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Apple Chooses Google To Power Siri And Future AI Models

Apple has confirmed it will use Google’s technology to power key artificial intelligence features, including Siri, marking a major shift in how the company builds and delivers its next generation…

Meta Names Dina Powell McCormick As President And Vice Chairman

Meta has appointed former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, placing her on the company’s management team to help guide overall strategy and execution. Appointment And…

Paramount Sues Warner Bros. Over Netflix Merger Disclosures

Paramount has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery seeking financial details about Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid, as pressure grows over a merger that would further concentrate power in the…

ClothOff Case Shows Limits Of Law As Deepfake Abuse Spreads

An online image generator called ClothOff has remained accessible despite being removed from major app stores and banned on most social networks, highlighting how difficult it has become for courts…

Netflix Leads Golden Globes As Streaming Platforms Dominate Awards

Streaming platforms dominated the 83rd Golden Globes, with Netflix taking seven awards, Apple TV and HBO Max each earning three, and Hulu securing one, marking one of the strongest performances…

inDrive Expands Advertising And Grocery Delivery As Super App Push Grows

inDrive is rolling out in app advertising across its top 20 markets and expanding grocery delivery into Pakistan as it works to build new revenue streams beyond ride hailing while…

Brin And Page Shift Entities Out Of California As Wealth Tax Vote Looms

Sergey Brin and Larry Page have moved parts of their business and personal structures out of California as a proposed ballot measure that would impose a one time wealth tax…

Instagram Denies Data Breach After Password Reset Emails Spark Alarm

Instagram has said it was not breached after users received unexpected password reset emails, as claims circulated online that millions of accounts had been compromised. Malwarebytes Claim And User Reports…

Scientists Use AI To Study How Optical Illusions Reveal Brain Function

Some artificial intelligence systems are falling for the same optical illusions that trick human vision, a finding that researchers are using to test theories about how the brain processes information…

Google Removes Some AI Overviews After Health Query Review

Google has removed AI generated Overviews from certain health related search queries after an investigation by the Guardian found that the feature was providing potentially misleading medical information. What Triggered…

Indonesia And Malaysia Block Grok As Governments Act On AI Deepfake Images

Indonesia and Malaysia have temporarily blocked access to xAI’s chatbot Grok after a surge of sexualised AI generated images, including depictions of real women and minors, were produced by the…

Google Introduces Universal Commerce Protocol For AI Driven Shopping

Google has announced a new open standard called the Universal Commerce Protocol to let AI agents handle shopping tasks across multiple stages of the buying process, as the company and…

FCC Approves 7,500 More Starlink Satellites For SpaceX Network

The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX to launch 7,500 additional second generation Starlink satellites, raising the total number authorized for the network to 15,000 as the company expands its…

OpenAI Asks Contractors To Upload Real Work Files For AI Training

OpenAI and training data company Handshake AI are asking third party contractors to upload real work from past and current jobs as part of efforts to collect higher quality data…

Meta Signs Nuclear Power Deals To Supply Data Centers With Up To 4 Gigawatts

Meta has signed three agreements to secure nuclear power for its data centers, partnering with two small modular reactor startups and one established utility as it seeks up to 4…

Musk Pushes Back As X Faces UK Probe Over Grok Deepfake Images

Elon Musk has accused critics of his social media platform X of seeking “any excuse for censorship” after its AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised images of people…

Excel Faces Pushback As Firms Replace Spreadsheets With Centralized Data Systems

Microsoft Excel, now 40 years old, is increasingly being treated by technology leaders as a barrier to modern data management and AI adoption, even as it remains one of the…

YouTube Adds Shorts Filter To Advanced Search And Renames Ranking Options

YouTube has updated its advanced search tools to give users more control over search results, including a new option to filter out Shorts and changes to how ranking and engagement…

NSO Group Releases New Transparency Report As Critics Question Missing Details

NSO Group published a new transparency report on Wednesday, presenting what the spyware company described as a new phase of accountability, while omitting customer and enforcement data that had appeared…

OpenAI Acquires Convogo Team In Latest Acqui-Hire As Product Winds Down

OpenAI has agreed to acquire the team behind Convogo, a business software startup focused on automating leadership assessments and feedback reporting, in a deal that brings the founders into OpenAI…