Drone Strikes Damage AWS Data Centers In UAE And Bahrain Amid US Iran Conflict
Amazon Web Services said drones struck three of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday, causing structural damage and service disruptions following US and Israeli strikes…
CISA Replaces Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala After Year Of Turmoil And Staffing Cuts
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has replaced its top acting leader, a spokesperson confirmed, following a year marked by staffing reductions, internal disputes and leadership instability under the…
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…
Xiaomi Unveils 17 Ultra With Leica Cameras And Expands Gadget Lineup Ahead Of MWC
Xiaomi launched a range of new devices ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, led by its camera-focused Xiaomi 17 Ultra smartphone, alongside an AirTag-style tracker, Xiaomi Watch 5 smartwatch,…
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…
Claude Rises To No 2 In Apple US App Store After Anthropic Pentagon Dispute
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude has climbed to number two among free apps in Apple’s US App Store, following public negotiations between the company and the Pentagon over military access to its…
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…
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…
Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Halt Anthropic Use After Military Access Dispute
US President Donald Trump said he will direct every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic, escalating a dispute over the company’s refusal to grant the…
Instagram To Alert Parents If Teens Repeatedly Search For Suicide-Related Terms
Instagram will begin notifying parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time, the company said on Thursday. The feature…
Figma Expands AI Coding Push With OpenAI Codex Integration
Figma is deepening its push into AI-assisted development by integrating OpenAI’s coding tool Codex directly into its platform. The move comes just one week after Figma announced a similar partnership…
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.…
Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Image Model And Sets It As Default Across Gemini And Search
Google has released Nano Banana 2, the latest version of its image generation model, introducing higher realism, faster performance, and broader integration across its products. The model, technically named Gemini…
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…