Tumblr to Undergo Large-Scale Backend Shift to WordPress
Tumblr is set to transition its extensive collection of half a billion blogs to a WordPress-based backend, marking a significant technical shift. Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, which acquired…
Midjourney Announces Move Into Hardware
Midjourney, the AI image-generating platform known for its impressive $200 million in revenue without any venture capital investment, has announced plans to enter the hardware market. The company shared the…
Intuitive Machines Wins NASA Contract for 2027 Lunar South Pole Mission
Intuitive Machines, a startup that went public last year, has secured a $116.9 million contract from NASA to send a moon lander to the lunar south pole in 2027. This…
Apple Music Now Supports Playlist Transfers to YouTube Music
Apple Music now supports the direct transfer of playlists to YouTube Music, marking its first venture into facilitating playlist migration to a competing service. This new feature, highlighted in a…
OpenAI and Anthropic Agree to U.S. AI Safety Testing for Their Models
OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to let the U.S. AI Safety Institute test their artificial intelligence models before and after they are released to the public. This collaboration aims to…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT User Base Surges to 200 Million Weekly Users
OpenAI has announced that its chatbot, ChatGPT, now boasts 200 million weekly active users, doubling from the 100 million weekly users reported last November, as first reported by Axios. This…
Spotify Says iPhone Volume Button Control Disabled Due to Apple’s Technology Restrictions
Spotify has announced that iPhone users can no longer use the physical volume buttons to control the volume on connected devices through Spotify Connect. This change is due to Apple…
California Assembly Passes New AI Safety Bill
California’s State Assembly has passed a groundbreaking AI safety bill, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), aimed at regulating artificial intelligence practices within…
Starlink Accounts Frozen in Brazil as X Faces Potential Shutdown
Starlink’s bank accounts in Brazil have been frozen as part of a growing legal dispute involving X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. This action was taken by…
Yelp Sues Google Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing local search services by favoring its own platforms over competitors. This lawsuit comes shortly after a…
Court Reopens Lawsuit Against TikTok Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Blackout Challenge Death
A U.S. appeals court has reopened a lawsuit against TikTok brought by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after attempting a dangerous viral challenge known as the “blackout…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Charged in France Over Criminal Activity Allegations
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been formally charged by French prosecutors with enabling criminal activities on the messaging platform Telegram. The charges include facilitating organized crime, drug trafficking, fraud, and…
Waymo Launches 24/7 Robotaxi Pickups at Phoenix Airport Terminals
Waymo, owned by Alphabet, has expanded its robotaxi service to offer 24/7 curbside pickups and drop-offs at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, specifically at Terminals 3 and 4. This move…
Elon Musk Pushes for Free Emergency Access via Starlink Satellite Network
Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX’s Starlink service for mobile phones will offer free emergency service access, emphasizing its critical role in saving lives. The initiative comes as SpaceX seeks…
Shein Reports Discovery of Child Labor in 2023 Supply Chain Audits
Shein, a leading online fashion retailer, uncovered two instances of child labor within its supply chain during the first three quarters of 2023. According to Shein’s latest sustainability report, these…
HMD’s Retro Barbie Flip Phone Ready for U.S. Launch in October
HMD Global is set to release its Barbie-branded flip phone in October, a device that combines retro aesthetics with modern functionality at a price of $129. The Barbie Phone, preannounced…
Meta to Discontinue Meta Spark Platform for Third-Party AR Effects
Meta Platforms announced that it will shut down its augmented reality (AR) studio, Meta Spark, which has been a vital tool for third-party creators to develop custom AR effects for…
Apple’s iPhone 16 ‘Glowtime’ Event Scheduled for September 9
Apple is gearing up for its iPhone 16 event on September 9, marking one of the most anticipated dates in the tech industry’s fall calendar. The event, set to begin…
Zuckerberg Reveals Government Pressure to Censor Covid-19 Content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has expressed regret over bowing to what he claims was pressure from the U.S. government to censor certain content related to Covid-19 on Facebook and…
OpenAI, Adobe and Microsoft Back California’s AI Content Labeling Bill
OpenAI, Adobe, and Microsoft have shown support for a California bill, AB 3211, which would require tech companies to label AI-generated content with watermarks, according to letters obtained by TechCrunch.…