Google Search Update Lets Saved Media Be Used to Train AI Models
Google has updated its Search privacy controls in a way that allows saved media from Search services to be used to improve its AI models. The change means images, files,…
Apple Restores Card Payments for Digital Purchases in India
Apple has started restoring card payments for Apple Account purchases in India, more than four years after removing the option. The phased rollout lets eligible users add Visa and Mastercard…
Canada’s Cyber Spy Agency Says It Disrupted Ransomware, Fentanyl and Extremist Networks
Canada’s Communications Security Establishment said it carried out state-authorized cyber operations last year against foreign drug traffickers, violent extremists and ransomware criminals. The disclosures appeared in the agency’s 2025-2026 annual…
WhatsApp Opens Username Reservations Ahead of Full Rollout
WhatsApp has started letting users reserve usernames before the feature becomes active later this year. The Meta-owned messaging app said the early reservation system is meant to help its more…
Agility Robotics Plans Public Listing Through $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal
Agility Robotics plans to go public through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Michael Klein. The deal values the Oregon-based humanoid robotics…
Google’s 1776 Workspace Ad Draws Debate Over AI and Collaboration
Google has released a new Workspace commercial that imagines the U.S. Founding Fathers using modern productivity tools to draft the Declaration of Independence. The ad, titled “Group project, but make…
Alibaba to Ban Claude Code at Work Over Security Concerns
Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code in office environments from July 10, according to multiple reports. The Chinese technology company has classified the AI programming tool as…
EasyJet Reaches Preliminary £5.5 Billion Takeover Agreement With Castlelake
EasyJet has reached an agreement in principle with U.S. investment firm Castlelake on a possible cash takeover worth about £5.5 billion. The proposal values the airline at 690 pence per…
Molly Tea Ordered to Pay Louis Vuitton $1.5 Million Over Logo Dispute
Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay Louis Vuitton 10.3 million yuan, or about $1.5 million, after a court found that its logo infringed the luxury brand’s…
Vietnam Intensifies Counterfeit Goods Crackdown Under U.S. Trade Pressure
Vietnam has intensified enforcement against counterfeit goods and intellectual property violations after the United States identified the country as a Priority Foreign Country for weak IP protection. Authorities launched a…
