May 2 – Technology News | TikTok Fined $600M, Waymo Safety Gains, Meta & Microsoft Ramp Up AI

Ad-free news from Essence.TikTok fined €530 million for sending European user data to China, breaching GDPR rules.Waymo reports 56.7 million driverless miles with sharp drops in crash and injury rates.Meta posts $16.7B profit and raises capex to $72B to lead in AI.Microsoft warns of AI capacity limits and unveils Phi 4 models rivaling far larger systems.FutureHouse launches new AI tools to support scientific discovery, despite reliability concerns.Follow the show — back tomorrow, right on time.