OpenAI’s Bold Leap into Consumer Hardware with AI Chips and Robots
OpenAI is making significant strides in the realm of consumer hardware, collaborating with former Apple designer Jony Ive on an innovative hardware project. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman, envisions a…
Meta Launches New AI Risk Framework to Enhance Safety
Meta Platforms, Inc. has announced a significant shift in its artificial intelligence (AI) development strategy, identifying two categories of AI systems deemed too risky for public release. These categories, classified…
Adam Candeub Set to Join FCC as General Counsel Amid Ongoing Debates on Big Tech Regulation
Adam Candeub, a prominent critic of Big Tech and advocate for regulatory reform, is poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as its general counsel. His appointment, confirmed by…
Amazon Music Unlimited Subscription Fees Increase
Amazon has announced an increase in the subscription fees for its Amazon Music Unlimited service. The price for the Individual plan available to Prime members will rise from $9.99 to…
India Welcomes DeepSeek AI Models onto Local Servers Amidst Tight Data Controls
India’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has expressed strong support for Chinese AI lab DeepSeek, announcing plans to host its large language models on domestic servers. This move marks a significant…
Threads Increases User Base by 20 Million in Just One Month
Meta’s microblogging service, Threads, continues its rapid growth trajectory, outpacing rivals like X. During Meta’s fourth-quarter earnings presentation, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads now boasts 320 million monthly active…
Microsoft Adds DeepSeek’s R1 AI Model to Azure Cloud Platform
Despite potential concerns over intellectual property theft, Microsoft has announced the integration of DeepSeek’s R1 model into its cloud services, highlighting the model’s availability on the Azure AI Foundry platform.…
Rumors Fuel Wild Stock Rally Linked to DeepSeek
Chinese AI company DeepSeek recently made headlines, not just for its technology, but for inadvertently triggering a surge in the stock prices of several Chinese companies. This surge, however, appears…
Nvidia Faces Potential New Export Restrictions to China Under Trump
US President Donald Trump is contemplating imposing stricter controls on Nvidia’s sales of AI chips to China, particularly in response to the impacts of DeepSeek’s R1 model release. Evolving Export…
Fed Chair Powell Encourages Congressional Action on Crypto Regulation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently discussed cryptocurrency regulations after announcing that interest rates in the United States would remain unchanged. Banking and Crypto Following a Federal Open Market Committee…
Google Play Launches “Verified” Program for VPN Apps
Google Play is introducing a “Verified” badge for select VPN apps to help users identify trustworthy services. This initiative aims to promote user privacy and safety, according to a blog…
X Partners with Visa to Power Payments on X Money
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is taking a big step towards becoming a financial hub. They’ve just announced a partnership with Visa to handle person-to-person payments for their upcoming…
Meta Offers Creators Deals to Promote Instagram Across Other Video Apps
Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, CNBC has learned. With TikTok currently unavailable for download in the…
Brazil Bans Worldcoin’s Crypto-Based Biometric Data Collection
Brazil’s data protection authority has ordered the company behind the biometric technology for the World ID project to stop offering crypto or financial compensation for collecting biometric data from its…
X Rolls Out Vertical Video Feed Globally for Users
Elon Musk’s X has begun expanding its dedicated vertical video feed to users worldwide, just days after it first debuted in the U.S., TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with the…
Stargate to Power $100B AI Venture with Solar and Batteries
The massive $100 billion Stargate joint venture will reportedly be powered, at least in part, by solar energy and batteries. According to a Bloomberg report, SoftBank-backed SB Energy will build…
AI Models Tested by Making Balls Bounce in Rotating Shapes
The list of informal, quirky AI benchmarks keeps growing. Recently, a test to see how different AI models handle a prompt like this has captured the attention of the AI…
RedNote Sees Massive Decline in U.S. Users After TikTok Ban Delay
As the U.S. TikTok ban loomed, many U.S. users flocked to RedNote, a Chinese app that offered a similar experience to TikTok. The app, which is listed in the U.S.…
Apple Enhances In-App Purchases with New API for Large Content and Subscriptions
Apple announced on Thursday the introduction of a new API called the Advanced Commerce API, aimed at supporting more in-app purchase formats, including subscriptions and content add-ons. The company clarified…
Android 16 Brings Live Activities and Pro Video Features
Android enthusiasts received a fresh wave of excitement as Google unveiled the first public beta for Android 16 on Thursday. This latest iteration promises significant enhancements, particularly on the accessibility…