Roblox Blocks Children From Chatting With Adult Strangers Under New Safety Rules
Mandatory Age Checks Added to Restrict Child–Adult ChattingRoblox will block children from chatting with adult strangers as part of a major expansion of its safety measures. The company said mandatory…
Judge Rules Meta Does Not Hold a Monopoly After Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions
Court Rejects FTC Argument That Meta Built a Social Media MonopolyA U.S. district judge ruled that Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp…
Google Chief Says Trillion-Dollar AI Investment Boom Shows “Elements of Irrationality”
Sundar Pichai Warns That No Company Would Be Immune If an AI Bubble BurstAlphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai said the surge in artificial intelligence investment contains “elements of irrationality” and…
Baby Shark: How a 90-Second Clip Grew Into a Business Valued at More Than $400 Million
A Short Children’s Video Becomes YouTube’s Most Watched ClipA 90-second children’s song that Kim Min-seok approved for release in June 2016 grew into one of YouTube’s biggest phenomena, accumulating more…
Cisco Acquires Real-Time Translation Startup EzDubs
Acquisition Brings EzDubs’ Voice-Preserving Translation Tech Into Cisco’s Collaboration ProductsCisco acquired EzDubs, a Y Combinator-backed startup that provides real-time translation, and announced the deal over the weekend without disclosing the…
Meta Releases a New Tool to Protect Reels Creators From Having Their Work Stolen
Mobile Tool Detects Reels Reused Without PermissionMeta introduced a mobile content protection tool that alerts Facebook creators when their original reels are being used without permission. The system identifies unauthorized…
Mastodon CEO Steps Down as the Social Network Restructures
Leadership Shift as Mastodon Moves Into a Non-Profit ModelMastodon creator Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO as the decentralized social network transitions into a non-profit structure announced earlier this…
DoorDash Confirms Data Breach Exposing Users’ Phone Numbers and Physical Addresses
Contact and Location Details Among Compromised InformationDoorDash confirmed a data breach that exposed names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses belonging to an unspecified number of users. The company…
Sakana AI Raises $135M at $2.65B Valuation to Advance Japan-Focused AI Models
Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup developing generative AI tuned specifically for Japanese language and culture, has raised a ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) Series B round, valuing the company at…
Jeff Bezos to Serve as Co-CEO of New AI Startup Project Prometheus After Backing Its $6.2 Billion Raise
Bezos Steps Back Into Operations With New VentureJeff Bezos is set to step back into day-to-day operations as co-chief executive of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup he is helping…
Dell and HPE Shares Drop After Morgan Stanley Downgrade as Memory Cost Pressures Mount
Computer hardware stocks fell sharply on Monday after Morgan Stanley issued a broad set of downgrades across the sector, citing rising memory costs and mounting margin risk. Dell was cut…
Tesla Quietly Reworks Its U.S. Supply Chain to Phase Out China-Made Parts
Tesla is moving to eliminate China-made components from vehicles built in the United States, a major supply-chain overhaul driven by escalating trade tensions and new technology restrictions. According to people…
New Water-and-Pressure Method Promises Cheaper, More Efficient Carbon Capture
Researchers in the U.S. have proposed a new carbon-capture technique that relies on only water and pressure, offering a potentially cheaper and cleaner way for heavy industries to trap their…
Intel Granite Rapids-WS Leak Points to 86-Core Flagship Targeting Threadripper 9000WX
Intel appears set to challenge AMD’s Threadripper 9000WX series with its upcoming Granite Rapids-WS platform, according to new leaks outlining core specifications and early benchmark data. Hardware leaker Momomo_us reports…
Sky Sports Shuts Down Its “Halo” Women-Focused Channel After Just Three Days
Halo launched as a TikTok channel marketed as the network’s “lil sis,” aimed at appealing to women. But instead of highlighting women’s sports or offering meaningful coverage, the account posted…
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Is Spreading Fast — and the Warning Signs Are Getting Harder to Ignore
When Nigel Morris says he’s worried about the health of the U.S. consumer, people listen. Morris co-founded Capital One, helped invent modern subprime lending, and now backs major buy-now-pay-later (BNPL)…
Amazon Rebrands Project Kuiper as “Leo,” Quietly Shifts Focus Away From Affordability
Amazon’s satellite internet initiative is getting a new name — and a noticeably new pitch. The company said this week that Project Kuiper will now be called “Leo,” a reference…
Verizon Plans 15,000 Job Cuts in Its Largest Workforce Reduction to Date
Verizon Communications is preparing to lay off roughly 15,000 employees in the coming days, marking the largest job reduction in the company’s history, according to The Wall Street Journal. The…
Netflix Expands TV Gaming and Social Play as It Pushes Toward a New Entertainment Model
Netflix is deepening its push into gaming with a new slate of interactive titles built directly into its TV platform, marking the company’s most ambitious effort yet to blend watching,…