Hello Kitty Designer Yuko Yamaguchi Steps Down After 46 Years At Sanrio
End Of A Long Tenure Yuko Yamaguchi, the designer behind Hello Kitty, is stepping down after 46 years overseeing the character’s development, according to Sanrio. Yamaguchi took over design duties…
Pinterest Compares Search Volume To ChatGPT After Missing Fourth Quarter Estimates
Earnings Miss And Executive Comparison Pinterest reported weaker than expected results for the fourth quarter, and during the earnings call chief executive Bill Ready compared the platform’s search activity to…
IBM Plans To Triple Entry-Level Hiring In The U.S. In 2026 Despite AI Automation Claims
Hiring Plan Announced At Industry Event IBM plans to triple entry-level hiring in the United States in 2026, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The company’s chief human resources officer, Nickle…
Musk Urges Engineers To Join xAI With Vision Of Moon-Based Mass Drivers And Space Computers
Recruitment Message After Restructuring Elon Musk said on Wednesday that people should join xAI “if the idea of mass drivers on the Moon appeals to you,” following a restructuring that…
YouTube Launches Native VisionOS App For Apple Vision Pro After Two Years
App Arrival And Background YouTube has released a dedicated app for the Apple Vision Pro, ending a two year period in which the company relied on a web based experience…
Security Conferences Remove Vincenzo Iozzo From Review Boards After Epstein Records Resurface
Removal From Conference Sites Vincenzo Iozzo is no longer listed on the websites of Black Hat and Code Blue, two major cybersecurity conferences, after records connected to the late financier…
WP Engine Expands Lawsuit With New Claims Against Mullenweg And Automattic
Amended Complaint And New AllegationsWeb hosting company WP Engine has filed an amended complaint in its lawsuit against WordPress co founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com,…
Trump Administration Moves To Repeal EPA Finding That Classified Greenhouse Gases As A Public Health Risk
Repeal Of The 2009 Endangerment Finding The Trump administration on Thursday moved to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, which had determined that greenhouse gases such as carbon…
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark And Ties It To Cerebras Hardware For Faster Inference
New Lightweight Codex Model OpenAI on Thursday announced a lightweight version of its agentic coding tool Codex, releasing GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark as a smaller model designed for faster inference. The company said…
Coupang Data Breach Dispute Draws U.S. Investors Into Arbitration With South Korea
From Security Probe To Investor Dispute Coupang’s data breach in South Korea has expanded from a regulatory investigation into a dispute involving U.S. investors and the South Korean government. The…
Ring Ends Flock Safety Partnership After Privacy Scrutiny And Super Bowl Ad Backlash
Decision To Cancel The Deal Amazon’s Ring said it will not proceed with a partnership with Flock Safety, ending an agreement announced in October that would have linked Ring devices…
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…