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Twitch Reworks Suspensions With Separate Penalties For Streaming And Chat

Twitch is changing how it penalizes rule breaking by replacing its all or nothing suspension system with two targeted options that separate streaming restrictions from chat restrictions. The company said…

Stripe Considers Potential PayPal Acquisition As It Sets $159 Billion Valuation In Tender Offer

Stripe is exploring a possible deal to buy some or all of PayPal Holdings, according to sources cited by Bloomberg, although the discussions are at a very early stage and…

Apple Introduces New Age Assurance Tools And Blocks 18 Plus App Downloads In Several Countries

Apple is rolling out new tools and restrictions to meet age verification laws in multiple regions, including blocking downloads of apps rated 18+ in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore and expanding…

Wayve Raises Up To $1.5 Billion As Automakers And Tech Firms Back Its Self Driving Software

Wayve has secured a $1.2 billion funding round that could rise to $1.5 billion with an additional $300 million from Uber tied to robotaxi deployments starting in London, bringing in…

MatX Raises $500 Million Series B To Fund Chip Production And 2027 Shipments

MatX has raised a $500 million Series B to support production of its custom processors and move toward commercial shipments in 2027, with Jane Street and Situational Awareness leading the…

Apple To Make Mac Mini In Texas As It Expands US Production

Apple said it will begin making some Mac Mini desktop computers in the United States for the first time, as the company moves to increase domestic production while facing pressure…

FedEx Sues For Refund Of Trump Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling

FedEx has filed a lawsuit seeking a “full refund” of emergency tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the law used to introduce the…

UK Regulator Fines Reddit £14.47m Over Use Of Children’s Personal Data

Reddit has been fined £14.47 million by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office after the regulator said the platform unlawfully processed children’s personal information and failed to properly verify the age…

Discord Delays Global Age Verification Rollout After User Backlash

Discord has postponed plans to begin verifying the age of all users in March after weeks of criticism from its community, with the company now saying the rollout will move…

Google Apologizes For Offensive Baftas News Alert After Safety System Failure

Google has apologized after sending a news alert about this year’s Bafta awards that included language directing users to read further using a racial slur, an incident the company said…

Paramount Raises Bid For Warner Bros Discovery As Netflix Deal Faces Review

Paramount Skydance has increased its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery, prompting the company to reconsider its existing agreement with Netflix and opening the door to further negotiations between the…

E-Commerce Stocks Rise After Supreme Court Blocks Trump Tariffs

E-commerce shares rose Friday after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked authority to impose tariffs under the International Economic Powers Act, a decision that lifted stocks across…

National PTA Ends Funding Relationship With Meta As Child Safety Trials Continue

The National Parent Teacher Association has decided not to seek renewed funding from Meta for 2026, ending a relationship that began in 2017, as the social media company faces court…

White House Launches Tech Corps Inside Peace Corps To Promote U.S. AI Abroad

The White House has announced a new “Tech Corps” program within the Peace Corps to send tech-skilled volunteers overseas to support the adoption of American artificial intelligence systems, a move…

Spanish Police Arrest Man Over €0.01 Hotel Booking Fraud

Spanish police have arrested a 20-year-old man in Madrid after alleging he manipulated the payment system of a travel and hotel booking website to reserve luxury rooms for €0.01 per…

Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security In Limited Enterprise Preview

Anthropic has introduced Claude Code Security, an AI-powered service built into Claude Code that scans software codebases for vulnerabilities and recommends fixes, with the company rolling out the capability in…

Mastercard And Cloudflare Partner To Offer Cyber Defense Tools For Smaller Organizations

Mastercard and Cloudflare said they have formed a partnership to deliver cyber defense solutions aimed at small businesses, critical infrastructure operators, and government organizations, according to a joint press statement…

China’s Spring Festival Gala Showcases Rapid Advances In Humanoid Robots And AI

China’s annual Spring Festival Gala featured back-flipping, nunchuck-wielding humanoid robots and a range of AI-driven performances, presenting a broadcast that highlighted faster technical progress and growing competition among domestic robotics…

Trump Threatens Consequences For Netflix Over Board Member Susan Rice

President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that Netflix will “pay the consequences” if it does not fire Susan Rice, who has served on the company’s…

Apple Plans Three-Day Announcement Push Ahead Of March 4 Press Event

Apple has invited the tech press to a “special Apple experience” on March 4, and reporting suggests the company will spread its product news across several days rather than reveal…