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World Cup Advertisers Turn Commercials Into Star-Studded Mini-Movies

Nike and other major brands are releasing lengthy, celebrity-filled campaigns around the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, with commercials increasingly presented as entertainment rather than conventional product advertising. Nike’s six-minute…

Anthropic Suspends Fable 5 And Mythos 5 After U.S. Security Order

Anthropic has suspended access to two of its most advanced AI models after the U.S. government ordered the company to prevent foreign nationals from using them over national security concerns.…

SpaceX IPO Makes Elon Musk The World’s First Trillionaire

Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX completed a record stock market debut, lifting the value of his large ownership stake in the rocket and satellite company. Musk’s…

Bank Of England Holds Interest Rates As Energy Costs Raise Prospect Of An Increase

The Bank of England has kept its benchmark interest rate at 3.75% for a third consecutive meeting, leaving borrowing costs at their lowest level since February 2023. Further cuts had…

Investment And Energy Help U.S. Economy Withstand Global Shocks

The U.S. economy has continued to grow despite tariffs, immigration restrictions, energy disruption, and persistent inflation, supported by business investment, productivity gains, domestic energy production, and flexible financing markets. The…

Bluesky Adds Group Chats As It Builds More Community Features

Bluesky has launched support for group chats, giving users a way to hold private conversations with up to 50 people as the social network adds more community-focused features. The feature…

Meta Previews AI Assistant And Desktop Version For Edits Video App

Meta has previewed new features for Edits, its Instagram video-editing app, including an AI assistant, a desktop version, a Beta tab, and expanded audience insights. The company showed the upcoming…

Coinbase Introduces AI Agent For Crypto Trading And Payments

Coinbase has introduced Coinbase for Agents, a new tool that lets users connect an AI agent to their Coinbase account so it can trade, pay, and execute workflows within user-controlled…

Deezer Launches AI Music Detector For Playlists Across Streaming Platforms

Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that scans playlists from major streaming platforms to identify AI-generated tracks, as concerns grow over copyright training data and possible streaming…

Countries Move To Restrict Social Media Access For Children And Teens

Governments in several countries are moving to restrict social media access for children and teens, with Australia becoming the first country to implement a national under-16 ban at the end…

Waymo Launches Premier Membership For Frequent Robotaxi Riders

Waymo has launched Waymo Premier, a $29.99 monthly membership program that gives frequent robotaxi riders priority pickups, ride credits, free cancellations, and early access to service in some cities. The…

Pool Launches AI App To Organize Screenshots Into Searchable Collections

Pool has launched a new iOS app that uses AI to organize screenshots into searchable collections, helping users find saved recipes, products, travel ideas, quotes, and other items stored in…

Microsoft Signs Carbon Removal Deal With Alt Carbon For India Project

Microsoft has signed a three-year agreement to buy 36,920 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from Alt Carbon, marking the company’s first enhanced rock weathering deal in Asia. The…

DoorDash Launches Ask DoorDash AI Chatbot For Food, Grocery, And Reservation Searches

DoorDash has launched Ask DoorDash, a new AI chatbot that lets users search for food, groceries, and restaurant reservations using text prompts, recipe links, and photos. The company announced the…

Endurance Energy Raises $54 Million To Develop Ocean Geothermal Power

Endurance Energy has raised a $54 million Series A to develop geothermal power plants deep in the ocean, where founder Andrew Redd says large amounts of renewable baseload energy may…

South Korea Fines Coupang Over Data Breach Affecting Millions Of Customers

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has imposed a record fine of about 624 billion won, or more than $400 million, on Coupang after a data breach exposed the personal…

Anthropic Partners With TCS To Expand Claude Adoption Among Enterprises

Anthropic has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services to bring its AI models to more enterprise customers, with TCS creating a dedicated business unit focused on deploying Anthropic’s technology across major…

Opendoor Shuts India Operations As AI Reshapes Debate Over Offshore Work

Opendoor is shutting down its India operations less than two years after expanding in the country, placing the online home-buying company at the center of a debate over how AI…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says He Has Only One Direct Report

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has only one direct report at the AI company, according to a new interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang cited by TechCrunch. The structure leaves most of…

Former xAI Engineer Sues Company Over Claims He Was Fired After Raising Grok Safety Concerns

A former xAI engineer has sued xAI and its parent company SpaceX, claiming he was fired after raising concerns about AI safety while working on Grok, the company’s chatbot. Devin…