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YouTube Tests AI Lip-Sync Tech to Improve Auto-Dubbing

Your next favorite YouTuber may not even speak the same language as you. Following the recent launch of its auto-dubbing feature, which uses AI to translate audio, YouTube is now…

Instagram Introduces PG-13 Content Rules for Teen Users

Meta announced on Tuesday that it will now automatically restrict the content visible to teenage users on Instagram to what they would typically encounter in a movie rated PG-13. This…

Personal Data May Have Been Stolen in Asahi Cyberattack

Asahi, Japan’s largest brewer, has confirmed that personal data may have been stolen in the ransomware attack that forced the company to temporarily halt beer production. A cyber-attack late last…

Oura Secures $900M Investment From Fidelity

Finnish health tech company Oura has secured over $900 million in fresh funding, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with new investor ICONIQ and contributions from Whale Rock and…

OpenAI’s New Deals Signal Push to Control Its Entire Ecosystem

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has abandoned the company’s founding philosophy that better ideas would lead to artificial general intelligence (AGI), embracing a new conviction that massive compute and infrastructure…

Google Lets You Hide Search Ads — After You View Them

To address user frustration with search results cluttered by ads, Google is rolling out a significant design change that groups all its advertisements into a single section labeled “Sponsored results,”…

Apple Unveils New MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro With Upgraded Chip

Apple announced new models of the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro on Wednesday, all powered by the updated M5 chip, which allows them to run significantly faster than…

Spotify Rolls Out New Kids Features to Support Flexible Parenting

Spotify is expanding its tools to give children under 13 more room to develop their own music tastes outside of its dedicated Spotify Kids service. The new feature, called “managed…

‘Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game’ Launches Summer 2026

Fans of the “Avatar” franchise have reason for excitement, as a new fighting game based on the beloved series is officially set for release next year. The game, currently operating…

Dutch Government Seizes Control of China-Owned Chip Company

The Dutch government has assumed control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker in the Netherlands, by invoking the Goods Availability Act. This “highly exceptional” decision aims to safeguard the European supply…

Strava Considers IPO as Gen Z Swaps Dating Apps for Running Clubs

Strava, the 16-year-old fitness-tracking application, is making preparations to go public, according to reporting by the Financial Times. CEO Michael Martin told the publication that the San Francisco-based company plans…

Government Shutdown Resolution Appears More Distant Than Ever

The political pain of the U.S. government shutdown is deepening as the impasse heads toward a third week, marked by escalating hostility between Republicans and Democrats. Hundreds of thousands of…

Vance Claims ACA Tax Credits Are Rife With Fraud Amid Shutdown

Vice President JD Vance accused Democrats of “hostage-taking” in the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, as the political stalemate continues over Democratic demands to extend expiring healthcare subsidies. The Healthcare Policy…

China Accuses U.S. of Double Standards Amid Tariff Threat

China’s government has denounced President Donald Trump‘s latest threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods, calling it a “typical example of US double standards.” A spokesperson for…

Trump Declares Inflation ‘Defeated’ as Fed Cuts Rates, but Americans Still Struggle With High Prices

Inflation has risen for three of the last four months and is now slightly higher than it was a year ago. Despite this, neither President Donald Trump nor top Federal…

Trump’s Free Speech Reversal Echoes 250 Years of History

President Donald Trump’s actions in his second term have led to a systematic and unprecedented campaign against free speech, prompting legal experts and judges to warn that the First Amendment…

Obama’s Democracy Warnings Now Seem Aimed at the U.S.

Former President Barack Obama recently warned of a “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe,” even in nations once considered immune to democratic erosion. Speaking with democracy activists from Hungary…

Apple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips AppApple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips AppApple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips App

Apple appears to be phasing out support for its video editing application, Clips, having removed the app from the App Store and confirming that it will no longer be making…

ChatGPT Users Can Once Again Permanently Delete Conversations

When you delete your old conversations on ChatGPT, the logs will now be gone for good. Earlier this year, OpenAI was forced to retain users’ deleted chat logs as part…

Biden Begins Radiation Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Former President Joe Biden has started a new phase of his treatment for prostate cancer, which includes radiation therapy and hormone treatment, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. The…