DMR News

Adoption Of Age VerificationA month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats, Roblox said 45% of its daily active users had completed age checks as of January 31.…

Letter And Official ResponsesA senior Democratic lawmaker with access to some of the U.S. government’s most closely held intelligence has said he has “deep concerns” about certain activities by the…

Accusation From Norwegian AuthoritiesThe Norwegian government said a Chinese-backed hacking group known as Salt Typhoon broke into several organizations in the country, marking the latest confirmed intrusion linked to the…

AI As A Force Multiplier In BiotechExecutives from Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio said this week that artificial intelligence is helping the industry tackle problems that have gone untreated for years…

Model Retirement And User BacklashOpenAI said last week that it will retire several older ChatGPT models by February 13, including GPT-4o, a model known for giving highly flattering and affirming…

Changes To Developer Mode AccessSpotify is changing how its APIs work in Developer Mode, the layer that lets developers test third-party applications using the platform’s APIs. The update introduces a…

Search Strategy And Product DirectionReddit told investors that its AI-powered search is becoming a core business opportunity, with user growth and product changes positioning search as both a product focus…

Employees Challenge Google’s Government Work Google executives are facing pressure from staff over the company’s ties to the federal government’s crackdown on immigration enforcement, which in recent months turned violent…

A Milestone Year For YouTube Google has revealed YouTube brought in more than $60bn (£44bn) in revenue in 2025 as the firm targets getting more subscribers. The figure, which totals…

Leadership Change Announced The Washington Post said its chief executive William Lewis is stepping down, days after overseeing large job cuts, with the newspaper saying the move comes after what…

A Market Shift Toward High-End Jets Private jet manufacturers are increasingly targeting wealthy customers as demand for business aircraft continues to rise, a trend highlighted by the attention around Gulfstream’s…

Google said its AI chatbot Gemini has surpassed 750 million monthly active users, according to its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, marking a sharp rise in usage as the company continues to…

Commission Vote And Structure Starbase, the company town created by Elon Musk’s SpaceX in South Texas, is moving to form its own police force after the city’s commission approved an…

A Feed Built Around Play, Not Just Video Gizmo, a mobile app from startup Atma Sciences, is offering a new way to create and share interactive media by letting users…

AI Studio Moves Beyond Internal Testing Amazon MGM Studios will begin a closed beta program in March for the AI tools developed by its dedicated AI Studio, according to a…

Chemistry Feature And Early Testing Tinder is testing a new AI-powered feature called Chemistry as it looks to reduce what it calls “swipe fatigue,” a complaint from users who say…

Hackers Post Records On Leak Site A hacking group known as ShinyHunters said it was responsible for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania and…

From 3D To 4D Objects Roblox has opened the beta of a new 4D creation feature that lets creators build interactive objects, expanding beyond the static 3D models generated by…

Leadership Change And Financial Context Uber said it is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its vice president of strategic finance and investor relations, to chief financial officer, replacing Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, who is…

Reversal After Discontinuation Plan Drew Criticism Adobe said it is pausing its plan to discontinue Adobe Animate after a strong backlash from customers following an earlier announcement that the 2D…