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Court Bars OpenAI From Using “io” Branding for AI Hardware Products

OpenAI has been barred by a U.S. court from using the “io” name in connection with its planned AI hardware products, after a ruling found the branding could be confused…

Wikipedia Introduces Mobile App Year-End Recap for Logged-In Users

Wikipedia has introduced a year-end recap feature that allows logged-in users to review their reading activity over the past year, offering statistics such as the number of articles viewed, topics…

Global Geothermal Investment Expected to Grow About 20% Annually Through 2030

Global spending on geothermal energy is projected to grow by about 20% a year through 2030, as governments and companies increase investment in the sector to secure clean and reliable…

Awear Develops EEG Wearable to Track Brain-Based Stress in Real Time

Awear, a startup founded by former Rakuten Symphony R&D head Antonio Forenza, has developed a behind-the-ear EEG wearable designed to measure brain activity linked to chronic stress and provide users…

Netflix Agrees to Acquire Warner Bros Film and Streaming Assets for $72bn

Netflix has agreed to acquire the film and streaming businesses of Warner Bros Discovery for $72bn, a deal that would combine one of the largest streaming platforms with a major…

Meta Buys Limitless and Shuts Down Sales of Its AI Recording Pendant

Meta has acquired Limitless, the AI startup behind a wearable pendant that records conversations, leading to an immediate halt in hardware sales and a wind-down of several of the company’s…

Sensor Tower Data Shows Gemini Narrowing the Gap With ChatGPT

ChatGPT remains the world’s most widely used AI chatbot, but its user growth is beginning to slow as Google’s Gemini gains traction, according to new data from market intelligence firm…

SpaceX Explores Secondary Share Sale That Could Value Company at $800B

SpaceX is in talks to launch a secondary share sale that would value the private aerospace company at $800 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, a move that would…

Amazon Weighs Ending USPS Contract as It Explores Building Its Own Postal Network

Amazon is considering ending its long-term delivery contract with the United States Postal Service and building its own nationwide shipping network, according to a report by The Washington Post, as…

Taiwan Orders One-Year Block of RedNote App After Surge in Online Shopping Scams

Taiwan has ordered internet service providers to block access to the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, for one year after authorities linked the platform to a…

Researchers Say Intellexa Staff Had Remote Access to Live Government Spyware Operations

Spyware maker Intellexa had direct remote access to some government customers’ surveillance systems, allowing its staff to view personal data collected from hacked phones, according to new findings published by…

Legal AI Startup Harvey Confirms $8B Valuation After $160M Funding Round

Legal artificial intelligence company Harvey has confirmed that it has closed a new $160 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at $8 billion following earlier reports…

Musk Says Latest Tesla Software Update Allows Texting While Driving

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said a new version of the company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software allows drivers to text while the system is engaged, despite laws in most U.S.…

Anthropic CEO Addresses AI Bubble Concerns and Warns of Aggressive Risk-Taking

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei said the question of whether the artificial intelligence industry is in a bubble cannot be answered with a simple yes or no, while warning that…

Apple Announces Retirement of General Counsel Kate Adams and Policy Chief Lisa Jackson

Apple has confirmed the retirement of two senior executives, general counsel Kate Adams and vice president for Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson, extending a series of leadership changes…

Chicago Tribune Files Copyright Lawsuit Against AI Search Engine Perplexity

The Chicago Tribune has filed a federal lawsuit against AI search company Perplexity, alleging that the platform reproduces its copyrighted journalism without permission, including through verbatim output and the use…

IndiGo Cancels Over 300 Flights Across India Amid Crew and Operational Disruptions

India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has cancelled more than 300 flights since Tuesday, disrupting travel across several of the country’s busiest airports and stranding thousands of passengers nationwide. Major airports report…

MrBeast Executives Discuss Possible Public Listing and Fan Ownership at DealBook Summit

Executives at Beast Industries, the company behind YouTube creator MrBeast, said they are considering a future public listing as a way to give viewers a chance to become shareholders, following…

Roblox Blocked in Russia Following State Media Report on LGBTQ Content

The online gaming platform Roblox has been banned in Russia, according to reporting by Russian state media, with authorities citing the presence of LGBTQ-related content on the platform as one…

Meta Hires Apple Design Veteran Alan Dye to Lead New Reality Labs Creative Studio

Meta has recruited Alan Dye, the Apple executive who led the company’s user interface design for the past decade, to head a newly formed creative studio within its Reality Labs…