Suno Reaches 2 Million Paid Subscribers And $300 Million In Annual Revenue Amid Copyright Disputes
Suno has reached 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue, co-founder and chief executive Mikey Shulman said in a LinkedIn post, marking an increase from figures…
ChatGPT Reaches 900 Million Weekly Users As OpenAI Secures $110 Billion Funding Round
OpenAI said Friday that ChatGPT has reached 900 million weekly active users and now counts 50 million paying subscribers, bringing the chatbot closer to the 1 billion-user mark. The company…
OpenAI Fires Employee Over Alleged Insider Trading On Prediction Markets
OpenAI has dismissed an employee for allegedly using confidential company information to trade on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. A spokesperson said the employee’s actions violated…
India Blocks Supabase Under IT Act As Developers Report Service Disruptions
Supabase is facing disruptions in India after New Delhi ordered internet service providers to block its website under Section 69A of the country’s Information Technology Act, leading to uneven access…
OpenAI Reaches Pentagon Agreement As Anthropic Faces Federal Phase-Out And Supply Chain Threat
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman announced late Friday that the company has reached an agreement permitting the US Department of Defense to use its AI models within the department’s classified…
Woolworths Revises Olive AI Assistant After Users Object To Human Claims And Personal Stories
Woolworths said it has revised the scripting of its AI customer service assistant, Olive, after customers complained that the bot claimed to be human and referred to “memories of its…
Dyson Settles Forced Labour Lawsuit Filed By Migrant Workers Over Malaysia Factory
Dyson has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by 24 migrant workers who alleged they were subjected to forced and abusive treatment at a Malaysian factory producing parts for the…
Target To End Sales Of Cereals With Synthetic Colours By May Amid Processed Food Scrutiny
Target said it will stop selling breakfast cereals made with synthetic colours by the end of May, becoming the latest retailer to respond to criticism of ultra-processed foods and growing…
X Expands Ad Aspect Ratio Support To Let Brands Reuse Creative From Other Platforms
Elon Musk’s X has expanded support for additional image and video ad aspect ratios, allowing advertisers to upload creative assets built for other social platforms without reformatting or cropping them.…
Greek Court Sentences Intellexa Founder Tal Dilian To Eight Years Over Spyware Wiretapping Case
A Greek court has sentenced Tal Dilian, founder of spyware collective Intellexa, to eight years in prison for illegal wiretapping and privacy violations linked to a surveillance scandal known as…
Cisco Warns Of Three Year Exploitation Of Critical 10.0 Bug In Catalyst SD WAN Devices
Cisco has disclosed that hackers have been exploiting a maximum severity vulnerability in its Catalyst SD WAN products for at least three years, prompting coordinated warnings from the United States…
Bumble Rolls Out AI Profile Feedback And Tests Suggest A Date Feature To Encourage Offline Meetings
Bumble is introducing new AI driven tools designed to help users refine their profiles and move conversations toward in person meetings, including features that offer feedback on bios, photos, and…
Walmart To Pay $100 Million To Settle Claims Over Misleading Spark Driver Pay And Tips
Walmart has agreed to pay $100m to resolve claims that it misled delivery drivers about expected earnings and tips on its Spark Driver platform, with $79m set aside for payouts…
Anthropic Says It Will Resist Pentagon Demands Over AI Use In Surveillance And Weapons
Anthropic has said it will not agree to US Department of Defense demands that would allow its artificial intelligence tools to be used for any lawful purpose, stating it would…
Block To Cut Nearly Half Its Workforce As Jack Dorsey Cites AI Shift
Block will reduce its workforce from about 10,000 employees to fewer than 6,000 as artificial intelligence changes how companies are built and operated, according to a letter to shareholders from…
Meta Investigates AI Generated Instagram Accounts That Sexualise Disabled People
Meta is investigating a wave of AI generated Instagram accounts that depict disabled women in sexualised ways, after the BBC identified dozens of profiles featuring fabricated images of women with…
Burger King Tests AI Headsets That Track Staff Friendliness And Store Operations
Burger King is piloting artificial intelligence powered headsets in 500 US restaurants that monitor employee interactions with customers, assign friendliness scores, and assist with store operations. The system, known as…