When to Turn It Off

  • Adam Engst
  • Published date: 2026-03-19 21:42:27 UTC

Heading to a protest or crossing a border? Your iPhone’s Face ID—which is normally a boon with Stolen Device Protection—could become a liability. Learn when to disable biometrics and what other steps you can take to protect your privacy and data from compelle…

OpenAI acquires open-source Python tooling startup Astral

  • Maria Deutscher
  • Published date: 2026-03-19 21:21:32 UTC

OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development tools are written in Rust, a programming language that is bot…