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…
Threads Tests DM Shortcut That Lets Users Create Instant Messaging Links In Posts
Threads is testing a shortcut that allows users to type “DM me” or “Message me” in a post or reply to automatically generate a link that opens a direct message…
IDC Forecasts 12.9 Percent Drop In Smartphone Shipments Amid Global RAM Shortage
A surge in demand for computers and data centers to support artificial intelligence is driving a shortage of RAM that IDC says will push global smartphone shipments down 12.9 percent…
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…