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Tech companies lobbied away stricter rules on gas-powered data centers, Apple may open up the App Store to agentic AI, and Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program

Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler

A family is suing OpenAI, Meta is facing another lawsuit over scam ads, and Google is considering working with SpaceX

NBC is turning Wordle into a TV show

Daybreak is OpenAI's response to Anthropic's Claude Mythos, Digg is back again, and eBay rejected GameStop's offer

The Blackmagic Camera App: What's it All About?

TikTok is rolling out an ad-free option in the UK, Samsung's Bespoke update is big step towards a useful AI for your fridge, and Lime filed for IPO

The Google Fitbit Air has been revealed

Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools, Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices as chip crisis bites, and Bumble replacing swiping

Google Home gains more Gemini-powered camera features

Samsung's Galaxy Watch can predict fainting with 'high accuracy', Snap's $400 million deal with Perplexity is dead, and Google bought a stake in the maker of Eve Online to train its AI models

Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to provide US government with early AI model access.

Anthropic will pay Google $200 billion for chips and cloud access, Meta may be using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds, and Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI over chatbots pretending to be licensed doctors

Amazon opens up its logistics networks to any business

The White House considering tighter regulation of new AI models, cellphone bans do not improve test scores, and one of iRobot's co-founders is now making weird little robot companions

ChatGPT developed a goblin obsession after OpenAI tried to make it nerdy by

OpenAI introduces AI-generated pets, Meta acquired a robotics AI startup, and AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is working on AI agents for personal and business use

iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools

Images of Samsung's rumored smart glasses have leaked

The DoD will soon have unfettered access to Google’s AI models, Snapchat is rolling out sponsored AI agents, and the FTC says Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025

Joby Aviation is demoing 10-minute air taxi flights

Apple accused of unlawful discrimination against represented workers, YouTube is testing an AI search mode that 'feels more like a conversation', and OpenAI broke its exclusivity agreements with Microsoft

Musk pledges to fix 2019-2023 Teslas that can't fully self drive

DeepSeek's new 'world-class' AI mode, Claude can now connect to lifestyle apps, and a hairdryer was used to rig Polymarket weather bets

X finally adds custom timelines

Meta workers' keystrokes are being used to train AI, Kalshi suspended three political candidates for insider trading, and Elon Musk pledged to fix Teslas that can't fully self drive

Amazon allegedly pressured companies to raise product prices with other retailers

Anthropic investigating 'unauthorized access' of Mythos, did Meta mislead users about scam ads, and Monterey Park, CA has banned any data centers within its city limits

Deezer says AI-made songs make up 44 percent of daily uploads

DHS reportedly wants to develop smart glasses for ICE, Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, and John Ternus will be the new CEO of Apple

A lot of you panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMaggedon 2026

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain, the NSA is reportedly using Anthropic's Mythos, and Beijing's robot half-marathon returned

OpenAI's latest Codex update builds the groundwork for its upcoming super app

Stop using your Casely Power Pod wireless charger, the EC wants Google to share search engine data, and Perplexity is bringing its Personal Computer AI assistant to Mac

Spotify is selling books now

Another study argues how bad AI is for our brains, Apple & Google reportedly pointing users to 'nudify' apps, and Anthropic will ask Claude users to verify their identities

Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators

NAACP is suing xAI over data center pollution, the FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US, and Amazon is buying the satellite internet company behind Apple’s SOS system

Meta is reportedly building an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg

Meta warned that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators; and the majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms

YouTube Premium’s US pricing is going up

OpenAI says Elon Musk is orchestrating a last-minute 'legal ambush', the FAA is encouraging gamers to get jobs in air traffic control, and the US government wants Reddit to snitch on one of its users

OpenAI 'pauses' its Stargate UK data center plan

OpenAI has a new ChatGPT $100 Pro plan, Apple is closing three US stores, and a maverick hacker got Mac OS X running on a Wii

Sony teases its next-gen TV technology

OpenAI 'pauses' its Stargate UK data center plan, Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app, and Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media

Apple's foldable iPhone may be delayed due to engineering snags

Anthropic launched an effort to prevent AI cyberattacks with AI, Binge is a tracking app warning about jump scares, and Sony will scan you to put you in PlayStation games

An Italian court ruled Netflix has to refund its customers for price hikes

New Jersey can't ban Kalshi's prediction market, Apple's foldable iPhone may be delayed, and three YouTubers accused Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models

Banks working on the SpaceX IPO have to subscribe to Grok?, Ireland testing out a digital wallet, and Netflix has to refund its Italian customers

Google releases Gemma 4, a family of open models built off of Gemini 3

Sony bought an AI startup that turns photos into 3D volumes, fan fiction website AO3 finally coming out of beta, and Flipboard's 'social websites' are a new spin on decentralized social media

What to expect from WWDC 2026

Claude Code leak suggests Anthropic is working on a 'Proactive' mode for its coding tool, The AI Doc's director was scared by AI, so he made a movie about it, and What’s going on with Donut Lab?

DoorDash partners with Rivian spinoff for autonomous delivery vehicles

Slack's upgraded AI can analyze how you work, Google's 'Performance Advisor' Steph Curry teased a new wearable, and an immersive 'Black Mirror Experience' is launching in Montreal

Microsoft's research assistant can now use multiple AI models simultaneously

SpaceX lost contact with one of its Starlink satellites, OkCupid settled its FTC case, and Comet 41P reversed its spin

The White House app is just as weird and unnecessary as you'd expect

Austria pursuing a social media ban for kids under 14, Bluesky's next product is an AI assistant, and Project Hail Mary is Amazon MGM's highest-grossing film ever

Wikipedia has banned AI-generated articles

A bill has been introduced to pause US data center construction, Google began rolling out Search Live globally, and Apple discontinued the Mac Pro

Meta is letting creators fill their Reels with shopping links

OpenAI shelved plans to release an adult chatbot, Spotify testing a tool to help real artists deal with AI slop, and a jury rules against Meta and YouTube in social media addiction case

Ultrahuman has opened US pre-orders for Ring Pro

Baltimore sues xAI over Grok deepfakes, X is changing its revenue-sharing policy, and Sony and Honda is killing its Afeela EVs

Wheely, an on-demand chauffeur app, makes its US debut in NYC

The US bans all new foreign-made network routers, Apple will reportedly start stuffing ads into the Maps app, and Wing is expanding its drone delivery service to the Bay Area

Elon Musk claims Terafab project will be the 'largest chip manufacturing facility ever'

Reddit is looking for methods to combat its bot problem, team work makes the dream work for Plastic Eating Bacteria, and the Crimson Desert developer promised to replace the game’s AI-generated art

Meta's metaverse app will stick around after all

Amazon acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr, OpenAI is putting ChatGPT, its browser and code generator into one desktop app, and DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June

Meta agentic AI sparked a security incident, a Tennessee senator introduced the first draft of a federal AI bill, and the FBI confirmed it's buying Americans' location data

Apple and Nike team up for a new Powerbeats Pro 2 colorway

Arizona’s AG is suing Kalshi, the DoD says Anthropic poses an 'unacceptable risk' to national security, and Apple is releasing its first Background Security Improvement

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI

xAI is being sued by teenagers, US senators told ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 'immediately', and Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director

NASA will try its Artemis II launch again in early April

Anthropic temporarily doubling Claude's usage limits for most, ByteDance suspended the rollout of its new AI video generator, and humans clawed back some voice jobs in Arc Raiders

Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions

RAMaggedon not expected to ease this year, the Teamsters are urging the DOJ to block Paramount's Warner Bros. merger, and X might be breaching US sanctions on Iran

Anthropic is opening an office in DC while battling Pentagon in court

Most AI chatbots will help you plan violent attacks, Grammarly disabled its generative-AI feedback tool, and Google Play will let you try a game before you buy it

Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents

Did a DOGE engineer copy the Social Security database? Meta is buying Moltbook and Wordle’s creator is back with a new game

Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation

Meta needs new rules for AI-generated content, Dutch intelligence warning of Russian hackers, and Uber expanding its program that helps pair women riders and drivers

Meta needs new rules for AI-generated content, Dutch intelligence warning of Russian hackers, and Uber expanding its program that helps pair women riders and drivers

UK government delays AI copyright rules amid artist outcry

NASA changed a binary asteroid's orbit around the sun, Qualcomm has a new AI-focused computer designed for robotics, and OpenAI's robotics hardware lead resigned in protest

Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it

UK government delayed AI copyright rules, Anthropic says it will challenge the supply chain risk designation in courts, and Meta hit with a class action lawsuit

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee

Anthropic is back in talks with the DoD, tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill, and Apple Music can now flag AI content, but only if distributors elect to label it

Meta starts testing its AI shopping assistant

AI data centers could reduce power draw on demand, Meta signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp, and no end-to-end encryption for TikTok DMs

The Samsung Wallet can now hold your house keys

OpenAI will amend its deal with the DoD to prevent mass surveillance in the US, the Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art, and Starlink's next-gen satellite network could broadband speed

A closer look at Honor’s Robot Phone

Anthropic's Claude tops in App Store after Trump's ban, the US reportedly used Anthropic's AI for its attack on Iran, and Lenovo's robot concept can help you digitally sign documents (and maybe annoy coworkers)'

Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

Anthropic refuses to bow to the Pentagon despite threats, Block is laying off nearly half its workforce, and Burger King will use AI to monitor employee 'friendliness'

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

Anthropic weakened its safety pledge, Kalshi fined a MrBeast, and Instagram will alert parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content

Google claims it's building data centers that barely use any water

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed, the Pentagon giving Anthropic until Friday to let it use Claude as it sees fit, and Uber previewed its Dubai air taxi service

The creators of Dark Sky have a new weather app

US military may use Grok AI in its classified systems, Anthropic accused 3 Chinese AI labs of abusing Claude, and Bungie said 'no second chances'

Apple's next event to bring at least five products over a 'three-day blitz'

The US will send Tech Corps members to foreign countries, a Colorado bill would make it illegal to 3D print firearms and gun parts, and the recent 13-hour AWS outage may have been caused by its own AI tools

Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website, which is a thing that exists

Google Play used AI to help block bad apps last year, Samsung's Bixby is more conversational, and 'Freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech

Federal court rules that OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo'

Is Meta planning to release a smartwatch this year?, Nevada is suing Kalshi, and Gemini can now generate a 30-second clip of what real music sounds like

WordPress adds an AI assistant

Texas AG is suing TP-Link, OpenAI must stop using the term 'Cameo', and Tesla stopped using 'Autopilot' to promote its EVs in California

Apple's next event is set for March 4th

EU launching a second investigation into Grok, the EC is probing Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales, and Apple's Podcasts app now supports HTTP Live Streaming video technology

Airbnb is testing out AI search with a 'small percentage' of users

ByteDance will tighten up its new AI video generator, OpenAI hired the developer behind AI agent OpenClaw, and Terminator Zero has been canceled after just one season

Apple's Siri relaunch is reportedly behind schedule

Ring called off its partnership with Flock Safety, the person overseeing the Netflix-Warner merger resigned, and the EU opening another probe into Google's ads pricing

Uber Eats’ new Cart Assistant feature is an AI hack for your grocery shopping

WhatsApp is now fully blocked in Russia, Anthropic beefed up Claude's free tier, and Meta turned Threads algorithm complaints into an official feature

Waymo's vehicles are now fully driverless in Nashville

Elon Musk's satellite catapult on the Moon, Discord will soon require age verification, and Meta, TikTok and Snap are participating in an online safety ratings system

Lyft rolls out teen accounts with enhanced safety protections

The DOJ may face an investigation for pressuring Apple and Google, SpaceX pivoting to focus on a moon base, and disabling Ring's creepy Search Party feature

DOJ is investigating if Netflix used anticompetitive tactics as part of its merger probe

NY lawmakers introduce bill that aims to halt data center development for 3 yrs, Apple's new iPads and MacBooks may be here soon, and Lyft rolls out teen accounts with enhanced safety protections

NVIDIA reportedly won't release new graphics cards this year

X's Community Notes will allow AI to write the first draft, Meta is giving its AI slop feed an app of its own, and the CIA will stop publishing The World Factbook

Anthropic says it won't bring ads to Claude

A new bill would crack down on fraudulent ads, X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, and Valve pushed back its Steam Machine launch

iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know so far

An AI powered mobile app to integrate your family's health data, the next gen X-Box will arrive in 2027, and Apple just made Xcode better for vibe coding

Apple is already thinking about its second foldable iPhone

X's Paris HQ raided by French prosecutors, Firefox will soon offer a way to block all of its generative AI features, and a developer turned Wikipedia into a social media-style feed

SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs

NASA used Claude to plot a route for Perseverance on Mars, Apple now lets you build a new Mac exactly the way you want, and Indonesia lifted its ban on Grok

Honda vehicles used to proactively report road safety issues in nation-first pilot

Amazon discovered a 'high volume' of CSAM in its AI training data but isn't saying where it came from ... and more Tech News

Google brings its Nano Banana image generator to Chrome

Tesla killing off its Model S and X cars to make robots, Mark Zuckerberg says Reality Labs will (eventually) stop losing so much money, and Patreon creators have to switch to subscription billing by November

The French government is ditching Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a home-grown alternative

Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, Snap spinning off its AR glasses, and LinkedIn will let you show off your vibe coding expertise

The EU is investigating Grok and X over potentially illegal deepfakes

Trump admin planning to use AI to write federal regs, people are uninstalling TikTok, and Google agreed to a settlement in voice assistant privacy lawsuit

NTSB will investigate why Waymo's robotaxis are illegally passing school buses

Is OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model citing Grokipedia? Apple to reveal its Gemini-powered Siri soon, and US Congress members are calling for a 'thorough review' of EA's $55 billion sale

An AI pin is beneath Apple

TikTok' US deal finalized, David Ellison extended the deadline for the WBD takeover offer, and Elon Musk said Tesla will sell humanoid robots next year

Amazon is adding AI-powered assistant to One Medical

Apple overhauling Siri as an AI chatbot and developing a wearable AI pin, plus Meta expanding Threads ads to all users globally

Adobe unveils new AI-powered video editing tools for Premiere

OpenAI launching age prediction, the FTC still pursuing antitrust case against Meta, and the Netflix app redesign offering vertical video

Musk claims Tesla will restart work on its Dojo supercomputer

Adobe unveiled new AI-powered video editing tools, UK is mulling a social media ban for users under 16, and the woman whose mathematical models inspired GPS has died

Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a version of its coding AI for regular people

Microsoft issued an emergency fix, Washington state pursuing an age verification law for porn sites, and plans for a gaming-themed Atari hotel in Las Vegas scrapped

The 3 best cheap fitness trackers for 2026

Taiwan bringing more semiconductor production to the US, Bluesky's 'Live Now' badge is available to everyone, and Netflix's expanded Sony deal

Gemini can now pull context from the rest of your Google apps, if you let it

X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis, OpenAI quietly rolled out a dedicated ChatGPT translation tool, and Spotify getting more expensive

Anthropic launches Claude Cowork

Tesla's FSD is switching to a subscription-only service, the Senate passed the Defiance Act to address Grok deepfakes, and the UK scrapped its digital ID requirement for workers

Anthropic made a version of its coding AI for regular people

Instagram says accounts 'are secure' after wave of suspicious password reset requests

Microsoft is now integrating shopping directly into Copilot

YouTube will let you exclude Shorts from search results, Boston Dynamics unveiled a production-ready Atlas robot, and Longbow showed off its Speedster EV with in-wheel motors

LG's CLOiD robot can fold laundry and serve food… very slowly

ChatGPT is launching a Health portal, JPMorgan Chase is taking over the Apple Card, and Ubisoft is shutting down a studio 16 days after it unionized

What NVIDIA announced at CES 2026

CES 2026: Lenovo's Smart Glasses, Meta's Neural Band expanded usage, and Electric Seaplane

What are Micro RGB TVs and why are they everywhere at CES 2026?

CES 2026: Earbuds with brain-scanning technology, AI enabled bird feeders, and more humanoid robots

Xreal updates its entry-level personal cinema glasses at CES

CES 2026 is underway: AI wearables, Samsung's 130-inch Micro RGB TV, and Lockin's Smart Lock

Instagram chief: AI is so ubiquitous 'it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media'

Starlink is lowering thousands of satellites' orbits, Airloom has a new approach to wind power, and Minimal phone pioneer Punkt is back w

The 6 best iPad accessories for 2026

Tech's 5 biggest winners of 2025

The IDC warns of a major PC market downturn, Meta bought Manus, and Samsung unveiled a new $200 smartphone

LG will show off a humanoid robot for household chores at CES 2026

NASA finally has a leader, but its future is no more certain

OpenAI is hiring a new Head of Preparedness

Apple escalates its appeal of a $2 billion fine, Ubisoft is rolling back Rainbow Six Siege servers, and Samsung plans to integrate Google Photos into its TVs

The 4 best budget laptops for 2026

US bans new foreign-made drones and components

Foldable phone makers have solved every issue except one

US bans new foreign-made drones and components, the pirate group Anna's Archive scraped Spotify in its entirety, and an NYT investigation found that Uber allows violent felons to drive

A San Francisco power outage left Waymo's self-driving cars stranded at intersections.

Governor signed AI safety act, tweak how warm and enthusiastic ChatGPT's responses are, and Mark Zuckerberg's nonprofit cut ties with the immigration advocacy group he co-founded

Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to people

A Starlink satellite exploded and left 'trackable' debris, Honda will pause production due to a chip shortage, and Trump Mobile's T1 still doesn't exist, but the company is now selling refurbished phones

Google's Gemini 3 Flash model outperforms GPT-5.2 in some benchmarks

Snoring detection and respiratory health tracking in Ultrahuman's Ring Air, the FTC investigating Instacart over its AI pricing tool, and China's prototype EUV machine

ChatGPT image generation is now faster and better at following tweaks

WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid, Amazon may invest $10 billion in OpenAI, and a judge ruled that Tesla used deceptive language to market Autopilot

Kindle's in-book AI assistant can answer all your questions without spoilers

Google is retiring its free dark web monitoring tool, a judge blocked Louisiana's social media age verification law, and Ford is not sunsetting the F-150 Lightning

OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT

Grok is spreading inaccurate info again, Google pulled AI-generated videos of Disney characters from YouTube, and iRobot has filed for bankruptcy

Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model

Trump ordered the creation of a litigation task force to challenge state AI laws, Disney's deal with OpenAI, and Amazon's AI-generated recap tool not very reliable

Projectors won us over in 2025

OpenAI's house of cards seems primed to collapse, the US may demand a 5-year social media history from tourists, and the State Department said Calibri font was a DEI hire

Samsung Wallet to gain support for digital Porsche keys

Nearly 1/3 of teens use AI chatbots daily, Instagram is generating SEO-bait headlines, and Pebble's making a weird little smart ring for recording thoughts

Uber will start selling trip and takeout data to marketers

EU opens antitrust investigation into Google's AI practices, NVIDIA can now sell its high-end AI chips to 'approved customers in China,' and Congress removes right to repair language from defense bill

Meta plans to push back the debut of its next mixed reality glasses

X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account, Trump says Netflix/Warner Bros. market share 'could be a problem', and OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT says posts appearing to show in-app ads are ‘not real or not ads’

Meta is reportedly going to slash spending on the metaverse

Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese hackers may be targeting government entities using 'Brickstorm' malware, and Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

Amazon rolls out a find-a-scene Alexa+ feature for Prime Video

OpenAI's new confession system teaches models to be honest, India will no longer require smartphone makers to preinstall its state-run 'cybersecurity' app, and Meta's Oversight Board wants to expand its powers

Android is getting a slew of new accessibility features

Grok would prefer a Holocaust over harming Elon Musk, Google Discover is testing AI-generated headlines, and Instacart sues New York City over minimum pay, tipping laws

Netflix ends casting from mobile devices for users of newer TVs

Apple hired Amar Subramanya as its new vice president of AI, India will require a state-owned cybersecurity app to be installed on all smartphones, and Marques Brownlee's controversial Panels app is shutting down

The EU says Apple Maps may be big enough to be considered a DMA

AI chatbots can be tricked with poetry to ignore their safety guardrails, Airbus updated thousands of planes, and you can thank AI for no RAM deals this holiday season

Google limiting free Nano Banana Pro image generation usage, the US patent office says genAI is equivalent to other tools, and Alibaba launched its own AI glasses

Meta's Oversight Board is fine with leaving manipulated content on Facebook, Qualcomm revealed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip, and FoloToy's AI teddy bear is back on sale following its brief foray into BDSM

The best big tech gifts for $100 or less

Anthropic's Opus 4.5 model is here to conquer Microsoft Excel, Trump's Genesis Mission aims to build a centralized AI platform, and OpenAI can't use the term 'Cameo' in Sora

iOS 27 will reportedly focus on performance improvements and AI upgrades

YouTube is the most popular social media platform among US adults, Microsoft isn't releasing a diversity report, and a decision about breaking up Google's adtech monopoly is on the horizon

Warner signs AI music licensing deal with Udio

Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise, sales of a teddy bear were suspended because of its sexually explicit AI, and ChatGPT group chats roll out to everyone

Cloudflare outage was not caused by a cyber attack

Spotify's SongDNA will show you which songs are sampled on a track, Google Maps using AI to predict if EV chargers availability, and European policymakers want to ease AI and privacy laws

Google's new Gemini 3 model arrives in AI Mode and the Gemini app

Snapchat's new ‘Topic Chats’ feature, Read AI is building a note-taking app, and Meta asked the Oversight Board to weigh in on Community Notes

DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions

Cloudflare hit by outage causing 'widespread' errors, Tesla won its bid to decertify a class action lawsuit, and DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions

Google plans to invest $40 billion towards building data centers in Texas

Jeff Bezos will head a new engineering-focused AI startup called Project Prometheus, Rivian spinoff Also revealed a $3,500 starting price for its first e-bike, and the Mac Pro could be the latest addition to Apple's product purgatory

Apple is bringing MLS to the masses

Disney+ may start hosting user-generated AI videos, Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs, and Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket safely made it to space a second time

Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is finally official

Doordash now delivers food orders via a robot in Miami, Google added agentic AI checkout to shopping, and Google will allow 'experienced users' to sideload unverified Android apps

Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone

Coda Music is rolling out tools for labeling and blocking AI-generated tunes, WhatsApp will face further EU regulation, and Threads is adding features for creators to promote their podcasts

Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms

Broadcom announced an AI chipset that translates audio in real time, Meta is killing off the external Facebook Like button, and Ford's F-150 Lightning may be sunset

Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone

China told Apple to remove LGBTQ+ dating apps, Denmark is set to ban social media for users under 15, and Blizzard confirmed it's adding a virtual currency for WoW

Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Grand Theft Auto VI's release delayed again, SpaceX acquired more spectrum licenses from EchoStar, and Amazon is testing an AI tool that automatically translates books into other languages

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

Your next Heineken may be brewed with steam from a 100MWh heat battery, Netflix is going big on video podcasts, and Sony has a new benchmark for ethical AI

Meta finally made a proper WhatsApp app for Apple Watch

Google may put giant AI installations in low-earth orbit, DJI drones might soon be banned in the US, and a UK High Court sided with Stability AI

Waymo is launching in three new cities next year

OpenAI signed a $38 billion cloud contract with Amazon, Google removed its Gemma AI model after it allegedly accused a senator of sexual assault, and TikTok announced its first-ever awards show in the US

Pentagon will reportedly award SpaceX a $2 billion contract to help develop the 'Golden Dome'

Elon Musk teased a flying car, Trump's FCC is moving to make it easier for internet companies to charge hidden fees, and Anbernic's budget DS clone is open for pre-order

Pinterest has its own AI assistant now

U.S. government closer to banning TP-Link routers, the US and China agree to one-year pause on punitive tariffs, and Mixed Reality Link for Windows 11 and Meta Quest headsets is now available

More people watched a fake NVIDIA livestream than the real thing

YouTube is offering employees buyouts, Meta will add a 'huge corpus' of AI content, and Proton launches 'Data Breach Observatory'

Adobe's new Photoshop AI Assistant can automate repetitive tasks

OpenAI sued for trademark infringement, Google is disputing Gmail was breached, and Withings’ urine analyzer is finally ready to buy

The next iPad Pro could be the first to get vapor chamber cooling

Federal investigators are looking into Tesla's Mad Max mode, Google’s AI health coach will soon be available to some Fitbit Premium users, and YouTube Shorts will integrate Adobe Premiere's video editing tools

A Chinese startup shows off its dancing humanoid robot

CBP will photograph non-citizens entering and exiting the US, Google's Gemini will now generate presentations for you, and Relive the Commodore 64's glory days

American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' of junk in Southeast Asia

Nissan's nifty solar panel system for the Sakura EV, Apple lost its UK antitrust lawsuit, and Strava pulled the plug on its Garmin lawsuit

Google Gemini will arrive in GM cars starting next year

Amazon's smart glasses with AI will help its drivers deliver packages faster, YouTube is adding a timer to Shorts, and Spotify is freezing and crashing on some Android devices

New report leaks Amazon's proposed mass-automation plans

Anthropic brings Claude Code to iOS and the web

NVIDIA shows off its first Blackwell wafer manufactured in the US

Microsoft's next Windows 11 AI gamble: Just say "Hey Copilot"

Plug-in hybrids emit almost as much pollution as gas cars, OpenAI suspended Sora depictions of MLK, and CNN's new All Access streaming service doesn't seem to include CNN

Apple's long-rumored smart display will reportedly cost $350

Apple's M5 chip pushes AI performance, Google's Veo 3.1 is better at generating videos from images, and Threads now supports group DM

X experiments with showing more information about profiles to fight inauthentic engagement

Google may tweak search results to avoid EU fine, the company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn't hacked, and OpenAI will let adults use ChatGPT for erotica starting in December

California enacts age-gate law for app stores

NVIDIA's DGX Spark AI developer PC is now for sale, a UK regulator fined 4chan, and Slack is transforming its Slackbot into a 'personalized AI companion'.

Malware apps posing as free VPNs are on the rise

Apple got hit with another class action lawsuit, OpenAI does not have to preserve all of its ChatGPT data, and the Chevrolet Bolt is back

Tensor's Robocar will be 'Lyft-ready' out of the factory

Apple doubled its biggest bug bounty reward, Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm, and a 65-year old computer was programmed to play Boards of Canada's 'Olson'

Apple explains how it will comply with App Store age verification requirements in Texas

California just passed 3 bills to boost internet privacy, Apple removed an app that archives videos of ICE arrests, and Verizon is buying Starry to expand its wireless broadband footprint

Supreme Court denies Google's request to pause Play Store changes while it appeals Epic case

Google's Chief Scientist of Quantum Hardware won the Nobel Prize in Physics, Mastodon is adding Bluesky-like starter packs, and California banned loud commercials on streaming platforms

OpenAI agrees to buy 'tens of billions' worth of AMD chips

Instagram will start handing out awards to select creators, Apple is bringing back Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1, and Evernote's biggest update since 2020 goes all in on AI

ICE is planning to create a surveillance team that hunts for leads on social media

Tesla insurance could lose its license for mishandling claims, OpenAI's first device could be delayed, and Discord users' IDs and data were compromised

FTC sues Zillow and accuses it of buying off rival Redfin

Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store after the Trump administration's demand, Strava sues Garmin in a bizarre patent infringement lawsuit, and Threads is getting a 'communities' feature for better conversations

Meta will soon use AI chats for ad targeting

Is Amazon pitching law enforcement on its cloud services? FTC sues Zillow, and Saturn’s ocean moon looks more hospitable to subsurface life than we thought.

Amazon has a new smart remote that's completely programmable by Alexa+

Disney sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI, OpenAI's Sora app is real but you'll need an invite to try it, and Daniel Ek is stepping down as Spotify CEO

Microsoft is trying to make 'vibe working' a thing

Alphabet will pay $22 million to settle President Trump’s YouTube lawsuit, OpenAI will reportedly release a TikTok-like social app, and Tile trackers reportedly have a security flaw

Apple reportedly made a ChatGPT-clone to test Siri's new capabilities

Apple may be nearing production for its M5 MacBooks, EA may go private with help from Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia, and Meta wants to become the Android of robotics

Amazon is paying $2.5 billion to settle FTC claims it duped customers into signing up for Prime

xAI accused OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets, Spotify addressing AI 'slop', and the EU told Apple it has "no intention" of repealing the DMA

Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon chips are 'the fastest and most efficient' for Windows PCs, Meta Lab pop-ups will let you try on the company's new smart glasses for yourself, and Proton Mail's redesigned mobile app is built for speed

Oakley Meta Vanguard are the smart glasses athletes might actually want

The Secret Service seized a network capable of shutting down NYC's cell service, Apple TV+ indefinitely delayed 'The Savant', and Microsoft claimed a 'breakthrough' in AI chip cooling

Stellantis confirms data breach involving customers' contact information

Meta is making its Llama AI models available to more governments, Google is turning Gemini into a gaming sidekick, and Facebook added an AI assistant to its dating app

Meta CTO explains the cause of its embarrassing smart glasses demo failures

Elon Musk's Neuralink plans a brain speech trial, BYD's all-electric hypercar hit a record-breaking speed, and the complicated Subnautica 2 lawsuit took a bizarre twist

Samsung’s very expensive Family Hub fridges will now treat you to ads on their displays

Meta will let outside developers create AI-powered apps for its smart glasses, the FTC is suing Ticketmaster, and a former Facebook lobbyist is now in charge of the EU's Facebook regulator

Trump's TikTok deal will give control to a group of US investors

Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses revealed at Connect 2025, Trump crypto advisor David Sacks being investigated over a possible SGE violation, and Google Discover to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal file joint lawsuit against generative AI app Hailuo

Tesla is being investigated over its electronic door handles, another lawsuit blames an AI company of complicity in a teenager's suicide, and LimeWire acquired Fyre Festival

A TikTok deal may finally be happening

China says NVIDIA's Mellanox acquisition violated antitrust law, New York details its plans for online age verification rules, and Early Access is the latest place where Steam is restricting games with mature themes

xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors working on Grok

Google facing its first AI Overviews lawsuit from a major US publisher, California's age verification bill took another step forward, and Tesla's most affordable Cybertruck scrapped after five months

The FTC is investigating companies that make AI companion chatbots

The 'next phase' of Microsoft's and OpenAI's partnership, Grok claimed the Charlie Kirk assassination video was a 'meme edit', and Perplexity's definition of copyright gets it sued by the dictionary

Reddit, Yahoo, Medium and more are adopting a new licensing standard to get compensated for AI scraping

Amazon is reportedly developing separate AR glasses for customers and its drivers, HBO Max is going to get a lot more expensive, and Lyft launched an autonomous fleet with May Mobility in Atlanta

Everything announced at the iPhone 17 launch event

Is Microsoft planning to use Anthropic models to power some of Office 365's Copilot features? Plus, the FDA approved human trials for pig kidney transplants

Meta reportedly suppressed research about how dangerous its VR headsets are for kids

Judge rejected Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for the AI copyright lawsuit, Vodafone is testing an AI 'actor', and Bluesky finally has a private bookmarking feature

Apple faces lawsuit over alleged use of pirated books for AI training

Apple's 'Awe Dropping' event preview, cut cables in the Red Sea disrupted Microsoft's Azure, and players of Silksong are complaining about confusing translations

Honda teases its first full-size e-motorcycle with fast charging

Big tech signed on to White House plan for AI education in US schools, Researchers found alarming overlaps among 18 popular VPNs, and Sesame Street's new partnership with YouTube will bring 'hundreds of full episodes' to the video platform

Samsung announces a pair of flashy new party speakers

Google ordered to pay $425 million in an app data collection lawsuit, OpenAI offers ChatGPT Projects to free users, and the largest illegal sports streaming service has been shut down

OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT

Google doesn't have to sell Chrome, Waymo's robotaxis coming to Denver and Seattle, and Disney will pay $10 million to settle an FTC complaint

TikTok users will soon be able to send voice notes, images and videos in chats

Google says reports of a major Gmail security issue are 'entirely false', Chinese social media platforms roll out labels for AI-generated material, and Escape from Tarkov is finally coming to Steam 'soon.’

Meta is reportedly looking at using competing AI models to improve its apps

TikTok users will soon be able to send voice notes, images and videos in chats, and more tech news

Meta is experimenting with long-form text on Threads

Microsoft introduced a pair of in-house AI models, NVIDIA is (really) profiting, and Fubo Sports debuts Sept. 2

Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime

OpenAI and Anthropic conducted safety evaluations of each other's AI systems, WhatsApp offering an AI-powered writing assistant, and Microsoft Copilot is now a talking blob on Samsung TVs

US Attorneys General tell AI companies they 'will be held accountable' for child safety failures

SpaceX's Starship deployed its payload for the first time, Anthropic reached a settlement over a class-action piracy lawsuit, and Meta is launching a California super PAC

NVIDIA releases the next generation of its cutting-edge 'robot brain'

US AGs tell AI companies they 'will be held accountable' for child safety failures, Elon Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI, and Netflix announced opening dates for its brick and mortar entertainment hubs

Grok 2.5 goes open source

Apple claims an ex-employee stole trade secrets for Oppo, Bluesky blocks Mississippi due to its new age verification law, and Google tested QR code verification for text messages

Google AI Mode is expanding to 180 countries and adding an agentic restaurant finder

Trump Mobile is promoting its smartphone with terribly edited photos of other brands' products, Ecosia offered $0 for control of Chrome, and Tesla investigated over inaccurate crash reports

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: How the newest foldable phones stack up

AI browsers may be the best thing that ever happened to scammers, Oracle will reportedly power a giant data center with gas generators, and Alaska Air will offer Starlink in-flight internet starting next year.

Anker's Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds include ANC and a snore-detection algorithm

The White House now has a TikTok account, a man who allegedly used a botnet to take down X has been charged, and Meta's AI voice translation feature rolled out globally

Google announces the first nuclear site to power its data centers

The UK will no longer require Apple to create backdoor access to users' data ... and more Tech News

Roblox cracks down on its user-created content following multiple child safety lawsuits

Anthropic's Claude AI can end 'distressing' conversations, China's inaugural 'Robot Olympics' delivered some impressive feats, and Can-Am's first electric ATV can haul more than its gas models

Solos is equipping its smart glasses with an AI for the blind and low-vision community

SCOTUS let Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect, the Trump administration may buy a stake in Intel, and an internal Meta AI document said chatbots could have 'sensual' conversations with children

Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices

OpenAI and Sam Altman may be creating a startup rival to Neuralink, a 'tabletop robot' from Apple may be here in 2027, and Amazon adds perishable food to same-day delivery

Oura rolls out new features for pregnancy and perimenopause

Apple says the App Store is 'fair and free of bias' in response to Musk's legal threats, Google lets you pick preferred sources, and Russia implicated in a hack on US federal court databases

AOL's dial-up internet still exists, but not for much longer

AI summaries can downplay medical issues for female patients, Intel's CEO successfully wooed President Trump, and Revel is ending its ridesharing operation

DJI repurposed its drones' obstacle detection tech for robot vacuums

NVIDIA may give the US government a cut of its profits to sell AI chips to China, AOL's dial-up internet still exists, but not for much longer, and The Space Invaders movie is apparently still happening

Instagram adds a new friends map feature that sure looks a lot like the Snap Map

The FCC will review EAS, Wild headset prototypes could be the future of VR, and HBO Max will crack down on password sharing

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT Enterprise to the executive branch workforce for $1

Apple will invest another $100 billion to avoid tariffs, Google says AI in Search is driving more queries and clicks, and TeaOnHer app for men which has security problems

Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists

Grok's image and video generator now has an NSFW 'spicy' mode, ElevenLabs launched its own royalty-free AI music service, and Intel's next-gen manufacturing process is reportedly still struggling

NASA's latest mission to the ISS features a bacterial experiment

Perplexity is allegedly scraping websites it's not supposed to, again plus a failed NASA Lunar mission and Amazon reorg of Wondery

Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal

Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot on the way,’ X has to prove it wasn't negligent when removing CSAM, and a leak about the PS6

Spotify's lax privacy means anyone can see the Vice President's song choices

Steve Huffman wants Reddit to be a 'go-to search engine,’ Apple is 'open to' acquisitions to boost its AI roadmap, and Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal

The New York Times and Amazon's AI licensing deal is reportedly worth up to $25 million per year

Mark Zuckerberg shared a confusing vision for AI 'superintelligence', flickering lights could help fight misinformation, and Substack accidentally sent push alerts promoting a Nazi publication

ChatGPT's Study Mode will guide students to an answer stey by step

TikTok gamifying mindfulness with 'well-being missions', YouTube is turning to AI for age verification, and Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil

China calls for the creation of a global AI organization

VPNs are booming in the UK, but free options carry big risks, Jack Dorsey's Bluetooth messaging app is now on the App Store, and the new Warner Bros. and Discovery Global would like you to forget Warner Bros. Discovery

LeBron James is reportedly trying to stop the spread of viral AI 'pregnancy' videos

People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online, China called for the creation of a global AI organization, and DOGE is reportedly pushing an AI tool that would put half of all federal regulations on a 'delete list'.

The Pixel Watch 4 might charge via a wireless charging stand

$1 billion of NVIDIA AI chips were reportedly sold in China despite US bans, plus more Tech News

AppleCare One lets you protect three devices under one subscription

FDA employees say the agency's generative AI hallucinates entire studies, Trump's AI Action Plan targets state regulation and 'ideological bias', and Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US

Google shows off the Pixel 10 less than a month before its launch

US nuclear weapons agency breached by Microsoft SharePoint hack, Meta is adding new safety features to Instagram accounts, and Amazon is acquiring an AI wearable that listens to everything you do

Microsoft Sharepoint server vulnerability puts an estimated 10,000 organizations at risk

France launched a criminal probe of X's alleged algorithm 'manipulation', OpenAI getting closer with the UK government, and Xbox cloud games will follow you just about everywhere

OpenAI's experimental model achieved gold at the International Math Olympiad

Microsoft Sharepoint server vulnerability puts 10,000 organizations at risk, Apple's next iPad Pro will get two front-facing cameras, and No EU Fines for Corning

Amazon’s AI push is undermining its sustainability goals

$5.3 million for a piece of Mars, another big car company has given up on hydrogen, and it only took two years for Vimeo to realize deleting all of its TV apps was dumb

Apple's $14 billion Irish tax break case is officially over

Roblox adding 'age estimation' feature for teens, FCC plans to ban Chinese technology in undersea cables, and Samsung chairman cleared of fraud

Google spends $3 billion on securing energy for its data centers and AI expansion

Apple's Irish tax break case is officially over, Candy Crush studio staff reportedly replaced by the AI tools they helped build, and Xbox's 'Stream your own game' feature now extends to PC

The UK needs to deal with its e-scooter problem

Meta’s new data centers could gobble up millions of gallons of water per day, Meta is cracking down on Facebook creators who steal content, and Claude AI now integrates with Canva

Grok team apologizes for the chatbot's 'horrific behavior' and blames 'MechaHitler' on a bad update

EA reportedly hitting the brakes on the Need for Speed franchise, Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4 million, and a Switch 2 user warned about possible ban after playing preowned game cards

How exactly did Grok go full 'MechaHitler?'

4 suspected members of the hacker group Scattered Spider have been arrested in the UK, Reports indicate a massive uptick in AI-generated CSAM, and Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK

Google Maps comes to Garmin smartwatches

Elon Musk spent almost an hour talking about Grok without mentioning its Nazi problem, Samsung plans to launch its trifold smartphone by the end of the year, and OpenAI’s own web browser could arrive within weeks

Amazon asked corporate employees to help fulfill grocery deliveries for Prime Day

Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update, FTC’s click-to-cancel rule struck down, and zooplankton is a surprising ally

Jack Dorsey just released a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't need the internet

Apple is still trying to overturn the ban on its blood oxygen sensor, Samsung bought Xealth to integrate its wearables into the healthcare system, and Epic Games ended its antitrust lawsuit against Samsung

We have the letters that let Apple and Google ignore the TikTok ban

US TikTok users may have to switch to a new version of the app, Samsung's Texas chip plant is delayed, and 'The Stop Killing Games' initiative hit a major milestone

Meta is reportedly training its AI chatbots to send unprompted messages

Meta is training its AI chatbots to send unprompted messages, E Ink created a new touchscreen trackpad, and Anthem is shutting down Jan. 12

Bezos-funded satellite tracking methane emissions loses power in space

OpenAI disavowed Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens', Perplexity offering a $200/month sub, and Summer Games Done Quick starts Sunday

Apple claims former engineer shared Vision Pro secrets in new lawsuit

ICEBlock climbed to the top of the App Store charts, X will let AI write Community Notes, and a Cloudflare experiment will block AI bot scrapers

GoPro’s Anamorphic lens makes it easy to get stylish cinematic action shots

Anthropic's Claude failed at vending business, Apple may power Siri with Anthropic or OpenAI models, and NASA will livestream on Netflix this summer

Android 16 will protect users from fake cell towers and potential spying threats

Apple's F1 had a successful $144 million opening weekend, Facebook test uses Meta AI to process photos you've yet to upload, and Trump claims a 'very wealthy' group will buy TikTok

Meta wins AI copyright case filed by Sarah Silverman and other authors

US senators reintroduce bill to open Apple and Google's app stores, Threads' Hidden Words setting now separate from Instagram, and Windows saying 'goodbye' to Blue Screen of Death

Judge rules Anthropic's AI training on copyrighted materials is fair use

Aaron Sorkin is making a second 'Social Network' movie, Trump Mobile dropped its 'made in the USA' claims, and YouTube increasing the minimum age for live streaming to 16

The xMEMS 'fan on a chip' is ready for smart glasses

Anthropic's AI training on copyrighted materials is fair use, US prices for Phillips Hue will rise due to tariffs, and Netflix is removing over 20 games

US House reportedly bans WhatsApp on government devices

The Oversight Board called Meta's uneven AI moderation 'incoherent and unjustifiable' ... and more news

Texas will require permits for self-driving cars

Tesla's Robotaxi rides kicked off in Austin Sunday, Perplexity's AI-powered browser opens up to select Windows user, and Meta said it isn't removing the word 'transgenderism' from its hate speech rules

Wyze adds major security update to its security cameras

The golden Trump Phone is almost certainly not made in the US ... and more

Garmin’s new sleep tracker offers a week of battery life

Waymo will test its autonomous cars in New York again, Google's AI-powered Search Live feature is here, and Adobe Project Indigo is a new photo app from former Pixel camera engineers

Waymo expands service area around San Francisco and Los Angeles

TikTok ban delayed again, Xbox's AMD partnership sheds light on the future of the division's ecosystem, and the 560-pound Twitter sign met a fiery end

Threads is testing out a way to hide spoilers

OpenAI was awarded a $200 million US defense contract, Meta warned users to 'avoid sharing personal or sensitive information' in its AI app, and Instagram is running another test of a repost feature

The Internet Archive modernizes its GeoCities GIF search engine

FSD tests showed a Tesla blowing past a stopped school bus, the founder of 23andMe is regaining control of the company, and Wikipedia canceled plans to test AI summaries

Google DeepMind is sharing its AI forecasts with the National Weather Service

Meta is funding geothermal energy projects, Reddit added analytics, and an Anker Power Bank Recall

Hong Kong bans video game using national security laws

Meta is cracking down on AI 'nudify' apps, iOS 26 new Parental Controls, and Midjourney sued for copyright infringement

Android 16 is out

Is Meta forming an 'AI Superintelligence' team? ... and 2 more questions answered

Apple is adding a camera remote and upgrading audio recording on AirPods

macOS Tahoe is the end of the line for Intel Macs, YouTube allowing more harmful misinformation, and Nintendo delayed The Legend of Zelda movie

The head of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program leaves the company

WWDC kicks off this afternoon but not everybody is juiced for Apple’s big event and Monument Valley 3 is breaking free from Netflix

Foreign propagandists continue using ChatGPT in influence campaigns

Apple's appeal for an emergency hold on app fees denied, you can train AI models without copyrighted material, and OpenAI appealed a court order forcing it to preserve all ChatGPT data

Florida's social media law has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge

Reddit is suing Anthropic, Volvo introduced new adaptive seatbelt technology, and AMC Networks teaming up with Runway

TikTok ripe with mental health misinformation, new study reports

Meta signed a nuclear energy deal, Reddit will let you hide your NSFW posts, and TikTok blocked search results for #SkinnyTok

Google plans to appeal the antitrust ruling against its search engine dominance

Microsoft integrated the Sora video creator into Bing, a single player D&D game on the way, and People Can Fly canceled 2 games

Meta will reportedly soon use AI for most product risk assessments instead of human reviewers

Google already planning to appeal its antitrust ruling, Nebraska is the latest state to crack down on social media use, and '28 Years Later' used iPhones for some wild shots

Amazon and The New York Times enter AI-related licensing agreement

A fake Facebook event has been one of its top posts for 6 months, Tinder is testing height preferences, and Germany considering a 10% digital service tax on US tech giants

SpaceX's ninth Starship test flight reaches space

Meta says it has a billion active users, Microsoft launches Copilot for Gaming in mobile beta, and Apple's App Store rules are still in violation of EU policy

The Browser Company stops active development of Arc in favor of new AI-focused product

EU regulators are investigating Pornhub, Anthropic brings web search to free Claude users, and Apple bought the maker of Sneaky Sasquatch

Texas is getting ready to ban social media for anyone under 18

House passes budget that bans state AI regulations

Texas is getting ready to ban social media for anyone under 18, Microsoft Notepad can now turn out custom text, and Spotify Jam is coming directly in your car

Google's most powerful AI tools aren't for us

A huge unsecured credential database discovery is a great reminder to change your passwords ... and more

Oura's smart ring gets better at tracking your activities

Signal will block Microsoft Recall from snooping on your texts, News/Media Alliance calls Google's AI Mode 'theft', and Xbox Game Pass Retro Classics has over 50 old-school games

Goodbye Project Starline, hello Google Beam 3D video conferencing

SEIA warns of 'devastating energy shortages', US libraries cut ebook and audiobook lending programs, and SynthID Detector checks for AI watermarks

23andMe bought by Regeneron in court auction

New Orleans police secretly used facial recognition, Spotify iOS users can now buy audiobooks, and SAG-AFTRA says Fortnite's AI Darth Vader voice violates fair labor practices

Meta is trying to get its antitrust case thrown out in the middle of the trial

Netflix has figured out a way to make ads even worse using AI, HP will bring Snapdragon chips to its more affordable laptops, and two cable giants agreed to a merger

Sony's flagship headphones arrive with updated sound

TikTok will try to force teens to meditate, X is selling checkmarks to US sanctioned groups, and the first ever personalized gene-editing therapy

Uber introduces Ride Shares, a rush hour version of Pool

Appeals court confirmed that tracking-based online advertising is illegal in Europe, SoundCloud backtracked on 'too broad' AI terms of service, and Letterboxd will launch a curated online rental service for films

Apple has teamed up with Synchron to develop tech that lets people control its devices with thoughts

Tech industry's source of carbon credits in conflict with Kenyan herders, USDA will republish climate change information, and Valve made a Steam Deck Verified program for things that aren't Steam Decks

NASA's Webb telescope captures mesmerizing images of Jupiter's auroras

Ticketmaster announced it will follow the law and show prices up-front, Peacock promises new streaming features for its NBA broadcasts, and the Switch 2 has a mode that caps battery charge at 90 percent to prolong overall battery life

Scientists find lead really can be turned into gold

iOS 19 may make signing into public Wi-Fi less of a hassle, SoundCloud says it's never trained AI using artists' work, the FTC pushed back the enforcement of 'click-to-cancel' rule

Ireland is pitching a law to force big tech companies to vet ads before publication

ChatGPT Deep Research can now connect to GitHub, Claim your piece of Apple's $95 million Siri settlement, Wikimedia challenges categorization rules

Samsung is paying $350 million for audio brands Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz and Polk

A militia group thinks NOAA radars are 'weather weapons', Tesla no longer releasing Cybertruck range extenders, and Ford raising Mustang Mach-E prices in part due to tariffs

Kindle’s iOS app now has a button to make it easier to buy books

Trump admin to shut down the Energy Star program, Zoox issued a software recall for robotaxis , and a Second GTA 6 trailer shed a little more light on the story

SpaceX’s Texas HQ, Starbase, is officially on its way to becoming a city

Apple hit with class action suit, DoorDash buying Deliveroo, and Google getting back into TV and film

Apple reportedly wants to split up the iPhone’s release schedule

A NASA space telescope will map the entire sky in 3D, Volkswagen recalled ID.Buzz electric vans, and SpaceX’s Texas HQ is on its way to becoming a city

The 6 best gifts for moms

Eyeball-scanning ID technology debuts in the US, Lyft Silver wants to keep your aging parents off the road, and Grand Theft Auto VI delayed

Meta is making it easier to use Llama models for app development

The BBC used AI to bring Agatha Christie to life, Google is funding electrician training, and Mark Zuckerberg 'predicts' AI will write most of Meta's code within 12 to 18 months.

Amazon deploys the first Project Kuiper internet satellites

OpenAI rolled back an update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo, Amazon denied it planned to show tariff impacts on its prices, and EA reportedly canceled another Titanfall game

CMF just announced a new smartphone and earbuds

Covert and unauthorized experiment on Reddit, World of Tanks developers under fire from Russia, and Kickstarter added a 'tariff manager'

4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems

Meta’s AI chatbots were reportedly able to engage in sexual conversations with minors and more news

Google launches a battery replacement program for swollen Pixel 7a handsets

Meta acknowledged that Facebook has a major spam problem, Perplexity is building a browser to collect customer data for targeted ads, and Motorola introduced the no-frills Moto Watch Fit

Roku unveils two new battery-powered security cameras

You can trick Google's AI Overview, Is Amazon's Starlink rival Project Kuiper behind schedule, and LG smart TVs are getting Xbox Game Pass

FTC sues Uber over claims the company makes subscriptions hard to cancel

OpenAI says it would buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell, Instagram's former CEO testified Zuckerberg thought the app was a ‘threat’ , and Teens are more worried about the effects of social media

The Roblox economy is going global

Fyre Festival is becoming a music streaming service that might not be a scam this time, Bluesky is getting blue checkmarks, and Retro handheld maker Anbernic is halting US shipments due to tariffs

A bunch of robots ran a half-marathon alongside humans and it was incredibly goofy

Tesla is accused of messing with odometers to get out of repair bills, EU regulators delayed Apple and Meta penalty announcements ahead of US trade talks, and Google is trying to get college students hooked on AI

Archer outlines its plan to use air taxis between New York's major airports

The CFPB has cut 90 percent of its employees, NJ AG sued Discord over alleged child safety failures, and Strava bought personalized running plan app Runna

Scientists film a living colossal squid for the first time

American Airlines will provide free inflight Wi-Fi next year, Sony raised PlayStation Plus prices in Canada, and Deezer is seeing more and more AI-generated music

Comcast rolls out a five-year price guarantee for new internet customers

NVIDIA faces export restrictions on its H20 AI chips, Google retiring country-specific domains for search, and someone hacked Silicon Valley crosswalks to spoof Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

The Social Security Administration is reportedly moving all official communication to X

NVIDIA will make AI chips and supercomputers in the US, Intel selling off a majority stake in chip-maker Altera, and Meta will start using data from EU users to train its AI models

iPhone 17 Pro, Max and Air: Everything we know about Apple's new phones

Electronics exempted from reciprocal tariffs will soon be subject to new semiconductor tariffs instead, Netflix testing a search function powered by OpenAI, and Waymo will start testing its self-driving taxis in Tokyo

OpenAI files countersuit against Elon Musk's 'bad faith' attacks

'Nate' financial tech founder charged with fraud , DoorDash robot deliveries in LA and Chicago, and Razer's PC Remote Play app now available

Samsung's Ballie robot arrives this summer.

Calls for California AG to stop OpenAI from going for-profit, Meta wants you to be on your phone during special showings of M3GAN, and Google used AI to 'reconceptualize' The Wizard of Oz for the Las Vegas Sphere

Motorola is updating the Moto G Stylus to make it more durable

DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms, UK is going full Minority Report, and DOJ disbanding its cryptocurrency enforcement unit

Google AI Mode rolls out to more testers with new image search feature

The White House has an explanation for 'Signalgate' , Waymo has 'no plans' to sell ads to riders, and Framework paused some US laptop sales due to tariffs

Meta introduces Llama 4 with two new AI models available now

Meta entering its post-truth era, Nintendo delaying Switch 2 US pre-orders, and miso made in space tastes good, but different

The best smartwatches for 2025

YouTube is updating the Shorts video editor, ChatGPT Plus is now free for college students, and the world’s smallest pacemake

TikTok's ban deadline is coming. So what happens next?

Claude’s new Learning mode prompts students to answer questions on their own, the EPL will speed up offside calls with optical tracking tech, and Framework's 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop available for preorder soon

Amazon’s new cinema plan is perfect… for the ‘80s

TikTok's ban deadline is looming, the NSC added Gmail to its list of bad decisions, and a federal judge struck down Arkansas' social media age verification law

Movie studios have been making serious money from AI slop on YouTube

British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement, ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour yesterday, and Substack updated its app to make it even more like TikTok

Latest Webb telescope image shows a cosmic phenomenon called an 'Einstein ring'

Apple's revamped Health app may have a built-in AI doctor, Apple is reportedly on track to launch the M5 iPad Pro and MacBook Pro later this year, and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available to free users

Introducing: Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith

Google can save locations you screenshot in Maps to help with travel planning

Light Phone III officially available for purchase, Ubisoft spun out a subsidiary with a Tencent investment, and Mark Zuckerberg decided content from your actual friends is an 'OG' Facebook feature

Microsoft introduces deep research and analysis tools for Copilot

Utah paseds an age verification law for app stores, Anthropic may get to use UMG's lyrics after all, and YouTube changed how it calculates views for Shorts

Napster just sold for $207 million

The Pentagon warned govt. officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers, Instagram has a new program to report bullying, and Game Informer is back

23andMe has filed for bankruptcy

Apple’s rumored plastic Apple Watch SE hit a snag, Google Drive is now available on Snapdragon-based Windows PCs, and Netflix will stream in HDR10+

SpaceX could soon have more control over Texas public road and beach closures

Amazon wants the CPSC deemed 'unconstitutional', Links found between loneliness and ChatGPT use, and Severance coming back for season 3

TikTok is adding Amber Alerts to the "For You" feed

Anthropic's Claude chatbot can now search the web, Gmail is getting AI-powered search results, and Spotify will highlight upcoming concerts in your area

Vinyl record sales continue to rise amid music streaming’s dominance

ChatGPT reportedly accused an innocent man of murdering his children, Meta AI is coming to Europe, and Verizon now supports texting via satellite

President Trump fired the FTC's two Democrat commissioners, Roku testing auto-play video ads, and BYD unveiled new tech for twice as fast EV charging

Alphabet’s Starlink competitor Taara is spinning off into an independent company

You can watch the Starliner astronauts return, Bumble adds ID verification, and the Twitter logo from its SF HQ is up for auction

OpenAI and Google ask for a government exemption to train their AI models on copyrighted material

Former BEAD director warned about the shift to ‘worse’ satellite internet, is a port free iPhone on the way?, and a show based on The Variable Man is in the works

Google's Gemini Deep Research is now available to everyone

Facebook creators can now monetize their Stories, Apple planning to add a live-translation feature to AirPods, and Jeff Strain is suing investor NetEase

DeepMind's latest AI model can help robots fold origami and close Ziploc bags

Meta is trying to stop a former employee's book about Facebook, Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's age verification bill, and iRobot has new Roombas

Ford says it's done sending out all its complimentary NACS charging adapters

Security researchers aren't buying Musk's spin on the cyberattack, Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates, and TikTok instituting a 10pm curfew on most teens

The first private asteroid mission probe is probably lost in deep space

Bluesky added 3-minute video uploads, Musk said a 'massive cyberattack' was to blame for X outages, and Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots

Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission seems to have gone as well as the first

According to a Whistleblower, Facebook once built a censorship tool to win over China, Apple’s rumored smart home hub delayed, and DOGE rolled out a custom chatbot to automate some government tasks

Aerospace company Firefly released fantastic POV footage of Blue Ghost landing on the Moon

Musk's Starlink stands to benefit from changes to the BEAD program, the first private asteroid mission probe is probably lost in deep space, and NASA is trying to extend the lifespan of Voyager 1 and 2

Apple is fighting the UK over its demand for backdoor access to iCloud accounts

Utah is poised to pass an age verification law for app stores, Volkswagen previewed its €20,000 EV for everyone, and Apple unveiled the M4 MacBook Air with a price drop

Microsoft launches native Mac app for Copilot

Ontario promised to nix a $100 million Starlink deal, the CFPB dropped its Zelle lawsuit, and Sony is streamlining its PlayStation beta programs

Alphabet's Taara chip uses light beams to provide high-speed internet

Waymo and Uber's Austin robotaxi expansion begins today, Meta and Internet Society are teaming up, and a UK watchdog is investigating children's safety

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the moon

The FAA reportedly ordered to find millions to fund the Starlink deal, Intel delayed its Ohio chip fabrication facilities again, and Instagram alternative Flashes is available for iPhones now

Meta confirms Instagram issue that's flooding users with violent and sexual Reels

DirecTV launches Genre Packs, Microsoft launched a native Mac app for Copilot, and Twitch opening monetization tools to first-time streamers

New evidence suggests that Mars used to have an ocean and sandy beaches

Oversight Board will weigh in on Meta’s new hate speech policies, Alexa+ will be accessible on the web, and Max won't charge extra for live sports and news

A new Adobe Photoshop app is coming to iPhones

Amid a Musk-led overhaul, the FAA starts doing business with SpaceX, OnePlus' Watch 3 launch postponed, and Microsoft Copilot offers Voice and Think Deeper for free

OpenAI bans Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to edit code for social media surveillance

Anthropic’s new Claude model can think both fast and slow, Gmail will stop using SMS for two-factor authentication, and each second of Google’s Veo 2 AI video footage will cost 50 cents

Meta approves massive bonuses for executives after broad layoffs

Federal government planning to shut down its EV charging infrastructure, Apple is planning to combine its modem with future processors as a single package, and Intuitive Machines is expected to launch its second lunar lander this week

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ChatGPT's weekly active users at 400m, Visual Intelligence coming to iPhone 15 Pro owners, and Twitch capping storage

Microsoft trained an AI model on a game no one played

Italian media groups filed a criminal complaint over the WhatsApp hack, EV truck maker Nikola called it quits, and The BBC Radiophonic Workshop's archive is now available

Spotify could offer its long-awaited HiFi audio tier later this year

Meta scheduled a genAI conference called LlamaCon, Humane's AI pins will stop working soon, and Spotify's HiFi audio tier may be on the way

South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek AI over privacy concerns

Reddit says paid subreddits are coming this year, Meta is reportedly working on humanoid robots, and X blocked users from sharing links to Signal

The Guardian is the latest news organization to partner with OpenAI

Major publishers sue AI startup Cohere over copyright infringement

Meta’s Oversight Board urged to resign in protest, is Arm developing its own in-house chip?, and Formula E debuting fast-charging pit stops this weekend

The best music streaming services in 2025

OpenAI will offer free ChatGPT users unlimited access to GPT-5, Google will use ML to tell if a user is under 18, and Jeff Minter is back with a remake of the '80s arcade game I, Robot

The guy who accidentally threw away $700 million in Bitcoin wants to buy a landfill to find it

EFF sued Elon Musk and the DOGE, Apple and Google adopted Gulf of America for US Maps users, and Kickstarter rolling out new tools

Lyft aims for a 2026 Dallas launch of its first Mobileye robotaxis

Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion, France pledged to build one gigawatt of new nuclear, and a new child safety group founded by Roblox and others

2025 is going to be another big year for commercial moon missions

Meta and UNESCO are teaming up to improve translation AI, Apple’s plans for AR glasses may not have been scrapped entirely, and Discord introduced a feature to ignore rather than block users

Volkswagen is unveiling a $21,000 entry-level EV in March

Protecting the US from hackers apparently isn't in Trump's budget, UK officials demanding backdoor access to Apple iCloud accounts, and US lawmakers want DeepSeek banned from government devices

USPS backtracks on suspending packages from China

A UK study found school phone bans don't affect students' total screen time, Reddit blamed a 'bug' after 90 NSFW subreddits were banned, and Warner Bros is sharing a few movies for free on YouTube

Ontario un-cancels its Starlink contract after trade war ceasefire

Government workers are suing over DOGE server, Google now thinks it's OK to use AI for weapons and surveillance, and Cruise laid off half its staff after GM sunset its robotaxi program

Ontario cancels $100 million Starlink contract as a response to those tariffs

Opera's new Air browser encourages you to take breaks, Nintendo sales dip as Switch 2 debut looms, and AI won The Beatles a Grammy

Apple reportedly shelved a Mac-connected AR glasses project

Trump’s tariffs could drive up prices of cars, electronics, and more, ChatGPT's Deep Research tool can create reports from hundreds of online sources, and Apple has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class action lawsuit

Elon Musk says Tesla will launch a robotaxi service in Austin this year

FCC is coming for NPR and PBS now too, NASCAR's driver streams bringing multiview to Max, and the Video Game History Foundation's online library is now open

A private start-up aims to have a working fusion reactor by 2028

OpenAI suddenly thinks intellectual property theft is not cool, the US DOT is cutting fuel efficiency standards, and No Man's Sky update added billions of stars and planets

Whole Foods workers form first union since Amazon acquisition

Boom’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time, Jack Dorsey’s Block has an AI agent, and Nubeo now selling an Atari Asteroids watch

NASA and ESA share a breathtaking Hubble image of the Tarantula Nebula’s outer edge

iOS 18.3 has clearly labeled Apple Intelligence notification summaries, Bluesky added a video tab, and Bookshop.org is now selling ebooks

Trump denies talks with Oracle about a TikTok deal but says a decision will likely be made within 30 days

Marvel Snap users are getting a ‘welcome back’ rewards package, WhatsApp could soon let iOS users have multiple accounts on one device, and NASA and ESA shared a stunning Hubble image

Subaru’s poor security left troves of vehicle data easily accessible

OpenAI's Operator can surf the web for you, Epic Games will cover some iOS fees, and another CNN streaming service is coming

Amazon to close Quebec facilities, but says it's not because of that new union

Dozens of subreddits are banning X links, Nintendo's Paper Mario up for GLAAD Media Awards, and Sega unveiled a player account system

The UK’s digital driver’s licence is coming later this year

OpenAI and Softbank team up for AI data center venture, another price hike for Netflix, and Instagram blocked searches for political hashtags

Google decides it won't comply with EU fact-checking law

Oscar hopeful 'The Brutalist' used AI during production, Marvel Snap is back online, and what to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event

TikTok Isn't the Only App That Got Banned

Harmful content grew as new users flocked to Bluesky, Instagram's new video editing app, and EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy

China-linked hackers accessed over 400 US Treasury computers

Everyone suddenly has cold feet about banning TikTok, Google won't comply with the EU fact-checking law, and the FTC banned GM from selling driver data

Sonos CEO falls on his sword after horrible app launch

LinkedIn wants you to apply for fewer jobs, Blue Origin’s ‘New Glenn’ rocket launched, and the FTC sued John Deere

Mark Zuckerberg plans to lay off an additional five percent of Meta's workforce

DJI no longer blocking US users from flying drones in restricted areas, an SEC lawsuit claims Musk gained over $150 million by delaying his Twitter stake disclosure, and Pixelfed is now on iOS and Android

Celebs and tech luminaries want to create a fully open social media ecosystem

Chinese social media app RedNote number one, Meta deleted links to Pixelfed, and Sonos' CEO out after horrible app launch

CES 2025 was more shoppable than conceptual

iPhone Air on the way, Amazon Prime's 'try before you buy' ending, and RIP Venu Sports

The weirdest tech we saw at CES 2025

Settlement approved in a suit against Tesla's board, Perplexity will show hotel information from TripAdvisor, and Mercedes-Benz EVs will get access to Tesla’s Supercharger network.

Pebble Flow all-electric RV trailer will begin deliveries this spring

Threads and Instagram will recommend political content after all, Google can automatically make a podcast based on your Discover feed, and Sam Altman's sister is suing the OpenAI CEO

BMW's vision-spanning Panoramic iDrive will make sure you never miss another navigation prompt

CES 2025: RollAway's rentable EV camper van, Pebble Flow's all-electric RV trailer, and Haus.me's living pod

This saliva-testing wand knows how stressed you are

CES 2025: Snapdragon X chip will power more affordable PCs, Even Realities Smart Glasses, and Anker's solar beach umbrella

United will start testing Starlink on flights in February

CES 2025 gets underway this week: Bosch's AI enabled bassinet, Withing's bathroom scales, and a Robo Vacuum with an arm

Tesla reports its first-ever annual drop in deliveries

Nick Clegg is leaving Meta, US Court of Appeals ruled against net neutrality, and Apple agreed to settle Siri privacy lawsuit

CNBC's new streaming service is pricey, creative works new to the public domain, and the first PlayStation Plus games of 2025

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket completes final test for its first flight

A fix is on the way for those bricked Quest headsets, US Treasury hacked in a China-linked cyberattack, and YouTube copies Netflix's old 'Play Something' button

The 5 best ways to spend your $50 gift card

OpenAI's for-profit plan includes a PBC, Hackers injected malicious code into several Chrome extensions, and Apple just dropped 8 minutes of Severance season 2

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Russia banned crypto mining in several regions, Bluesky launched a Trending Topics feature in search, and LG found a new job for your standing lamp

The best stocking stuffers for $50 or less

Inappropriate apps rated as safe for children prevalent in the App Store, Tesla recalling 700,000 vehicles, and a Judge found NSO Group liable for attacks on WhatsApp

PornHub is breaking up with Florida

Waymo's driverless cars are an insurance company's dream, Google using novices to fact-check Gemini's AI answers, and Apple is giving up on plans to turn the iPhone into a subscription

Elon Musk reportedly under federal review for undisclosed meetings with foreign leaders

YouTube is helping stars monetize their AI likenesses, California’s new gas-powered car sale ban given thumbs up, and Flipboard just launched Surf

T-Mobile opens beta test signups for its Starlink satellite cell service

FTC bans hidden junk fees on tickets and short-term lodging purchases, Threads working on scheduled posts, and Apple Maps' Look Around is now available

Trump reportedly plans to reverse Biden’s EV policies

The Cambridge Analytica scandal lingers on for Meta, Waymo will test driverless cars in Tokyo, and new JWST images support planet formation

The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise

Meta is now trying to stop OpenAI’s for-profit conversion, Rhode Islanders’ sensitive information may have been stolen by hackers, and Apple’s Magic Mouse may be getting a makeover

Postal Service’s electric mail trucks plan falling far short of its goal

AstroBot won Game of the Year, Reddit removed links to Luigi Mangione's manifesto, and Threads' take on Bluesky Starter Packs is live

Apple finally launches its multi-track recording tool for Voice Memos

The US Supreme Court bailed on the NVIDIA case, Xbox previewed cloud streaming of games, and MasterClass On Call gives you on-demand access to AI facsimiles of its experts

You can now buy your next EV on Amazon

Judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars, GM ends support for Cruise robotaxis, and Monument Valley 3 is out today for your puzzling pleasure

Waymo announces it's expanding to Miami

New California bill would add warning labels to social media platforms, Musicians demand music labels drop their Internet Archive lawsuit, and Chinese regulators are investigating NVIDIA

NASA delays Artemis II moon mission to April 2026

X quickly removed Grok’s new ‘Aurora’ image generator, Apple sued for failing to implement tools that would detect CSAM in iCloud, and TikTok inches closer to a US ban

Rivian is now letting other EVs charge at its stations

Brazilian judge overturned a ruling against Apple, Waymo expanding to Miami, and Brendan Greene announced a handful of new games.

Meta wants to use nuclear power for its data centers

Bitcoin breaks the $100,000 barrier for the first time, Peloton has a new audio-focused strength training app, and DeepMind's GenCast AI is really good at forecasting the weather

Why Firing Pat Gelsinger doesn't solve Intel’s problems

China banned certain metal exports, Spotify Wrapped includes an AI-hosted podcasts, and a new startup wants to be your AI-powered boxing coach

US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the first Bluesky user with a million followers

Amazon workers on strike for Black Friday

Elon Musk suing to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit, Bluesky implemented a 'more aggressive' impersonation policy, and Russia arrests ransomware attacker Wazawaka

X says The Onion can’t have Alex Jones’ Infowars accounts

Chinese ship deliberately cut undersea data cables, Bluesky has a verification problem, and Australia will ban social media for under 16s

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Intel’s CHIPS Act funding will be cut, Rivian will receive a multi-billion loan, and X says The Onion can’t have Alex Jones’ Infowars accounts

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NVIDIA's AI model Fugatto creates audio from text prompts, Sony may be developing a new portable console, and Spotify will now save your listening history for up to 90 days

The New York Times says OpenAI deleted evidence in its copyright lawsuit

Snap calls New Mexico's child safety complaint a 'sensationalist lawsuit', Anthropic will use AWS AI chips, and Apple is changing how MacBook Pro speakers are replaced

X adds Twitch to its advertising boycott lawsuit

Neuralink will begin human trials in Canada, NYTimes says OpenAI deleted evidence in its copyright lawsuit, and Chemists have created the world's thinnest spaghetti

Meta wants its Llama AI in Britain’s public healthcare system

Itch.io marketplace requires creators to disclose use of generative AI, DoJ confirms that it wants Google to sell off Chrome, and Threads rolls out its custom feeds tool

The UK approves Google's $2 billion investment in Anthropic

Meta wants its Llama AI in Britain’s public healthcare system, OpenAI will pay DotDash Meredith, and Uber’s new XXL rides will have extra room for your big-ass suitcase

The EU publishes the first draft of regulatory guidance for general purpose AI models

2 Baltic Sea comms cables have been knocked offline, America’s ‘news influencers’ skew conservative, and El Capitan now most powerful supercomputer

X sues California over deceptive AI-made election content ban

Bluesky won’t train AI on your posts, Reporters Without Borders is pressing charges against X, and The Onion won the auction for Infowars and given ‘clear next steps to complete the sale.’

23andMe is laying off 40 percent of its staff

EU published a draft of regulatory guidance for GPAI models, PBS coming to Prime Video, and Xbox seems to be confused

Grubhub just sold for a tenth of what it was worth during the pandemic

Bluesky surges to 15 million users, The Guardian is leaving X, and Spotify unveiled a new payout model for creators

Waymo's driverless cars in LA County are now available to everyone

Elon Musk will lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, Netflix’s ad tier attracted 70 million subscribers, and Discord leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced

Volvo EV drivers can start using Tesla's Supercharger network this month

Amazon drivers may wear AR glasses until robots can take over, LG's new stretchy display, and an EA Sports' Madden docuseries is coming to Prime Video

Google's Vids AI video maker is rolling out to most Workspace tiers

Nintendo suing streamer of pirated software, ChatGPT rejected 250,000 election deepfake requests, and Black people have been getting racist texts

Even Microsoft Notepad is getting infused with AI

Max will crack down on password sharing, Google's Vids AI video maker rolling out to most Workspace tiers, No Man's Sky gets cross-platform saves and PS5 Pro enhancements

Japan just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space

Canada orders TikTok to shut down its business operations, EU looking into Corning, Roblox details two new safety policies

An AI-generated ad left thousands of Dubliners waiting for a Halloween parade that never came

A new report details ‘vast spying’ by China-linked telecom hacker; Japan sent a wooden satellite to space, and Amazon's drones begin deliveries in Phoenix

Instagram reorganizes message requests for creators

Netflix is removing most of its interactive content, a return-to-office mandate at Grindr draws NLRB inquiry, and Apple approved another app that streams pirated content

Amazon reportedly bumped back its AI-powered Alexa to next year

A glimpse into our AR future, thousands of Dubliners left waiting for a Halloween parade that never came, and Okta's account username vulnerability

What are the POTUS candidates’ policies on EVs and clean energy?

Samsung may launch 'extended reality' wearable device next year, the EC set its regulatory gaze on Temu, and Tidal laid off its entire product marketing team

Lucid's electric Gravity SUV starts at $79,900

Meta AI has more than 500 million users, Google says 25% of the company’s new code is AI generated, and Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot can pick car parts on its own

Latest UN report demands 'unprecedented' emissions cuts to salvage climate goals

FBI suspects China-linked hackers accessed officials’ call logs and SMS messages, Brazil sues Meta and TikTok, and Sony pulled the plug on Concord

NASA spent October hoisting a 103-ton simulator section onto a test stand to prep for the next Moon mission

Microsoft accuses Google of a secret proxy campaign, Dutch police took down credential stealer malware, and is Meta developing a search engine for its chatbot

McDonald's restaurants can finally repair their own McFlurry machines

Instagram reduces video quality for low ranking posts, Google developing AI that could take over your web browser, and Apple won $250 in its Masimo smartwatch patent case

Apple, Goldman Sachs fined $89 million for misleading Apple Card customers

Apple teases new Macs, Biden sets up new AI guardrails for m agencies, and Bluesky’s upcoming premium plan

Qualcomm and Google team up to help carmakers create AI voice systems

Boeing-made satellite exploded in orbit, Meta’s handling of a satirical image raises ‘serious concerns’, and No Man’s Sky just got a creepy Lovecraftian update

More than 10,500 artists sign open letter protesting unlicensed AI training

Amazon working on low-cost storefront rivaling Temu, Huawei still using TSMC chips despite sanctions, and Qualcomm and Google team up to help create AI voice systems

ESPN faces $146K fine for using emergency alert tones in NBA ads

Ford says stop using its free Tesla Supercharger adapters, Meta is bringing back facial recognition, and Alien: Romulus is coming to VHS.

Penguin Random House amends its copyright rules to protect authors from AI

Redbox kiosks are a big security risk, Penguin Random House protecting authors against AI, and Tesla’s FSD under investigation

SpaceX is suing the California Coastal Commission for not letting it launch more rockets

Prada revealed its spacesuit, Sam Altman’s Worldcoin doubling down on Orbs, and ESPN faces a large FCC fine

Nissan Ariya drivers will soon be able to use Tesla Superchargers

Instagram adding features to prevent teen sextortion scams, Google wants to press pause on the Epic antitrust ruling, and Leapmotor revealed an SUV EV with an economical price tag

The New York Times tells Perplexity to stop using its content

Creators on Threads don’t understand its algorithm either, FCC launched a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps, and Hilton and Be My Eyes team up

Google strikes a deal with a nuclear startup to power its AI data centers

SpaceX successfully catches Super Heavy booster

Marriott reaches $52 million settlement over years of data breaches

Bluesky is having a moment, Ticketmaster will use upgraded Apple Wallet, and Google tests feature to show full recipes in search results.

A pair of DeepMind researchers have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacks, the DOJ could force Google to break up, and GM is ditching its one-size-fits-all Ultium battery system

Uber is adding an EV-only option in many cities

Fourteen states are suing TikTok, the 'Godfather of AI,' awarded the Nobel Prize, and the SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts departure delayed

Meta is working to fix Threads' engagement bait problem

Google ordered to open up its Play Store, Comcast customers affected by data breach, and Prime Days are here

EU court rules social networks can’t use personal data forever

X paid its Brazil fines to the wrong bank, Apple’s revamped Mac mini and iPad mini may arrive November 1, and Lego's website was hacked to promote a crypto scam

Tesla has stopped selling its cheapest car

Texas is suing TikTok, Tesla’s fifth Cybertruck recall, and Samsung's latest software update may be bricking older phones

OpenAI rakes in over $6 billion in new funding

Can Meta's smart glasses help to automatically dox strangers? Also, the smaller and smarter 4th gen Oura smart ring, and Epic expanding its free games program

Ford throws in a free home charger and installation with new EV purchases and leases

Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, Microsoft is killing HoloLens 2, and Pebblebee's trackers work with Apple and Google

California Governor vetoes bill that aims to prevent AI disasters

Ford will throw in a free home charger w/new EV purchase or lease, Epic is suing Google and Samsung, and Raspberry Pi built an AI camera with Sony.

Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack

YouTube blocks songs amid licensing negotiations, a judge rejects Apple’s last-minute request, and X can be unblocked after paying $1.9 million fine.

New report details OpenAI's plan to switch to for-profit mode

Zillow adding climate risk data to for-sale listings, FCC hands down a $6m fine for deepfake robocalls, and Google Maps will flag potentially fake reviews

Visa slapped with a DOJ antitrust lawsuit

OpenAI plans to switch to a for-profit mode, California's 'click to cancel' subscription bill now law, and DoNotPay 'robot lawyer' was fined for not being a lawyer

X is nerfing the block button

Visa slapped with DOJ antitrust lawsuit, X released its first full transparency report since Elon Musk took over, and SAG-AFTRA strikes against League of Legends

Microsoft plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant that narrowly avoided disaster

X is nerfing the block button, the Biden administration seeking ban on auto software from China, and Telegram will provide info in response to legal requests

Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX

Jony Ive is with Sam Altman on a secret project, X complying with orders in Brazil’s Supreme Court, and Qualcomm eyeing a takeover of Intel

Neuralink says the FDA designated its Blindsight implant as a 'breakthrough device'

A sweeping FTC study found social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users, Cruise returns to California, and Concord's disastrous launch leads to changes

FAA wants to impose more than $630K in fines for SpaceX launch violations

Uber's rider ID program available, Neuralink's Blindsight implant a 'breakthrough device', and X is temporarily back online for some in Brazil

California passes landmark law requiring actors' permission for AI likenesses

iPadOS bricking issues, Discord rolling out E2EE for voice and video calls, and Zynga will fight a $45 million fine

The Polaris Dawn crew is back on Earth after a historic mission

OpenAI's new safety board has more power and no Sam Altman, Meta banned Russian state media outlets, and a Wordle VR app?

NASA confirms it’s developing the Moon’s new time zone

OpenAI moving away from its non-profit structure, 23andMe will pay to settle data breach lawsuit, and iPads will support third-party app stores in Europe starting today

GM and Hyundai plan to work together on cars and clean-energy tech

OpenAI's new o1 model is slower on purpose,concerns about the future of NASA, and Unity dumps the runtime fee

Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children

‘Audio earrings’ barely exist, Bluesky now allows video uploads, and Nevada will use AI to process backlog cases

Polaris Dawn is finally headed to space for its groundbreaking civilian mission

Australia’s PM wants to ban social media for children, Google working with a direct-air capture startup, and the new Carmen Sandiego game will let you play as Carmen Sandiego

An Apple Store in Oklahoma City is close to approving an union agreement for its workers

Apple revealed the iPhone 16 at its launch event, Google lost its seven-year fight against the EU, and Polaris Dawn is finally headed to space

UK watchdog claims Google’s ad tech practices are harming competition

YouTube terminated 5 right-wing channels, Telegram users can report illegal content in private chats, and LG's stretchable displays on the catwalk

Microsoft joins coalition to scrub revenge and deepfake porn from Bing

An alleged fraudster used robots to stream AI-made music, a global AI treaty, and YouTube tools to detect face and voice deepfakes

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MLB’s virtual ballpark returns in September

Elon Musk's Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all, DTS' AI-powered system makes dialog sound clearer, and DraftKings slapped with a fine for online slots that paid zilch

ChatGPT has doubled its weekly active users to 200 million

Starlink refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban, Starliner’s mystery sound solved, and Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model under fire in the UK

Now there’s a creepy, sonar-like sound coming through one of Starliner’s speakers

Boeing's Starliner coming back without a crew, Apple plans to drop USB-A ports, and the sad story of Arrival's failed electric delivery van

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Gemini will soon generate AI images of people again with the upgraded Imagen 3

Yelp's antitrust lawsuit against Google, Telegram's Pavel Durov can't leave France, and X's Grok directing election queries to Vote.gov

$521 million in US grants approved for the construction of more EV stations

X is working on its own version of Zoom, solar panels on Self-storage rooftops, and more EV stations on the way

VW is bringing casual multiplayer games to EVs and other cars

Indiegogo's new guaranteed shipping program, Lyft's new Pet Mode, and Martin Shkreli ordered to surrender Wu-Tang Clan album copies

Microsoft will host a security conference after the CrowdStrike shutdown

Telegram's Pavel Durov arrested, Meta took down WhatsApp accounts connected to Iranian hackers targeting the US election, and VW bringing multiplayer games to EVs

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DeepMind workers urge Google to drop military contracts, Cruise's self-driving cabs are coming to Uber next year, and Snap is working on a new pair of augmented reality Spectacles

Ford's electric three-row SUV is dead

Google strikes deal to fund local news, Texas judge blocks ban on noncompetes, and 'Verified Hot' badge on Rotten Tomatoes

Waymo director says the company's cars won't honk at each other anymore

OpenAI will use Condé Nast content, Streaming hit new viewership records in July, and Anova will charge customers to use its sous vide app

San Francisco aims to take down AI undressing websites in new lawsuit

Waymo’s sixth-gen fleet has fewer sensors, same safety’, Apple Podcasts new web interface, and Zoom can now handle one million simultaneous participants

The US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars 'talk' to each other

Nationwide road safety plan for cars to 'talk' to each other, SF aiming at AI undressing website takedown, and Fubo won injunction against Venu

The FTC finalizes its rules clamping down on fake online reviews

Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the US, online publishers face a dilemma, and Activision is finally addressing those massive Call of Duty download sizes

Microsoft and Palantir partner to sell AI to government agencies

The FTC is clamping down on fake online reviews, Waymo driverless cars are honking at one another all night, and a Blackberry doc is coming

Oxford scientists' new light-absorbing material can turn everyday objects into solar panels

Hackers may have leaked the SSNs of every American, Democrats want the House to investigate X for political censorship, and Opera's AI-focused web browser One is now on iOS

Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

Elon Musk claimed a ‘massive DDOS attack’ delayed his live stream with Donald Trump, Patreon will have to use Apple's in-app purchase system, and the Indie Horror Showcase will return in October

A robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas

New light-absorbing material can turn everyday objects into solar panels, X suppressing Trump-related searches, and encrypted messaging app Signal blocked in Russia and Venezuela

PaleoScan is a cheap imaging device democratizing fossil research

Google and Meta targeting young teens with ads, 3D printed homes in Texas are nearly ready, and ChargePoint's new adapter apparently works with all EVs

NASA delays next SpaceX crew launch due to ongoing Starliner problems

Senators call for an antitrust investigation into Venu Sports, NYC drones screamed at residents in 'incomprehensible' Spanish, Humane AI Pins are being returned faster than the company can sell them

The Google TV Streamer has arrived

X is suing advertisers for an 'illegal boycott.', Reddit teases AI search features, and Disney is increasing prices (again)

Neuralink successfully implants its chip into a second patient's brain

CrowdStrike said Delta’s woes aren't its fault, OpenAI's watermarking could expose cheating students, and Nat Geo's immersive tour of Iceland

OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking

Meta is reportedly offering millions to use Hollywood voices in AI projects, Google pulling Olympics ad, and Boomerang is going away

A Manhattan Project nuclear weapons site is being turned into a giant solar farm

New sports streaming service Venu launching soon, the RNC lost its legal challenge to Gmail, and a Manhattan Project nuclear weapons site is being turned into a giant solar farm

Senators introduce bill to protect individuals against AI-generated deepfakes

StubHub deceives customers into paying extra for tickets according to new lawsuit, fatal Tesla crash was using self-driving mode, and a huge privacy hole in six dating apps

Meta will pay $1.4 billion to Texas, settling biometric data collection suit

Two landmark bill protecting minors passed the Senate, Google dismissed Musk's autocomplete claim, and Open AI rolls out advanced Voice Mode

X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘f*ck that’ to closed platforms, AI doppelgangers to chat with followers, ISPs are fighting low-income broadband

ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband

Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video without labeling it as fake, the DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on controversial issues, and Apple Intelligence may not arrive until October

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Police in Scottsdale, AZ will start using drones as first responders

Tesla warns against wet towel charging trick, X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters, and that a new streaming bundle is now available

Meta takes down 63,000 Instagram accounts linked to extortion scams

New Senate bill empowers victims of deepfake porn. CrowdStrike blames faulty testing software, and drones as first responders in Arizona

GM shelves the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van

Llama 3.1 released by Meta, Netflix hired former Epic Games exec, and Russia-linked hackers targeted industrial controllers in Ukraine

Another 'missing link' black hole discovered near the center of the galaxy

Delta Airlines is still affected by the Crowdstrike outage, Google isn’t killing third-party cookies in Chrome, and Condé Nast accused Perplexity of plagiarism

Boeing and NASA engineers have wrapped up ground tests on the Starliner thruster

8.5 million devices affected by Crowdstrike's disastrous update, Rivian opened its first Charging Outpost, and Bethesda Game Studios unionized

Meta gives researchers access to Instagram data for teen mental health study

Faulty cybersecurity update takes out major companies worldwide, Proton Mail has an AI assistant, and NASA scraps VIPER

The European Space Agency will follow a skyscraper-sized asteroid as it flies past Earth

Meta gave access to data for a teen mental health study, a skyscraper-sized asteroid will get a close look, and YouTube transcripts were used to train its AI models

Three senators introduce bill to protect artists and journalists from unauthorized AI use

Anthropic's Claude chatbot is now an Android app, Microsoft under investigation in the UK, and Verizon facing a lawsuit

A new spacesuit design can recycle astronauts’ urine into purified, drinkable water

Disney Slack channel confidential data leaked, the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed, and YouTube Music’s new features

Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers

OpenAI whistleblowers call for probe into NDAs, a bill to protect artists from unauthorized AI use, and a new spacesuit design borrowed from the Dune novels

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Say goodbye to Redbox, Joby Aviation’s hydrogen-powered air taxi, and YouTube rolling out new features for Shorts

Environmental groups accuse Amazon of ‘distorting the truth’

Subscription services use ‘dark patterns’, is Amazon ‘distorting the truth’, and ‘Severance’ has a release date

Google Maps' speedometer finally comes to iOS and CarPlay

AI-powered Russian bot farm dismantled, Apple’s TUAW is back as an AI content farm, and Eton says leave your phones at home

Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers

Hackers reverse-engineered Ticketmaster’s barcode system, Microsoft Notepad has spellcheck, and Agatha All Along coming to Disney+

Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks

NASCAR’s first EV unveiled, YouTube upgraded its ‘erase tool,’ Nike is killing its Adapt BB sneaker app

Michigan is building the nation’s first smart highway

Cloudflare is taking a stand, Apple's lack of transparency, and Your next webcam could be a Game Boy Camera

A New YouTube policy lets you request the removal of AI-generated content that uses your likeness.

SCOTUS will hear pornography age-verification case, Google's emissions spiked 50%, and Michigan's Smart Road plan

Google invests in Taiwanese solar company to boost green energy

New YouTube policy, Google boosting Green Energy, and dive into a steamy polyamory sandbox with Sims 4 DLC

Lego made bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores

The owner of Redbox filed for bankruptcy, Extreme E is now Extreme H, and the AI prison of the future is horrifying

Another news org sues OpenAI, Paramount’s senseless strategy, YouTube’s plan for training AI

NASA gives SpaceX the privilege of crashing the ISS into the sea

Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot

Meta 'error' broke political content filter, realistic robot skin in the works, and A.I. generated Al Michaels

Waymo’s robotaxis are now open to anyone in San Francisco

Volkswagen x Rivian collab, OpenAI delaying its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants, and Toys 'R' Us origin story brand film is horrifying

Record labels sue AI music generators for ‘massive infringement of recorded music’

Google building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers, Apple facing a mammoth fine, and Uber is locking NYC drivers out of its apps

New York Governor signs two new bills into law protecting kids from social media

Deepfake Elon Musk and a crypto giveaway scam, Did Apple hold talks with Meta?, and Spotify’s Basic plan back to $11

The Webb Telescope’s dazzling nebula image supports a long-held theory

US banning sales of Kaspersky software, Instagram recommending sexual Reels to kids as young as 13, and Anthropic’s Claude chatbot beats OpenAI’s GPT-4o

Pornhub will leave five more states, Gavin Newsom supports restricting phone use in schools, and Congress passed a sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill

Google DeepMind's new AI tech will generate soundtracks for videos

Students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon, Meta makes the Threads API available, and Netflix House will open two locations in 2025

McDonald’s pauses AI-powered drive-thru voice orders

Warning labels for social media, the FTC has sued Adobe, and Apple PayLater is dead

If AI is going to take over the world, why can't it solve the Spelling Bee?

The US military reportedly spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines; Voyager 1 back online, and a Picsart Getty collab

Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme'

Microsoft launch of Recall AI feature paused, OpenAI's revenue is booming, and WhatsApp rolls out enhanced video calling

News on social media is a fractured mess

OpenAI not being paid by Apple, Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch," and Alamo Drafthouse bought by Sony Pictures

General Motors revives its robotaxi service with human drivers

X is officially making likes (mostly) private for everyone, GM revived Cruise in Houston, and a new minimalist phone from Light

Nokia just made the first phone call using 3D spatial audio

Apple's first attempt at AI is Apple Intelligence and more from WWDC

Starship survives reentry to splash down in the Indian Ocean after successful fourth flight test

Xbox’s Summer Games Showcase brought expected news and some nice little surprises

TikTok’s AI efforts reportedly exploit loopholes to use premium Nvidia chips

Record labels will charge Twitch DJs, Microsoft and CWA forged a labor neutrality agreement, and the FTC launched an antitrust probe into Microsoft

Boeing's first crewed Starliner mission is finally heading to the ISS

Starliner is finally heading to the ISS, YouTube's new restrictions on gun videos, and Humane warns users its charging case may go up in flames

US House bill would require national security reviews on connected vehicles from China

AI workers demand stronger whistleblower protections, malicious code compromised a few TikTok accounts, and the EU accused Microsoft of secretly collecting children's data

Billionaire space tourist cancels lunar flight amid changing SpaceX priorities

Ticketmaster hack could affect 560 million users, leaked Google database reveals failures, and New York to give parents more control over their kids' social media feeds

NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has found the most distant galaxy ever observed

Twitch changes up its Safety Advisory Council, the future of Facebook is young adults,, and the Tribeca Film Festival will feature AI film shorts

The world’s first tooth-regrowing drug has been approved for human trials

OpenAI stopped multiple covert influence operations; the JWST wows again, and Google is restricting AI Overviews

The Atlantic and Vox Media made their own deal with the AI Devil

Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts … and more new

OpenAI’s new safety team is led by board members, including CEO Sam Altman

New OpenAI safety team led by board members, the Internet Archive has been fending off DDoS attacks for days, and the TikTok ban law will be argued in court this September

iPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18

Elon Musk is planning an xAI supercomputer, Hum to find a song on YouTube Music, and Resident Evil 6 a platinum seller on Switch

Russia can reportedly jam Ukraine’s access to Starlink at will

Sure, why not: China built a chatbot based on Xi Jinping

Google will run fiber optic cable from Kenya to Australia, Samsung wants repair stores to rat on its customers, and the Robocaller behind Biden deep fakes is facing charges and hefty fine

Blue Origin successfully sends tourists to the edge of space again after a long hiatus

Two Emory University students were first lauded, then suspended for AI tool, Starliner’s mission pushed back again, and Volkswagen delayed the North American debut of the ID.7

Volvo and Aurora introduce their first self-driving truck

Apple is battling a $2 billion EU fine, Humane is seeking a buyer, and Nintendo snapped up Shiver

UK's AI Safety Institute easily jailbreaks major LLMs

Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used her likeness without permission, another patient will get Neuralink’s brain implant, and Volvo and Aurora introduce their first self-driving truck