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YouTube Expands Parental Controls With New Limits On Shorts Viewing
YouTube is rolling out additional parental control features focused on limiting how much time children and teens spend watching short-form videos, as scrutiny over minors’ online safety continues to grow…
Subscriptions Drive Mobile App Revenue Growth In 2025 As Downloads Decline Again
Mobile app revenues rose sharply in 2025 despite a continued decline in downloads, as subscriptions and in-app purchases generated higher consumer spending across the App Store and Google Play, according…
Netflix Expands Video Podcast Lineup With Shows Led By Pete Davidson And Michael Irvin
Netflix is increasing its investment in video podcasts by adding two original series hosted by comedian Pete Davidson and former NFL player Michael Irvin, as the company continues to build…
OpenAI Signs Multi Year Compute Deal With Cerebras Valued Above $10 Billion
OpenAI has entered a multi year agreement with AI chipmaker Cerebras that will provide hundreds of megawatts of compute capacity to support faster AI responses, marking one of the largest…
VoiceRun Launches Platform For Code Driven AI Voice Agents And Raises $5.5 Million
VoiceRun has launched a developer-focused platform designed to build and scale AI voice agents through code, as the startup positions itself between no-code tools and highly specialized infrastructure, while announcing…
X Restricts Grok Image Editing After Scrutiny Over Sexualised AI Deepfakes
Elon Musk’s AI model Grok will no longer allow users to edit photos of real people to depict them in revealing clothing in jurisdictions where such content is illegal, following…
Meta Cuts About 10% Of Reality Labs Staff As Focus Shifts Toward AI And AR
Meta is laying off roughly 10 percent of employees in its Reality Labs division, a unit central to the company’s virtual reality and metaverse efforts, as it reallocates resources toward…
Saks Global Files For Bankruptcy As Inventory Shortages And Vendor Disputes Mount
Shoppers browsing luxury handbags and fragrances at Saks Fifth Avenue’s Manhattan flagship in January encountered signs of strain behind the polished displays, as the retailer’s parent company moved into bankruptcy…
China Reports Record Trade Surplus In 2025 Despite US Tariff Pressure
China has reported the largest annual trade surplus on record in 2025, surpassing $1 trillion for the first time, even as US tariffs under President Donald Trump disrupted global trade…
California Launches Probe Into Grok Over Sexualised AI Deepfakes
California’s attorney general has opened an investigation into the spread of sexualised AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk’s AI model Grok, as scrutiny intensifies in the United States and the…
Labour Group Alleges Worker Exploitation At Factory Making Pop Mart’s Labubu Dolls
A labour rights organisation said it has identified evidence of worker exploitation at a Chinese factory that manufactures Labubu dolls, a product line that has driven global sales growth for…
Apple Launches Creator Studio Subscription With Creative Apps And iWork Premium Content
Apple has announced a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that combines access to professional creative software across Mac and iPad with premium features in its iWork apps, positioning the offering…
India Presses Quick Commerce Firms To Rework Delivery Promises Amid Worker Safety Concerns
India’s labor ministry has asked major quick-commerce companies to change how they market ultra-fast deliveries and to address safety and working conditions for gig workers, as protests and regulatory scrutiny…
Doctors See Promise And Risk As OpenAI Prepares To Launch ChatGPT Health
A practicing surgeon and AI healthcare executive described how incorrect medical information from ChatGPT misled a patient, even as healthcare professionals express cautious support for OpenAI’s plan to introduce a…
Google Adds Native Vertical Video Support To Veo 3.1 For Social Platforms
Google has updated its Veo 3.1 AI video-generation model to support native vertical video creation using reference images, a change aimed at making AI-generated videos better suited for social platforms…
Anthropic Introduces Claude For Healthcare Following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health Launch
Anthropic has announced a new healthcare-focused product days after OpenAI revealed ChatGPT Health, positioning its Claude for Healthcare tools as a more provider- and payer-oriented system that emphasizes administrative support…
Tennessee Resident Expected To Plead Guilty In U.S. Supreme Court Filing System Hack
A resident of Springfield, Tennessee, is expected to plead guilty after prosecutors alleged he repeatedly accessed the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system without authorization over several months. Allegations…
Consumer Watchdog Raises Pricing Concerns Over Google’s AI Shopping Protocol
A consumer economics watchdog has raised concerns about Google’s newly announced Universal Commerce Protocol for AI powered shopping, warning that the technology could enable personalized pricing practices, a claim the…
Microsoft Pledges Community First Approach As AI Data Center Opposition Grows
Microsoft has outlined a new approach to building artificial intelligence infrastructure, promising closer cooperation with local communities as public opposition to data centers intensifies across the United States. Community Commitments…
New York Moves To Legalize Robotaxis Outside New York City
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the state will pursue legislation to allow commercial robotaxi services, while continuing to exclude New York City from full deployment. Statewide Expansion Of Autonomous…