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Meta AI now has a dedicated desktop app for Mac
Aug 21, 20266 min
Senators pressed TikTok on its 'sinister' experiment, GitHub said commits have doubled in the last four months, and Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global
Aug 21, 20267 min
Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction
Aug 20, 20267 min
A robot may soon conduct your blood draw, traffic deaths increase after major music streaming releases, and NASA called off its mission to rescue the Swift observatory
Aug 20, 20266 min
Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts
Aug 19, 20267 min
AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol, ICE Agents have been restricted from using Meta glasses while working, and X’s algorithm apparently prioritizes ragebait disproportionately impacting Democrats
Aug 19, 20268 min
Another woman joins the lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM
Aug 18, 20266 min
Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in its latest trial, ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models, and Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts
Aug 18, 20267 min
DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more
Aug 17, 20267 min
OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as part of a 'streamlining' process, another woman joined a lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM, and Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law
Aug 17, 20267 min
Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland
Aug 14, 20266 min
DeepSeek's AI models pricing to rise 4x, Apple sent warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks, and the US gov't to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf
Aug 14, 20268 min
Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
Aug 13, 20266 min
Virgin Galactic postponed its new spaceship's first commercial flight, FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi, and Meta will give away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland
Aug 13, 20268 min
OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model
Aug 12, 20266 min
Kalshi is being sued for using data without authorization, Spotify will alert listeners if an artist isn't real, and government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again
Aug 12, 20267 min
The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved
Aug 11, 20266 min
OpenAI is giving Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model, Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer, and an OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list
Aug 11, 20269 min
Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings
Aug 10, 20266 min
OpenAI is slowing down Astra’s development due to cybersecurity concerns, the Trump admin is spending another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects, and the FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved
Aug 10, 20269 min
Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent
Aug 7, 20266 min
Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment, AI is now making new viruses, what could possibly go wrong, and Google open-sourced an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings
Aug 7, 20269 min
We just got our first real look at how small X's ad business is
Aug 6, 20266 min
OpenAI's agents shared exploits through a message board, the FDA approved Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, and Meta introduced Muse Code
Aug 6, 20269 min
Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs
Aug 5, 20266 min
OpenAI and Anthropic models went on a hacking spree when tested by the UK's AI research institute, Apple claims more trade secret theft, and Texas’ governor ordered an audit of new data centers
Aug 5, 20269 min
EU announces new rules on AI transparency
Aug 4, 20267 min
Gemini Spark now has Chrome web-browsing capabilities, OpenAI fires back at Apple after its trade secret lawsuit, and Amazon is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show
Aug 4, 20268 min
Snap will show off its AR Specs at a September 16th event
Aug 3, 20265 min
Ramaggedon affecting MacBook Air supply, a Judge refused xAI's request to stop a MN law banning 'nudify' apps, and cyberattacks targeted water facilities in seven states
Aug 3, 20269 min
Surprise! The global oil crisis is pushing people toward buying electrified cars
Jul 31, 20267 min
Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations on their own, Reddit's CEO frustrated with Google's AI overviews, and the AI wearable you don't like just got worse
Jul 31, 20269 min
Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project
Jul 30, 20266 min
No surprise that the global oil crisis is leading to more EV sales, the FCC's robot ban also includes vacuums, and OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
Jul 30, 20267 min
ChatGPT is now refusing requests to write in famous authors' styles
Jul 29, 20266 min
OpenAI says the rogue agent that hacked Hugging Face also breached other services, Google shut down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project, and xAI is challenging a new Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps
Jul 29, 20269 min
A new look for the Apple Watch may still be at least a year away
Jul 28, 20265 min
Hugging Face is seemingly plagued with AI models generating adult deepfakes, ChatGPT is now refusing requests to write in famous authors' styles, and Amazon wants to deploy 5,105 satellites for its direct-to-mobile service
Jul 28, 20267 min
Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is conspicuously light on AI
Jul 27, 20267 min
NVIDIA launched the 'Open Secure AI Alliance' initiative, the EU said TikTok hasn’t done enough to ensure minors' safety, and Meta walked back limits for its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature
Jul 27, 20268 min
Google adds selfie video as a log-in option
Jul 24, 20265 min
Google expanding access to its Gemini Spark agentic AI assistant, Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is light on AI, and Universal secured the rights for film adaptations of 10 Atari games
Jul 24, 20267 min
Apple may unveil a new device subscription service
Jul 23, 20266 min
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost killed a pastor, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the moon this August, and the US outlined its $5 billion Genesis Mission to boost science with AI
Jul 23, 20267 min
Judge approves Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright
Jul 22, 20265 min
OpenAI admits its models hacked Hugging Face on their own, France will ban social media for children under 15, and Substack is adding an AI detection feature
Jul 22, 20267 min
How does the Apple Watch water lock feature actually work?
Jul 21, 20268 min
A UL 3700 compliant plug-in solar microinverter is now available in the US, a Judge approved Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement, and NVIDIA data center hardware is being cooled with water 'hotter than a hot tub'
Jul 21, 20267 min
Apple quietly hid a big change coming for CarPlay with iOS 27
Jul 20, 20266 min
France doubled down on restricting access to Polymarket, a Chinese solar company said its new cell has an efficiency of 35.5%, and OpenAI will notify parents if their teen has been kicked off of ChatGPT
Jul 20, 20266 min