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…
Danish Shoppers Turn To Apps To Boycott U.S. Products After Greenland Threats
European consumers are beginning to push back against the United States following President Donald Trump’s threats to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory. In Denmark and Greenland, that backlash…
Apple’s Siri Revamp Could Turn The Assistant Into A Chatbot At WWDC
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul could transform the assistant into a chatbot-style experience similar to ChatGPT, according to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. People familiar with the plans say the…
X Copies Bluesky’s Starter Packs With Its Own Curated “Starterpacks” Feature
X is rolling out its own version of Bluesky’s popular “Starter Packs,” becoming the latest social platform to adopt curated follow lists as a way to improve onboarding and discovery.…
Apple Is Reportedly Exploring An AI Pin Wearable With Cameras And Microphones
Apple may be developing a stand-alone AI wearable in the form of a pin that clips onto clothing, according to a report published Wednesday by The Information. The device would…
Fire Breaks Out At Rad Power Bikes Warehouse Weeks After Battery Safety Warning
A fire broke out this week at a Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse in Huntington Beach, California, in an incident that comes just weeks after federal safety regulators warned…
Meta Retreats From Virtual Reality After Reality Labs Layoffs And Studio Closures
Meta has scaled back its long-running push into virtual reality, laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division and shutting down several internal VR game studios, according to…
Threads Overtakes X In Daily Mobile Users As Meta’s App Continues Gradual Climb
Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices, according to new data from market intelligence firm Similarweb, marking a shift in how people…
Signal Co-Founder Launches Privacy-Focused AI Assistant Designed To Avoid Data Collection
A new AI assistant built by Signal co-founder Moxie Marlinspike is offering an alternative to mainstream chatbots by prioritising user privacy and avoiding data collection at every layer of its…
Musk Seeks Up To $134bn From OpenAI And Microsoft In Lawsuit Over Nonprofit Shift
Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the AI company defrauded him by abandoning its original nonprofit mission, according…
TikTok Launches PineDrama App In US And Brazil To Test Stand-Alone Microdrama Platform
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone app called PineDrama in the United States and Brazil, expanding its push into short-form scripted video by offering one-minute episodic dramas outside its…
EPA Finds xAI Illegally Ran Gas Turbines To Power Tennessee Data Centers
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has been operating dozens of natural gas turbines without proper permits to power its Colossus data centers in Tennessee, the US Environmental Protection Agency ruled…