Under Armour Probes Alleged Data Breach After Millions Of Records Surface Online
Under Armour said it is investigating claims that customer data was stolen after a cybercriminal advertised millions of records on a hacker forum, following reports that the information originated from…
Google Expands Personalized AI Mode By Connecting Gmail And Photos
Google is adding more personalization to AI Mode, its conversational Search feature for complex queries, by allowing the tool to draw on data from users’ Gmail and Google Photos accounts…
Google DeepMind Brings In Hume AI Leadership To Strengthen Gemini Voice Features
Google DeepMind has hired the chief executive and several senior engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI under a new licensing agreement, adding experienced voice and audio talent to its…
Pinterest Turns To Chinese Open-Source AI Models To Power Recommendations
Pinterest is increasingly relying on Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models to improve its recommendation and shopping features, reflecting a broader shift among U.S. companies toward lower-cost, customizable AI tools developed…
TikTok US Joint Venture Updates Privacy Policy To Allow Collection Of Precise Location Data
TikTok’s newly formed U.S. joint venture has updated its privacy policy to expand the types of location data it can collect from American users, following the completion of a deal…
Anthropic CEO Criticizes U.S. Approval Of AI Chip Sales To China At Davos
Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei publicly criticized the U.S. administration and major chipmakers after the government approved the sale of certain high-performance AI chips to approved Chinese customers, raising…
Netflix Plans Mobile App Redesign And Expands Short-Form Video Push
Netflix said it plans to redesign its mobile app and expand its short-form video features as it adapts to a viewing environment increasingly shaped by social-first platforms such as YouTube,…
OpenAI Adds Age Prediction Feature To Limit ChatGPT Access For Minors
OpenAI has added an age prediction feature to ChatGPT aimed at identifying underage users and automatically applying content restrictions, as scrutiny of AI tools and their effects on children continues…
Tesla Looks To Revive Dojo3 With Focus On Space-Based AI Compute
Elon Musk said over the long weekend that Tesla plans to restart work on Dojo3, the company’s previously abandoned third-generation AI chip, with a new focus on space-based AI compute…
X Open Sources Recommendation Algorithm Again After Renewed Transparency Pledge
X has open sourced its recommendation algorithm again, releasing new code and documentation that explain how posts are selected and ranked in users’ feeds, following a transparency pledge made by…
Court Filings Raise Concerns Over DOGE Access To Social Security Data For Election Challenges
Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers in connection with efforts to support an advocacy group seeking to overturn election…
ICE Becomes Third Most-Blocked Account On Bluesky After Verification
ICE has become the third most-blocked account on Bluesky after the platform verified the government account last week, according to data from independent tracking services, prompting renewed backlash from users…
Trump Sues JPMorgan Chase For $5bn Over Account Closures
President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, accusing the bank of illegally closing his accounts for political reasons following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.…
YouTube TV To Launch Fully Customizable Multiview Experience
YouTube TV is preparing to significantly expand its multiview feature, giving viewers the ability to watch any content they choose side by side on a single screen. In his annual…
