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Microsoft Issues Fixes For Actively Exploited Windows And Office Zero-Day Flaws

Fixes For Actively Exploited FlawsMicrosoft has released security updates for Windows and Office to address vulnerabilities that the company said are being actively abused by hackers to break into computers.…

Uber Eats Launches Cart Assistant To Speed Up Grocery Shopping With AI

Feature Launch And AvailabilityUber Eats on Wednesday announced a new AI feature called Cart Assistant that is designed to help customers fill grocery carts more quickly, and the company said…

Apple Delays Rollout Of AI-Powered Siri Features Again, Bloomberg Reports

Revised Timeline For Siri Updates Apple’s plans for a redesigned, AI-powered version of Siri have been pushed back again, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new version…

OpenAI Disbands Mission Alignment Team And Names Former Leader Chief Futurist

Team Disbanded And ReassignmentsOpenAI has disbanded a team that was created to communicate the company’s mission to the public and to its own employees, and the company confirmed to TechCrunch…

Amazon Pharmacy Plans Same-Day Prescription Delivery Expansion To Nearly 4,500 U.S. Cities

Expansion Of Same-Day Delivery Network Amazon Pharmacy plans to expand same-day prescription delivery to almost 4,500 cities and towns in the United States by the end of this year, adding…

Complyance Raises $20 Million Series A To Expand AI Tools For Enterprise Data Compliance

Founder And Company Focus Complyance, a startup founded by Richa Kaul, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a $20 million Series A round led by GV. Kaul said she…

TikTok Launches Local Feed In The U.S. And Links It To Optional Precise Location Data

Launch And Purpose Of The New Feed TikTok on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Local Feed in the U.S. version of its app, a feature that shows content…

Musk Tells xAI Staff He Wants A Moon Factory To Build AI Satellites, Times Reports

All-Hands Meeting And Lunar Plan Elon Musk told employees at xAI during an all-hands meeting on Tuesday night that the company needs a manufacturing facility on the moon, according to…

OpenAI Fires Vice President Of Product Policy After Discrimination Complaint, Journal Reports

Termination Reported By The Wall Street Journal Ryan Beiermeister, who served as OpenAI’s vice president of product policy, was fired in January after a male colleague accused her of sexual…

Two xAI Co-Founders Exit As More Founding Members Leave The Company

Departures Announced On X xAI co-founder Yuhuai, also known as Tony Wu, said on Monday night that he is leaving the company, writing on X, “It’s time for my next…

Amazon Weighs Content Marketplace For Publishers To License Data To AI Companies

Amazon’s Reported Plans Amazon is considering a marketplace that would let publishers license their content directly to AI companies, according to The Information, as technology firms continue to look for…

Report Says Google Shared Student Journalist’s Account Data With ICE After Non-Judicial Subpoena

Google provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with personal data tied to the Google account of Amandla Thomas-Johnson, a British student and journalist, in response to an administrative subpoena that…

Rivian Shows R2 Door Handle Changes After Scrutiny Of Electronic Releases

Rivian has shown how it has reworked the manual door releases on its upcoming R2 SUV after criticism across the industry that electronic door handles can be hard to find…

Facebook Adds AI Tools For Animated Profiles, Restyled Photos, And Moving Post Backgrounds

New AI Features Across The PlatformFacebook said on Tuesday that it is rolling out new AI-powered features aimed at giving users more playful ways to express themselves. The updates include…

Veritas Raises $1.75 Million To Tag Luxury Goods With NFC Chips Against Counterfeits

Counterfeits And The Resale ProblemCounterfeit goods cost luxury brands more than $30 billion a year, while buyers in the $210 billion second-hand market lack a reliable way to confirm whether…

Singapore Says Chinese-Linked Group Targeted Major Telecom Firms In Months-Long Cyber Operation

Government Confirms Targeting Of Telecom InfrastructureSingapore’s government said a known Chinese cyber-espionage group targeted four of the country’s largest telecommunications companies in a months-long operation, marking the first time authorities…

Google Expands “Results About You” And Simplifies Removal Of Non-Consensual Explicit Images

Google said it is updating its “Results about you” tool and its process for removing non-consensual explicit images from Search, adding broader coverage for sensitive personal data and reducing the…

Apptronik Expands Series A To $935 Million As Valuation Reaches About $5.3 Billion

Expanded Fundraising Round University of Texas spinout Apptronik, which builds humanoid robots for companies including Google DeepMind, said on Wednesday that it has re-opened its Series A round and raised…

Former GitHub CEO Raises $60 Million Seed Round For AI Code Management Startup Entire

Funding And ValuationFormer GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke has raised what his lead backer Felicis described as the largest seed round ever for a developer tools startup. The company, called…

Britney Spears Sells Entire Music Catalogue To Primary Wave For About $200 Million

Deal And PartiesPop star Britney Spears has sold the rights to her entire music catalogue to independent publisher Primary Wave for about $200 million (£146 million), the BBC reported. The…