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Uber partners with drone company Zipline for deliveries in select cities in the United States, Germany's Federal Cartel Office orders Apple to the App Tracking Transparency framework, and Stripe acquires OpenRouter.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google allows hiding watermarks on some AI-generated images, Waymo gets approval to expand in California, DeepSeek launches Harness.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France's Top Court Strikes Down Proposed Social Media Ban for Minors, Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash to Boost AI Performance, and the White House Imposes 100% Tariffs on Drones to Boost Domestic Manufacturing and Security.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

White House Authorizes Private Firms for Offensive Cyber Operations, Twitch to Use Default Opt-In for Creator Content in Amazon AI Model Training, and Anthropic Integrates Claude Cowork into Chrome Extension for Cross-Device Sync.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung's Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature gains US FDA approval to launch later in 2026, Foxconn reveals AI servers bring in 51% of revenue with Apple manufacturing dropping to under 30%, and OpenAI releases a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Tests AI-Focused Homepage Design, Ninth Circuit Rejects Meta’s Appeal in Youth Mental Health Trial, and Nvidia Launches $500 Billion AI Compute Financing Initiative.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option, TrendForce estimates Apple's iPhone component costs jumped 38% compared to previous models, and Meta releases a free AI model able to run on a single computer.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Claude Code sessions on macOS and Linux can coordinate with each other, Sony’s rumored WH-1000XM4C headphones may be a $250 reality, Nielsen acquires DoubleVerify for wider audience data.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

European Commission Advances IRIS² Satellite Project to Full-Scale Deployment, Alibaba to Introduce Revenue-Sharing Requirement for Open-Source Qwen Model, and Suno Implements New Audio Watermarking and Usage Policies.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Maps Evolves into Agentic Personal Assistant, Adobe Introduces Creative Suite Integration for ChatGPT, and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Preorders Surge, Outpacing Previous Records.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney and TikTok announce pilot program in the US for content creators to use Disney IP, Sunbird's iMessage for Android app returns after three years, and the $55 billion USD sale of Electronic Arts finally closed. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FCC Proposes a Ban on Chinese Data Center Equipment, Apple Escalates Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against OpenAI, and Bending Spoons to Acquire Airtable for $1.285 Billion.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung bans and is working to remove SmartTV apps containing proxy functionality, Apple adds a cap for security reports from researchers due to the flood of AI submissions, and Microsoft announces price hikes for consoles in the EU and United Kingdom.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DeepSeek opens public beta developer interface, Minnesota water plant attacks may have links to Iran, New York sues prediction market Kalshi.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic Investigates Incident Where Claude Models Accessed Real-World Systems, the EU Implements Right to Repair Directive as of July 31, and Sony Secures Key Memory Supplies to Meet FY2026 Projections Despite Gaming Slump.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ChatGPT and Roblox Face Stricter EU Digital Services Act Regulations, Microsoft Overwhelmed by "Bug Apocalypse" After AI-Powered Vulnerability Discovery, and The FTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Alleged Unauthorized Patient Data Sharing.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States Federal Communications Commission announces an import ban on new Chinese Humanoid Robots, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority opens an investigation into Microsoft over misleading subscription options following Copilot integration, and Warner Bros is testing a vertical video feed called HBO Max Shorts. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta and BlackRock Announce $14 Billion Data Center Partnership in El Paso, Apple and Klarna Launch New Device Leasing Program in the U.S., and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Clarifies Stance on Open-Weight AI Models.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nvidia announces the Open Secure AI Alliance with over 30 inaugural partners, Mark Gurman reports Apple is pushing back the unveiling of its smart glasses to June 2027, and Roku raised prices over component costs and shortages. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5, US plans to investigate EU trade practices, Meta pauses plan to rate-limit Conversation Focus on its smart glasses. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon Signs $1 Billion Fiber Infrastructure Deal With Google for AI Support, Xbox Insiders Test Free, Ad-Supported Game Streaming, and TikTok Faces Potential EU Fines Over Digital Services Act Violations.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Introduces Selfie Video Sign-In for Account Recovery, Uber Cuts 10% of Customer Service Staff Amid AI Restructuring, and Google Cloud Revenue Surges Amid AI Investment.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI reports its AI agents autonomously executed last week's cybersecurity incident against Hugging Face, France set to pass law banning under-15s from accessing social media, and Deezer announces AI music comprised more than 50% of total music uploads in June. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China Mulls Stricter Export Controls on AI and Semiconductor Technologies, Microsoft Expands Mistral AI Partnership with Multibillion-Dollar Investment for European Data Centers, and Samsung Launches New Galaxy Credit Card with Tiered Rewards.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google reportedly planning a new AI chip for Gemini models, China's passenger car market slumps big time, Microsoft pulls OneDrive sync app support for older Windows 10 versions.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prediction market Kalshi moves into biotech, new study findings show no clear electromagnetic wave cancer risk in mobile phone use, Microsoft’s 13-inch Surface Laptop struggles with 8GB of RAM.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Delays Flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro Amid Internal Hurdles and Stiff Competition, SpaceX Aborts Starship Launch After Engine Failure, and Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi K3: 2.8 Trillion Parameter Model.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OnePlus will end operations and no longer release products in North America and Europe, Hyundai seeks full ownership of Boston Dynamics, and Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stripe and Advent International Propose $53 Billion PayPal Acquisition, the U.S. Government Facilitates AI-Cybersecurity Collaboration, and a Judge Dismisses a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Apple Regarding iCloud Imagery.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LAPD Allows Flock Safety Surveillance Contract to Expire , New York Enacts One-Year Moratorium on Large Data Centers, and Microsoft Updates Windows 11 Search Box to Improve User Experience.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta discontinues AI tool able to pull from any public Instagram account, the European Commission will propose a three tier system for minors on social media , and Waze announces new features including a 'Less Chatty Mode'. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic finds internal workspace J-Space inside Claude, Sony launches the IER-M500 in-ear monitors, humanoid robots conduct world-first operation on live pigs.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta Faces Potential 6% Turnover Fine Following European Commission Findings on Addictive Design, Netflix Shifts Strategy to Combat Declining Engagement, and the UK Imposes Direct Regulatory Oversight on Major Cloud Providers for Financial Sector Resilience.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.5 for Coding and Agentic Tasks in Partnership with Cursor, NHTSA Directs Autonomous Vehicle Developers to Resolve First Responder Interference, and Block Reaches $65 Million in Combined Settlements Over Cash App Fraud Allegations.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is rolling out a mandatory smart glasses update to disable cameras when the recording light has been tampered with, CloudFlare partners with OpenAI for a research pilot, and DuckDuckGo's browser blocks YouTube ads by default. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supreme Court Allows Texas App Store Age Verification Law to Proceed, Samsung Shares Dip Despite Record Q2 Profits Driven by AI Demand, and Nintendo to Phase Out Switch Consoles in Europe by 2027 Due to Battery Regulations.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xbox announced four game studios are no longer part of the company and will cut approximately 20% of the company in fiscal 2027, the UK's National Crime Agency and Internet Watch Foundation warns parents not to post pictures of children due to AI abuse, and Amazon announces the end of new customers for Mechanical Turk. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram approved and displayed ads in India promoting CSAM, Midjourney hits back at Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros, Amazon’s Project Leo satellite internet service nears launch.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Zuckerberg Says AI Agent Progress Slower Than Expected, Google Loses Long-Running EU Antitrust Battle Over Android, and Anthropic Temporarily Transitions Fable 5 to Usage-Based Billing.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI Proposes $42.6 Billion Equity Stake to U.S. Government, India Temporarily Blocks WhatsApp's New Username Feature Over Security Concerns, Cloudflare to Block Mixed-Use Web Crawlers Starting September 15th.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Department of Commerce lifts export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5, Meta adds rate-limits to certain features on previously sold smart glasses, and Sony announces the end of physical discs for games beginning 2028.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Study Finds Half of Social Media Child Safety Features Fail, California Partners with Anthropic for AI Access, and a UK Regulator Proposes New Competition Rules for App Stores and NFC Tech.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google reportedly limited Meta's use of Gemini AI due to capacity issues, Ford re-hires some veteran engineers to correct quality issues caused by AI, and Sony will remove 551 Studio Canal purchased films and shows from customer libraries. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 but only to certain partners, Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro may arrive this year, The Commonhaus Foundation launches the Open Source Sustainability Initiative.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

White House Imposes New Regulatory Oversight on OpenAI Model Releases, Samsung and SK Hynix Announce $648 Billion South Korea Investment, SpaceX Prepares to Enter Consumer Mobile Market with Retail Starlink Service.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IBM Unveils "Nanostack" Transistor Architecture for Future Semiconductor Scaling, Anthropic Alerts Senate to Massive Illicit Distillation Attack by Alibaba, Meta Transforms Creator Studio into AI-Powered Companion App.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alibaba sues to be removed from US blacklist inclusion over alleged links to Chinese military, YouTube settles before a second major social media addiction case begins, and Rockstar opens pre-orders for the long-delayed Grand Theft Auto VI. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Launches AI Incubator to Maintain Ties with Departing Talent, China’s "LineShine" Supercomputer Tops TOP500 List, and the CMA Fines StubHub UK £900,000 Over "Drip Pricing" Violations.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SK Hynix overtakes Samsung to become the most valuable South Korean company, Getty Images signs a content licensing deal with OpenAI, and a Kapwing research study suggests approximately 59% of content shown to new TikTok accounts are AI slop. Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norway restricts AI use for students, UK’s attorney general says department should stop posting on X, India's Jio Platforms is headed for a big IPO.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.