YouTube to Test AI-Based Age Verification System in the U.S.
YouTube will start testing an artificial intelligence–based age-verification system in the United States on Wednesday. The technology aims to identify whether a viewer is an adult or a minor by…
Trump Reverses on Intel CEO, Praises Him as ‘Success’ After Calling for Resignation
President Donald Trump said Monday that he met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, just days after publicly calling for Tan’s resignation. The meeting, also attended by Secretary of Commerce Howard…
Grok 4 Offered Free for a Limited Time as xAI Challenges GPT-5
xAI announced on August 10 that Grok users, both paid and unpaid, can access the new Grok 4 model without restrictions for a limited time. The move appears aimed at…
Reddit Blocks Internet Archive to Prevent Free User Data Scraping
Reddit has restricted the Internet Archive’s access to its content after learning that AI companies were using the Wayback Machine to scrape user data without payment. The Internet Archive, a…
Trump Open to Allowing Nvidia to Sell Downgraded Top Chip to China
President Donald Trump has indicated he may allow Nvidia to sell a downgraded version of its Blackwell AI chip to China, provided the performance is reduced. Speaking at a press…
Sam Altman Calls AGI ‘Not a Super Useful Term,’ Joining Other Critics
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the term “artificial general intelligence” is losing its relevance as advancements in AI make it increasingly hard to define. Traditionally, AGI has referred to AI…
M&S Restores Click and Collect Service 15 Weeks After Cyberattack
Marks & Spencer has reinstated its click and collect service, 15 weeks after suspending it in the wake of a damaging cyber attack. The suspension, which began on 25 April,…
Paramount Secures UFC Rights in $7.7B, 7-Year Deal After Skydance Merger
Days after completing its merger with Skydance, Paramount has acquired exclusive U.S. rights to TKO Group’s UFC for seven years starting in 2026. The deal, valued at $7.7 billion, averages…
Apple Could Roll Out App Intents With Upgraded Siri Next Spring
Apple is preparing to launch a major AI-powered upgrade to Siri next year, and it may be more advanced than earlier reports suggested. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the update…
Microsoft to Shut Down Its Lens PDF Scanner App
Microsoft has confirmed it will retire its Lens scanning app for iOS and Android next year, ending a tool that has served millions of users for document scanning and conversion.…
OpenAI Criticized for Phasing Out Older Models After GPT-5 Release
OpenAI’s launch of GPT-5, its newest AI model promising higher intelligence and improved performance, has been met with a wave of criticism from loyal ChatGPT users after the company retired…
Google Trials Updated Google Finance With AI Features and Live News
Google announced Friday that Google Finance, its platform for financial data and business news, is getting an AI-powered update. The new features will allow users to research financial questions with…
OpenAI Describes ChatGPT-5 as Quick, ‘Active Thought Partner’ for Health Topics
OpenAI has announced GPT-5, its newest AI model featuring enhanced coding skills, larger context windows, improved video generation through Sora, upgraded memory, and other advances. Among the improvements being highlighted…
Truth Social Uses Perplexity for AI Search, With Control Over Sources
AI startup Perplexity is powering a new AI-based search engine on Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social media platform. The feature, called Truth Search AI, is already live on the…
Duolingo’s ‘AI-First’ Backlash Had Little Impact
Duolingo announced Wednesday that it exceeded quarterly revenue expectations, even as it faced backlash over its decision to prioritize generative AI over human workers. Shares of the language-learning app jumped…